Márkó Eklemovic

Márkó Eklemovic
Personal information
Born (2007-10-04) 4 October 2007
Telki, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Number 24
Youth career
Years Team
2015–2020
 Éles KISE
2020–2021
 Telekom Veszprém
2021–2023
 BFKA-Veszprém
Senior clubs
Years Team
2023–2025
 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
2023
 → Hungary Tatai AC (loan)
2024–2025
 → Hungary NEKA (loan)
2025–2026
 Hungary Győri ETO-UNI FKC
2026–
 Hungary OTP Bank – Pick Szeged
2026–
 → Hungary Győri ETO-UNI FKC (loan)
Medal record
Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place2026 Romania
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place2023 Slovenia
European Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place2024 Montenegro

Márkó Eklemovic (born 4 October 2007 in Telki)[1] is a Hungarian handball player who plays for Győri ETO-UNI FKC. He has Serbian origins thanks to his father, Nikola Eklemović, a former handball player who played in the Serbian and the Hungarian national handball teams.

Career

Club

Marko started his career at Éles KISE. In the 2020/21 season, he played in the reserves of Telekom Veszprém. Then he went to the Balaton-Felvidék Handball Academy (BFKA-Veszprém). In October 2022, shortly after his 15th birthday, he played his first senior match for BFKA-Veszprém in the third round of the Hungarian Cup, when he scored 6 goals against Budakalász FKC.[2] In the spring of 2023, it was announced that he would transfer to the No. 3 Hungarian team, MOL-Tatabánya KC.[3] In September 2023, he made his debut in Nemzeti Bajnokság I and in the MOL-Tatabánya KC senior team: PLER-Budapest-MOL-Tatabánya KC 19–27, Márkó scored 1 goal. He also made his debut in the EHF European League, where he scored 5 goals in 3 matches.[4] After the first few matches of the 2024/2025 season, he was loaned to the NEKA team at his own request in order to get more playing time and development.[5] He started the 2025/2026 season again with MOL-Tatabánya KC, but after 3 matches he transferred to Győri ETO-UNI FKC.[6] In the spring of 2026, it was announced that he would transfer to the No. 2 Hungarian team, OTP Bank – Pick Szeged.[7] He will spend the 2026/2027 season on loan at Győri ETO-UNI FKC.[8]

National team

In 2023, he won a bronze medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival. He scored 30 goals in 5 matches. In the bronze match, Hungary-Croatia won 43–42, where Márkó scored 12 goals.[9] In 2024, he won a bronze medal at the Youth European Championship. He scored 34 goals in 8 matches. In the bronze match, Hungary-Iceland won 36–34, where Márkó scored 7 goals.[10] He was 7th with the Hungarian team at the 2025 World Youth Championship. He scored 47 goals in 8 matches. The captain of the Hungarian national team, Chema Rodríguez, also noticed his performance, who invited him to practice with the national team from December 12 to December 17, 2025.[11] He participated in the 2026 Junior European Championship, where Hungary won the gold medal and was also chosen as the best centre back of the tournament.[12][13]

Personal life

His father, Nikola Eklemović, is a former handball player who also played in the Serbian and later the Hungarian national handball teams.

Honours

National team

Club

MOL Tatabánya KC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Márkó Eklemovic / Player". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "A Veszprém U20 a Budakalász felnőtt csapatával játszott MK-meccset". vehir.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Kiemelkedő tehetség igazolt hozzánk / MOL Tatabánya KC".
  4. ↑ "TALKADEMY - Jó döntés volt 15-16 évesen belépni a profi kézilabda világába - Veszprém Handball Academy". veszpremhandballacademy.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ↑ https://nb1.neka.hu/az-ifjusagi-valogatott-eklemovics-marko-erkezik-a-neka-hoz
  6. ↑ https://gyorietouni.hu/hu/2025/10/10/tehetseges-junior-valogatott-iranyito-csatlakozik-csapatunkhoz/
  7. ↑ https://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/eklemovic-marko-fiatal-magyar-iranyitot-szerzodtettunk
  8. ↑ https://www.delmagyar.hu/helyi-sport/2026/03/pick-szeged-eto-university-ht-eklemovic-marko
  9. ↑ "EYOF: bronzérmes a magyar fiú serdülő kézilabda-válogatott". vehir.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  10. ↑ "Hungary win first Men's 18 medal after ten years". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  11. ↑ https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2025/12/ferfi-kezilabda-megvan-a-magyar-valogatott-kiserleti-kerete-a-decemberi-osszetartasra
  12. ↑ https://mksz.hu/cikk/9178
  13. ↑ https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/mens-20-ehf-euro-2026-all-star-team-revealed/
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