Filip Kljajić (footballer)

Filip Kljajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Кљајић; born 16 August 1990) is a Serbian football goalkeeper, who plays for Partizan.[1] He is a son of Dušan Kljajić.[2]

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Filip Kljajić
Personal information
Full name Filip Kljajić
Date of birth (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Omiya Ardija
Number 40
Youth career
Obilić
Sinđelić Beograd
2002–2008 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Hajduk Beograd 8 (0)
2009–2010 Šumadija Jagnjilo 41 (0)
2011–2012 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 20 (0)
2012–2013 Rad 38 (0)
2014–2020 Partizan 51 (0)
2014 → Teleoptik (loan) 12 (0)
2018 → Platanias (loan) 13 (0)
2020– Omiya Ardija 15 (0)
National team‡
2016– Serbia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 September 2016

Club career

Early years

Born in Belgrade, Kljajić spent some period in Red Star Belgrade youth categories.[3] He started his senior career with Hajduk Beograd, making 8 appearances in Serbian First League. He was declared as a man of the match 3 times with average rating 7.31.[4] Next of Hajduk Beograd, he left to Jagnjilo, and joined Šumadija for 2009–10 season. Kljajić played 28 times, with average rating 7.31, and was declared as a man of the match 2 times.[4] He also played for Šumadija in first half of 2010–11 season and made 13 appearances.[4]

Metalac Gornji Milanovac

Kljajić signed with Metalac for second half of season, and mainly was a reserve for Dejan Bogunović. He was licensed with squad number 9, atypically for goalkeepers.[5] He was in first 11 3 times. On the beginning of season, Kljajić changed his jersey number, and took 12.[6] He shared his position with Živko Živković, but he was selected as a first choice in front of goal 17 times. He was also declared as the best on the field 3 times.[4]

Rad

After Metalac's relegation from SuperLiga, Kljajić joined Rad.[2] Coach Nikolić included him in first 11 24 times in front of his competitors Branislav Danilović, Aleksandar Jovanović and Boris Radunović.[4] On 10 November 2013, Kljajić saved penalty kick from Dragan Mrđa.[7] For the first half of 2013–14 season Kljajić made 14 appearances, and was declared as a man of the match 1 time.[4] After 2014, he received the contract termination on the detriment of the club.[8]

Partizan

On 14 February 2014, Kljajić came to Partizan and signed a four-year contract with Partizan and took the number 12 on shirt.[9] After signing for Partizan, Kljajić was sent to Teleoptik, on loan.[10] He collected 12 games in second half of 2013–14.[4]

Kljajić returned to Partizan at the beginning of new season,[11] as a competitor of Milan Lukač and Živko Živković, his rival from Metalac.[12] Coach Marko Nikolić, who also trained Kljajić in Rad included him in first 11 in Serbian Cup against Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi.[13] He was in protocol several times, but made no league debut.[4] He has also been on the bench four times, in UEFA Europa League, two times against Beşiktaş, one time against Tottenham Hotspur and Asteras Tripoli. During the season, he was not given a chance beside Milan Lukač and Živko Živković, mainly defended in friendly matches and several times was on the bench. On 1 November 2015, Kljajić made his debut for Partizan in SuperLiga against his former club, Metalac in 1–0 away defeat. Four days later, he made his debut for the club in Europa League group stage against Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés.[14] Two weeks later, Kljajić made his second cap in Europa League in a 1–2 away victory over AZ.[15] In 2015–16 season Kljajić made 13 appearances in all competitions.[16]

After he succeeded Bojan Šaranov, Kljajić played mostly matches in the 2016–17 season as a first choice goalkeeper. At the beginning of May 2017, Kljajić earned a hand injury and missed the rest of a season.[17] In summer 2017, Kljajić extended his contract with Partizan until 2021.[18] He also started the next season as a first choice, but after the club signed Vladimir Stojković, Kljajić spent the rest of the same year as a back-up pick.[19]

On 30 December 2017, Kljajić moved on six-month loan deal to Platanias,[20] without an option to purchase the contract.[21]

International career

Kljajić made his international debut for the Serbia national football team in a friendly 3-0 loss to Qatar, played on 29 September 2016, under coach Slavoljub Muslin.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 July 2018[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Beograd 2008–09[4] First League 80———80
Šumadija Jagnjilo 2009–10[4] League Belgrade 280———280
2010–11[4] 130———130
Total 410———410
Metalac Gornji Milanovac 2010–11 SuperLiga 30———30
2011–12 17010——180
Total 20010——210
Rad 2012–13 SuperLiga 24030——270
2013–14 14010——150
Total 38040——420
Teleoptik (loan) 2013–14 First League 120———120
Partizan 2014–15 SuperLiga 001000—10
2015–16 902020—130
2016–17 2703000—300
2017–18 400040—80
Total 4006060—520
Platanias (loan) 2017–18 Superleague 13000——130
Career total 172011060—1890

International
As of 29 September 2016[23]
Serbia
YearAppsGoals
201610
Total10

Honours
Partizan

References
  1. "Kljajić Filip". FK Partizan official website. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "FK Rad: Kljajić za Danilovića". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. "PREGLED RADA OMLADINSKE ŠKOLE U GENERACIJAMA '90-95". czbgtv.com (in Serbian). 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. "Kljajic, Filip". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. "Metalac Gornji Milanovac 2010-11". footballsquads.co.uk (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. "Metalac Gornji Milanovac 2011-12". footballsquads.co.uk (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. "SLOBODNJAK MILIJAŠA ZA ZVEZDIN MINIMALAC, KLJAJIĆ ODBRANIO PENAL" (in Serbian). 10 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  8. "Kljajić tužio Građevinare". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  9. "Kljajić: Partizan bio velika želja". b92.net (in Serbian). 14 February 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  10. "Kljajić: Partizan bio velika želja". B92 (in Serbian). 14 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  11. "Po običaju, crno-beli prvi krenuli". FK Partizan official website (in Serbian). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  12. Живко Живковић и Филип Кљајић - Чувари Партизана. Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 21 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  13. "FILIP KLJAJIĆ: Srećan sam zbog debija, ali najbitnije je nova pobeda Partizana!". srbijadanas.com (in Serbian). 20 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  14. "Williams at the double as Athletic go clear". UEFA.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  15. "Partizan score late to beat AZ and close on last 32". uefa.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  16. Filip Kljajić at Soccerway
  17. "Filip Kljajić završio sezonu zbog povrede". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  18. "Pao dogovor - Kljajić u Partizanu do 2021". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  19. "Zaboravljeni Filip Kljajić dobio podršku saigrača: On je vrhunski golman". sportske.net (in Serbian). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  20. Πλατανιάς: Οριστικοποιείται ο δανεισμός του Κλιάιτς από την Παρτίζαν. sdna.gr (in Greek). 30 December 2017.
  21. "Filip Kljajić promovisan na Kritu". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  22. "Qatar - Serbia match report". eurosport.com. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  23. "Filip Kljajić". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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