Zoran Knežević (footballer)
Zoran Knežević (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Kнeжeвић; born August 15, 1986) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Knežević | ||
| Date of birth | August 15, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Valjevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Scarborough SC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Budućnost Valjevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Budućnost Valjevo | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Vujić Voda Valjevo | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | BSK Borča | 70 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Khimki | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | BSK Borča | 51 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Gazovik Orenburg | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Sloboda Užice | 46 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Padideh | 25 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Jagodina | 20 | (0) |
| 2016 | Bali United | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Budućnost Valjevo | ? | (?) |
| 2017 | OFK Grbalj | 10 | (0) |
| 2018– | Scarborough SC | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2018 | |||
Playing career
Knežević began playing in 2002 with Budućnost Valjevo in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro, and in 2005 in the Serbian First League with BSK Borca.[3] In 2008, he played abroad in the Russian Premier League with FC Khimki, and later in the Russian First League with Gazovik Orenburg.[4] After a season abroad he returned to Borca in 2009 to play in the Serbian SuperLiga, and later had a stints with FK Sloboda Užice, and FK Jagodina.[5][6][7]
His second term abroad occurred in 2014 in the Persian Gulf Pro League with Padideh F.C..[8] In 2016, he played in the Indonesia Soccer Championship with Bali United F.C..[9] He returned to Europe in 2017 to play in the Serbian League West with Buducnost Valjevo, and in the Montenegrin First League with OFK Grbalj.[10] In 2018, he went abroad for a third time to play in the Canadian Soccer League with Scarborough SC.[11] In 2019, he assisted in securing the CSL Championship after defeating FC Ukraine United.[12]
References
- Prvi tim BSK Borča Archived August 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- STIGLI MIJUŠKOVIĆ I KALUĐEROVIĆ‚ ofkgrbalj.com, 25 December 2017
- "Period 1991 - 2012". FK BSK Borča (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- "Gazovik Orenburg 2011-12". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- "BSK Borca 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- "FK Sloboda Uzice 2013-14". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- "Knežević: Užice živi za fudbal". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- "Iran's Padideh face six-point deduction by FIFA". Tehran Times. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- "ZORAN KNEZEVIC CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER TO HAVE HIS DEBUT WITH BALI UNITED". Bali United Official Website. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- "Zoran Knežević – OFK Grbalj Radanovići" (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- "Scarborough SC – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- Adamson, Stan (26 October 2019). "SCARBOROUGH ON TOP…..Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 31 October 2019.