Vesna Smiljković

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Vesna Smiljković
Personal information
Full name Vesna Elísa Smiljković
Date of birth (1983-01-31) 31 January 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) midfielder
Club information
Current team
Fylkir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–2005 Masinac Nis
2005–2008 Keflavík 58 (22)
2009–2010 Þór/KA 35 (17)
2011–2015 ÍBV 68 (27)
2015–2019 Valur 53 (18)
2020–present Fylkir 0 (0)
National team
2002– Serbia 19 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Vesna Elísa Smiljković (born 31 January 1983) is a Serbian-Icelandic football midfielder currently playing in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild kvenna for Fylkir. She began her career in Serbian powerhouse Masinac Nis, with which she played the European Cup,[1] before moving to Iceland where she has also played for Keflavik IF and Þór/KA.[2] In 2014, she received an Icelandic citizenship.[3]

She has been a member of the Serbian national team for a decade.[4] One of her major highlights was scoring a goal in overtime versus England in September 2011 to attain a surprise draw against the Euro 2009 runner-up.[5]

In February 2018, it was reported that she was pregnant and would miss most of the upcoming season.[6][7]

In May 2020, she signed with Fylkir.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  2. ^ Profile in soccerway.com
  3. ^ "Vesna til liðs við Valskonur". RÚV (in Icelandic). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ Line-ups Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine of the 2003 WCQS 11/05/02 Yugoslavia - Moldova game in FIFA's website
  5. ^ England throw away Euro 2013 qualifying points against Serbia. The Guardian, 17/09/11
  6. ^ "Hólmfríður er barnshafandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (21 March 2018). "Fjórar barnshafandi hjá Val". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (12 May 2020). "Fylkir fær reynslubolta sem er tuttugu árum eldri en markvörður liðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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