Zoran Knežević (footballer)

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Zoran Knežević
Personal information
Full name Zoran Knežević
Date of birth (1986-08-15) August 15, 1986 (age 35)
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

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]

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]

He featured in the ProSound Cup final in 2021 against FC Vorkuta, but were defeated in a penalty shootout.[13] He also assisted in securing the CSL Championship against Vorkuta in the 2021 playoffs.[14]

Honours[]

Scarborough SC

References[]

  1. ^ Prvi tim BSK Borča Archived August 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ STIGLI MIJUŠKOVIĆ I KALUĐEROVIĆ‚ ofkgrbalj.com, 25 December 2017
  3. ^ "Period 1991 - 2012". FK BSK Borča (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  4. ^ "Gazovik Orenburg 2011-12". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  5. ^ "BSK Borca 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  6. ^ "FK Sloboda Uzice 2013-14". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  7. ^ "Knežević: Užice živi za fudbal". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  8. ^ "Iran's Padideh face six-point deduction by FIFA". Tehran Times. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  9. ^ "ZORAN KNEZEVIC CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER TO HAVE HIS DEBUT WITH BALI UNITED". Bali United Official Website. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  10. ^ "Zoran Knežević – OFK Grbalj Radanovići" (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  11. ^ "Scarborough SC – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  12. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (26 October 2019). "SCARBOROUGH ON TOP…..Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  13. ^ "VORKUTA TRIUMPHANT IN PRO SOUND CUP FINAL...Penalty kicks defeat Scarborough". Canadian Soccer League. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  14. ^ Adamson, Stan (November 7, 2021). "SCARBOROUGH CSL CHAMPIONS.......Decisive 4-1 victory over FC Vorkuta". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

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