Daniel Bogdanović

Daniel Bogdanović

Personal information
Full name	Danijel Bogdanović
Date of birth	26 March 1980 (1980-03-26)
Place of birth	Misrata, Libya
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Blackpool
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Sliema Wanderers	7	(2)
2001–2002	Vasas SC	4	(1)
2000–2001	Naxxar Lions	18	(11)
2002	Valletta	15	(11)
2003	Cherno More	7	(1)
2003	Sliema Wanderers	10	(1)
2004–2005	Marsaxlokk	21	(14)
2005–2006	Sliema Wanderers	22	(10)
2006–2007	Marsaxlokk	28	(31)
2007–2008	Cisco Roma	16	(4)
2008–2009	Lokomotiv Sofia	14	(2)
2009–2010	Barnsley	45	(16)
2010–2011	Sheffield United	34	(5)
2011–	Blackpool	8	(2)
2012	→ Rochdale (loan)	5	(1)
National team‡
2002–	Malta	34	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 11 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:06, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Danijel Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Данијел Богдановић; born 26 March 1980 in Misrata, Libya), more commonly spelled Daniel Bogdanović, is a Maltese professional footballer of Serbian and Slovenian decent who plays as a striker for Blackpool.

Playing career

In the 2006/07 season Bogdanović scored 31 goals, winning him the Golden Boot and also the Maltese Player of the Year.

Marsaxlokk

Bogdanović joined Marsaxlokk for the 2006–07 Maltese season, and Marsaxlokk built a strong title challenge. With Marsaxlokk front-runners and the season drawing to a close, Bogdanović found himself well ahead in the goalscoring charts and scored the final goal in a 4–1 defeat of second-placed Sliema Wanderers. With this win, Marsaxlokk were crowned as league champions for the first time in their history. Bogdanović finished as the league's top goalscorer with 31 goals in 28 appearances, and ended the season one goal short of the record set by Danilo Dončić, who twice hit the 32-goal mark in a single season, first with Valletta during the 1996–97 season and then with Sliema Wanderers in the 2001–02 season.

Following Marsaxlokk's triumph in the Maltese Premier League, and the end of the player's one-year contract, Bogdanović decided not to renew and instead decided to search for a club elsewhere in continental Europe.

Cisco Roma

Following weeks of various trials, Bogdanović joined Italian side Cisco Roma, just in time to feature for the new season in Italy (during this time Cisco Roma was playing in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione). Bogdanović went on to form a partnership with Paolo Di Canio.

During his time with the club, Bogdanović made sixteen appearances and found the net four times.

Lokomotiv Sofia

In August 2008, Bogdanović signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, following a successful trial.

Bogdanović had initially joined Lokomotiv Sofia two weeks prior at a training camp in the Netherlands. He appeared as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Israeli outfit Maccabi Petah Tikva, a game in which Lokomotiv came out 1–0 winners. Bogdanović was again included in the next friendly match against German Bundesliga team Schalke, and played the full match.

The team's next game was against Turkish side Ankaraspor, in which Bogdanović played no part, but he was back for the final game, against Second Division outfit Sportist Svoge, in which he made a second-half substitute appearance and scored the second goal in his team's 4–2 victory.

Lokomotiv had, earlier on in the season, appointed Danilo Dončić as assistant to manager Dragan Okuka, and it was at the request of the former Floriana coach Dončić that Bogdanović received his trial.

Barnsley

On 26 January 2009 it was confirmed that Bogdanović had signed for Barnsley for an undisclosed fee, signing a deal until 2010. He received clearance and played in the 1–2 defeat to Ipswich Town, scoring Barnsley's goal on 47 minutes.

Bogdanović was included in "The Best Signings of the Season" list in The Daily Mail, but despite having a second successful season at Oakwell he was released by the Yorkshire club.

Sheffield United

He began talks with Sheffield United, before eventually signing a two–year deal with the club at the start of June 2010. Despite being a relatively high profile signing he found it difficult to break into the first team. Although he made 33 appearances during his first season the majority were from the bench. He finished the finished the season having scored only five goals as The Blades were relegated to League One. The start of the following season found him still unable to hold down a first team place as he was overlooked by new manager Danny Wilson

Blackpool

On 31 August 2011 he signed a one-year deal with the option of a further year with Blackpool, for a fee of £250,000. He was given the number 13 shirt, and he made his début for the Tangerines as a second-half substitute in a victory over Ipswich Town at Bloomfield Road on 10 September.

Rochdale (loan)

Bogdanović joined Rochdale in a 28-day emergency loan deal on 2 January 2012. He cited that the opportunity to link up with Rochdale's assistant caretaker-manager Ryan Kidd, with whom Bogdanović had worked whilst at Barnsley, had been a major factor in making the decision to join the Dale.

On his début, the same day, he started the game, scored and was named Man of the Match against Preston North End in a 1-1 draw.

He played another four times for Rochdale without further goals, before returning to parent club Blackpool. He was available, but was not named in, the match squad for the last game of his loan period, under new manager John Coleman.

International career

Malta

Bogdanović was born in Libya, to Yugoslav parents but chose to represent Malta after moving there. He made his international début on 9 February 2002 in a friendly against Jordan. To date Bogdanović has received thirty-two caps and scored once for Malta.

International goals

Scores and results list. Malta's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 February 2003	Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali	Kazakhstan	1–0	2–2	Friendly

External links

• Daniel Bogdanovic career stats at Soccerbase
• National Football Teams