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This article is about the footballer born in 1981. For the footballer born in 1986, see Dejan Damjanović (footballer, born 1986).

Dejan Damjanović
Damjanović while playing for Montenegro in 2012
Personal information
Full name Dejan Damjanović
Date of birth (1981-07-27) 27 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kitchee
Number 9
Youth career
Dinamo Pančevo
Sinđelić Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Sinđelić Beograd 21 (6)
2000–2003 Železnik 13 (0)
2001–2002 → Sremčica (loan) 21 (10)
2002–2003 → Srem (loan) 8 (0)
2003–2006 Bežanija 76 (37)
2004–2005 → Radnički Beograd (loan) 18 (4)
2006 → Al-Ahli (loan) 10 (8)
2007 Incheon United 26 (14)
2008–2013 FC Seoul 181 (116)
2014 Jiangsu Sainty 11 (5)
2014–2015 Beijing Guoan 45 (26)
2016–2017 FC Seoul 73 (32)
2018–2019 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 54 (16)
2020 Daegu FC 23 (9)
2021– Kitchee 0 (0)
International career
2008–2015 Montenegro 30 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Dejan Damjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Дамјановић, pronounced [dějan dǎmjanoʋitɕ, - damjǎː-];[1][2] born 27 July 1981) also known mononymously as Dejan, is a Montenegrin professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

Early life

Damjanović was born in the town of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia) on 27 July 1981.[3] During the Yugoslav Wars, he moved to Serbia, initially to Pančevo, and then to Belgrade.[citation needed]

Club career

Early career

Damjanović made his debut for Sinđelić Beograd in 1998, scoring 6 goals in 21 matches in his first season. He moved to Železnik in 2000 and later also played with Bežanija and Radnički Beograd (First League of Serbia and Montenegro). He played one season in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli and in summer 2006 he returned to Serbia and played with Bežanija in the debut season of the Serbian SuperLiga. During the winter break, by early 2007, he moved to South Korean club Incheon United.

FC Seoul

Damjanović in 2008

Damjanović signed a contract with FC Seoul on 7 December 2007.[4]

He was the second highest scorer in the K-League in 2007, 2008 and 2009. With 23 goals for Seoul in 2011 season, he was crowned the league's top scorer.

In July 2009, he managed to score two goals against Manchester United in United's Asian tour. However, FC Seoul lost 3–2, United's goals being scored by Wayne Rooney, Federico Macheda and Dimitar Berbatov.[5]

In January 2012, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F offered $5 million to FC Seoul for Damjanović, but it was rejected by Seoul. Damjanović scored his 100th career goal with FC Seoul from a penalty goal, along with the 101st in the same match over a 3–1 win against his former club Incheon United on 28 May 2012. On 25 July 2012, he became top scorer in K-League foreign player history by scoring his 105th goal in the match against Daejeon Citizen. The previous record holder is Saša Drakulić who made 104 goals in K-League.

In the first match of the 2012 K-League season, Damjanović was substituted out after 22 minutes against Daegu FC. It had been speculated that the FC Seoul manager, Choi Yong-Soo, and Damjanović had a rift. Damjanović wanted to leave but FC Seoul would not let him. However, as time went on, FC Seoul issued an official statement by Choi saying there was no tension between the two.

He finished the 2012 K-League season with many accolades and records broken. He scored 31 goals in 40 appearances, thus breaking the record held by Kim Do-Hoon in 2002. He won the league with FC Seoul as well as becoming the Golden Boot winner, a spot in the K-League Best XI in the forward position, and the K-league MVP.

In January 2013, IFFHS ranked Damjanović seventh in the world for most goals in a top-division league surpassing players such as Zlatan Ibrahimović, Robin van Persie, and Wayne Rooney.[6]

In September 2013, Damjanović scored in both of two legs of the AFC Champions League quarter finals against his former team Al-Ahli. His scoring continued against the first leg of the semi-final against Esteghlal.[7]

Despite scoring in both legs of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final against Guangzhou Evergrande, FC Seoul lost on away goals and thus ending the competition as runners-up.

Jiangsu Sainty

In December 2013, Damjanović transferred to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Sainty with transfer fee $4.2 million.[8]

Beijing Guoan

On 17 July 2014, Damjanović transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan.[9]

FC Seoul

On 28 December 2015, Damjanović returned to FC Seoul, signing a two-year contract.[10]

On 3 August 2016, Damjanović scored his 150th goal in 254th appearance in the K League, setting a record for the quickest player to reach 150 goals in the K League history.[11]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

On 4 January 2018, Damjanović signed for FC Seoul's biggest rivals Suwon Samsung Bluewings.[12][13][14] He was released in December 2019.[15]

Daegu FC

In late December 2019, Daegu FC announced the signing of Damjanović on a free transfer.[16] On June 14, he scored his first goal since moving against FC Seoul.[17]

Kitchee

On 9 January 2021, Kitchee announced the signing of Damjanović on a free transfer.[18]

International career

Damjanović's first international as a Montenegrin football player was against Italy on 16 October 2008. He scored two goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus.[19][20] He scored his third international goal in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ukraine on 16 October 2012.

On 26 March 2013, during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against England, Damjanović came on, as a substitute, for Mitar Novaković in the 46th minute. Twenty minutes later he scored his fourth international goal to end the match in a 1–1 draw.

On 6 September 2013, during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier, Damjanović provided the only goal for Montenegro as they tied 1–1 with Poland in Warsaw.

On 11 October 2013, Damjanović scored the only goal for Montenegro in their 4–1 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 8 goals.[21] His final international was a September 2015 European Championship qualification match against Moldova.[22]

Personal life

His daughter and son were born in South Korea.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 December 2020[24][25][26]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sinđelić Beograd 1998–99[27] Serbian League Belgrade 21 6 — — — 21 6
1999–2000[28] Serbian League Belgrade 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 21 6 — — — 21 6
Železnik 2000–01 First League of FRY 3 0 — — 3 0
2001–02 First League of FRY 10 0 — — 10 0
Total 13 0 — — 13 0
Sremčica [sr] (loan) 2001–02 [sr] Serbian League Belgrade 21 10[a] — — — 21 10
Srem (loan) 2002–03 Second League of SCG 8 0 — — 8 0
Bežanija 2003–04 Second League of SCG 18 13 — — — 18 13
2004–05 Serbian First League 19 8 — — — 19 8
2005–06 Serbian First League 24 11 — — — 24 11
2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga 15 5 — — 15 5
Total 76 37 — — 76 37
Radnički Beograd (loan) 2003–04 Second League of SCG 12 4 — — 12 4
2004–05 First League of SCG 6 0 — — 6 0
Total 18 4 — — 18 4
Al-Ahli (loan) 2005–06 Saudi Premier League 10 8 — 10 8
Incheon United 2007 K League 26 14 4 1 10 5 — 40 20
FC Seoul 2008 K League 29 15 1 0 4 0 — 34 15
2009 K League 23 14 2 0 2 0 9 5 36 19
2010 K League 28 13 1 0 7 6 — 36 19
2011 K League 30 24 3 3 0 0 9 5 42 32
2012 K League 42 31 2 0 — — 44 31
2013 K League 1 29 19 2 1 — 13 7 44 27
Total 181 116 11 4 13 6 31 17 236 143
Jiangsu Sainty 2014 Chinese Super League 11 5 0 0 — — 11 5
Beijing Guoan 2014 Chinese Super League 16 10 0 0 — — 16 10
2015 Chinese Super League 29 16 2 1 — 9 2 40 19
Total 45 26 2 1 — 9 2 56 29
FC Seoul 2016 K League 1 36 13 4 1 — 11 5 51 19
2017 K League 1 37 19 2 0 — 4 3 43 22
Total 73 32 6 1 — 15 8 94 41
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2018 K League 1 33 13 4 4 — 13 10 50 27
2019 K League 1 21 3 3 0 — — 24 3
Total 54 16 7 4 — 13 10 74 30
Daegu FC 2020 K League 1 23 9 2 0 — — 25 9
Kitchee 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 580 283 32 11 23 11 68 37 703 342
  1. ^ Estimates at 17 goals according to a Serbian source,[29] but the number of appearances is unknown.

International goals

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 June 2009 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca  Cyprus 1–2 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 2–2
3. 16 October 2012 Olympic Stadium, Kiev  Ukraine 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 26 March 2013 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  England 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 6 September 2013 National Stadium, Warsaw, Warsaw  Poland 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 11 October 2013 Wembley Stadium, London  England 1–2 1–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 5 March 2014 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  Ghana 1–0 1–0 Friendly
8. 14 June 2015 Friends Arena, Solna  Sweden 1–3 1–3 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Radnički Beograd

Bežanija

Al-Ahli

FC Seoul

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d
    2010 K League Awards:[32]
    2011 K League Awards:[33][34]
    2012 K League Awards:[35]
    2013 K League Awards:[36]

References

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  2. ^ "Dàmjan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Dàmjanović (Damjánović)
  3. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Dejan Damjanović". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ^ ‘세르비아 슈퍼 특급’데얀, 귀네슈호 합류! (in Korean). FC Seoul.com. 7 December 2007.
  5. ^ "FC서울 데얀의 발 '맨유 문' 뚫었다" (in Korean). Munhwa Ilbo. 25 July 2009.
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  9. ^ 国安官方宣布外援德扬正式加盟 将身披27号战袍 at sina.com 17 July 2014 Retrieved 17 July 2014
  10. ^ englishnews@chosun.com (29 December 2015). "Dejan Damjanovic to Return to K-League". english.chosun.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ 데얀, 멀티골로 역전극...최소 경기 150골 달성 (in Korean). Yonhap Television News Ilbo. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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  21. ^ Montenegro - Record International Players - RSSSF
  22. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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  26. ^ #10 데얀. KLeague.com (in Korean). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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  31. ^ "[사진]데얀, '득점왕은 내 차지'". OSEN. 25 August 2010.
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  33. ^ "2011 K리그, 이동국-데얀 천하". Sports Kyunghyang. 1 November 2011.
  34. ^ "[K리그]전북 이동국 2년 만에 MVP…신인왕은 이승기". Newsis. 6 December 2011.
  35. ^ "데얀, K리그 MVP..감독상은 최용수 '서울 천하'". Yonhap. 3 December 2012.
  36. ^ "(종합) 김신욱, MVP 포함 3관왕...감독상엔 '더블' 이룬 황선홍". Sportalkorea. 3 December 2013.
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  39. ^ "AFC Champions League 2018 Technical Report". AFC. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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