Aleksandar Bjelica
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Bjelica | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vrbas, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gorica | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quick Boys | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Katwijk | |||
| ADO Den Haag | |||
| FC Utrecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Utrecht | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | PEC Zwolle | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Helmond Sport | 17 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | KV Mechelen | 39 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Oostende | 37 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Korona Kielce | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Gorica | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Serbia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2020 | |||
Aleksandar Bjelica (born 7 January 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian club ND Gorica.
Club career
He formerly played for FC Utrecht who loaned him to Sparta Rotterdam. He was released by Utrecht after he was sent back by Sparta when he controversially demanded a place in their starting line-up in a game against NEC.[1] He then moved to PEC Zwolle and later joined Helmond Sport in summer 2015.[2]
He moved abroad to succeed Miloš Kosanović at Belgian side KV Mechelen in January 2016.[3]
On 2 September 2019, he joined Dutch club ADO Den Haag on a season-long loan.[4][5]
International career
Bjelica has represented Serbia at under-21 level, making two appearances.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 December 2019[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Utrecht | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FC Utrecht total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sparta (loan) | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sparta total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| PEC Zwolle total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Helmond Sport | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Helmond Sport total | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| KV Mechelen | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Belgian First Division A | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| KV Mechelen total | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| KV Oostende | 2017-18 | Belgian First Division A | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| KV Oostende total | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 4 | ||
| Korona Kielce | 2018-19 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 104 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 121 | 12 | ||
References
- ^ Utrecht laat contract veelbesproken Bjelica ontbinden - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Helmond Sport strikt omstreden Bjelica - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ KV Mechelen haalt Katwijker Aleksandar Bjelica weg bij Helmond Sport – Omroep West (in Dutch)
- ^ "ALEKSANDAR BJELICA KEERT OP HUURBASIS TERUG BIJ ADO DEN HAAG" (Press release) (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 2 September 2019.
- ^ ADO versterkt zich tijdelijk met oud jeugdspeler Aleksandar Bjelica
- ^ "Goričani z novim branilcem" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Aleksander Bjelica at Soccerway
External links
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Vrbas, Serbia
- Serbian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Serbia under-21 international footballers
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch people of Serbian descent
- FC Utrecht players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Helmond Sport players
- KV Mechelen players
- K.V. Oostende players
- Korona Kielce players
- ADO Den Haag players
- ND Gorica players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia