Aleksandar Bjelica
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Bjelica | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vrbas, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | K.V. Oostende | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quick Boys | |||
| Katwijk | |||
| Ajax | |||
| ADO Den Haag | |||
| FC Utrecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Utrecht | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Sparta (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | PEC Zwolle | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Helmond Sport | 17 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | KV Mechelen | 39 | (3) |
| 2017– | K.V. Oostende | 37 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Serbia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:59, 9 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2017 | |||
Aleksandar Bjelica (born 7 January 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for K.V. Oostende in the Belgian Pro League.
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]
International career
Bjelica was born in Serbia and raised in the Netherlands. He represents the Serbia youth football teams.[4]
References
- ^ Utrecht laat contract veelbesproken Bjelica ontbinden - Voetbal International Template:Nl
- ^ Helmond Sport strikt omstreden Bjelica - Voetbal International Template:Nl
- ^ KV Mechelen haalt Katwijker Aleksandar Bjelica weg bij Helmond Sport - Omroep West Template:Nl
- ^ uefa.com. "Aleksandar Bjelica – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
External links
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Vrbas, Serbia
- Association football central defenders
- Serbian footballers
- Serbia youth international footballers
- 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
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Dutch expatriates in Belgium