Aleksandar Bjelica

Aleksandar Bjelica
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Bjelica
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994
Place of birth Vrbas, Serbia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club 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)
National team‡
2016 Serbia U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

  1. ↑ Utrecht laat contract veelbesproken Bjelica ontbinden - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ Helmond Sport strikt omstreden Bjelica - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ KV Mechelen haalt Katwijker Aleksandar Bjelica weg bij Helmond Sport - Omroep West (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ uefa.com. "Aleksandar Bjelica – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
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