Željko Dimitrov
Željko Dimitrov (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Димитров; born 19 February 1994) is a Serbian football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Željko Dimitrov | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Pirot, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Vranje | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radnički Pirot | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Radnički Pirot | 23 | (6) |
| 2013 | Radnik Surdulica | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Hajduk Beograd | 13 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Radnički Pirot | 29 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | OFK Beograd | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Kolubara (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2016 | Fjarðabyggðar | 7 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Vranje | 20 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Radnički Pirot | 30 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | Dinamo Vranje | 35 | (13) |
| 2020– | Dinamo Vranje | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:02, 7 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Pirot, Dimitrov started playing football with the local club Radnički. He made his first senior appearances in the 2011–12 Serbian League East.[1] During the 2013–14 season, Dimitrov played with Radnik Surdulica in the Serbian First League and Hajduk Beograd in the Serbian League Belgrade. He rejoined Radnički Pirot in 2014.[2] Dimitrov promoted himself as the best team scorer for the 2014–15 season with 22 goals in 32 matches.[3] Dimitrov signed with OFK Beograd in summer 2015.[4] In 2016, he played on loan at Kolubara. Later that year, he moved to Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar, where he scored 3 goals in 7 appearances in the 1. deild karla.[5] After the end of the season,[6] Dimitrov returned to Serbia and joined Dinamo Vranje.[7]
In summer 2018, Dimitrov returned to FK Dinamo Vranje for the second time. He left the club again at the end of the season.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 27 November 2017[5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2011–12 | Radnički Pirot | Serbian League East | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||||
| 2013–14 | Radnik Surdulica | Serbian First League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Hajduk Beograd | Serbian League Belgrade | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Radnički Pirot | Serbian League East | 29 | 18 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 32 | 21 | ||
| 2015–16 | OFK Beograd | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Kolubara | Serbian First League | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | Fjarðabyggðar | 1. deild karla | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Vranje | Serbian First League | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | Radnički Pirot | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 144 | 54 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 148 | 57 | |||
- Including cup matches of Pirot District and Eastern Serbia
References
- "Dimitrov, Zeljko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Neka je sa srećom i časnom igrom!". plusonline.rs (in Serbian). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "FK Radnički Pirot news". plusonline.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "KONFERENCIJA ZA MEDIJE PRED UTAKMICU SA FK ČUKARIČKI". OFK Beograd official website (in Serbian). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- Željko Dimitrov at Soccerway
- "Drugi trijumf u nizu Piroćanaca, remi Vranjanaca". juznevesti.com (in Serbian). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "ПРВА ЛИГА: ФК ДИНАМО Сурака срушио Инђију". vranjske.co.rs (in Serbian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- Željko Dimitrov više nije deo naše ekipe on napušta klub..., instagram.com, 29 May 2019