Aleksandar Bjelica
Aleksandar Bjelica (born 7 January 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Dutch club ADO Den Haag on loan from Polish club Korona Kielce.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Bjelica | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vrbas, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quick Boys | |||
| Katwijk | |||
| Ajax | |||
| 2009-2012 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2012-2013 | 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) |
| 2017–2019 | Oostende | 37 | (4) |
| 2019– | Korona Kielce | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | Serbia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019 | |||
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 was born in Serbia and raised in the Netherlands. He represents the Serbia youth football teams.[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
- uefa.com. "Aleksandar Bjelica – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
- Soccerway, Aleksander Bjelica
External links
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)