Vedran Kjosevski

Vedran Kjosevski (Bosnian pronunciation: [ʋědran kjǒseʋski]; born 22 May 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer of Macedonian descent[1] who plays as a goalkeeper for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Vedran Kjosevski
Personal information
Full name Vedran Kjosevski
Date of birth (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995
Place of birth Veles, Republic of Macedonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Free Agent
Youth career
2005–2013 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Željezničar 131 (1)
National team
2010–2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 4 (0)
2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 2 (0)
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2020

Club career

Željezničar

Kjosevski joined Željezničar's youth academy in 2005 and came through all youth categories. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 May 2013.[2] On 29 March 2014, he made his professional debut against Leotar at the age of 18.[3]

In the following seasons, Kjosevski struggled to become first-choice goalkeeper, eventually securing that spot in 2016.[4] On 14 August 2017, he signed a new three-year contract.[5]

On 7 April 2018, he managed to score a goal against Široki Brijeg, which earned his team a point in the game.[6] Later that season, Kjosevski won his first trophy with the club by beating Krupa in the Bosnian Cup final.[7]

In July 2018, Kjosevski was named club captain.[8] A few months later, he was stripped of captaincy and suspended due to breach of club's discipline.[9] Shortly after, the suspension was lifted, but Kjosevski did not get his captaincy arm band back as teammate Sulejman Krpić was named new captain.[10]

In April 2019, after poor showing in Željezničar's games, Kjosevski lost his first choice goalkeeper spot, eventually becoming the second choice goalkeeper after former teammate Irfan Fejzić became the new first choice goalkeeper in the team[11], and in the 2019–20 season, became the third choice goalkeeper after the signing of Serbian goalkeeper Filip Erić who became first choice and after 19 year old Jasmin Kršić became second choice.[12]

After over 6 months of not playing any league matches for Željezničar, Kjosevski made his first league appearance in the 2019–20 season for the club on 30 November 2019, in Željezničar's 1–3 away win against fierce city rivals FK Sarajevo in the Sarajevo derby.[13]

International career

Kjosevski represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.[14]

In March 2018, after Jasmin Burić got injured, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Bulgaria and Senegal.[15]

Kjosevski is still eligible to represent North Macedonia as his birth country.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 March 2020.[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Željezničar 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 10000010
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 10300040
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 1107000180
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 29040–330
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 3017040411
2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 2300040270
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 5020–70
Total 1001230801311
Career total 1001230801311

Honours

Željezničar[16]

References
  1. "Kjosevski summoned by Bosnia-Herzegovina". macedonianfootball.com. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. "Bajić i Kjosevski potpisali petogodišnje ugovore sa FK Željezničar". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. "Željezničar uvjerljiv na Policama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. "Kjosevski: Nisam razmišljao o odlasku iz Željezničara, dočekao sam svoju šansu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. "Vedran Kjosevski produžio ugovor sa Željezničarom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. "Vedran Kjosevski golom u 94. minuti donio bod Željezničaru protiv Širokog Brijega". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 7 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. "Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. "Vedran Kjosevski: Jedva čekamo da izađemo na novi teren". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. "Željezničar imenovao novog kapitena, protiv Kjosevskog pokrenut disciplinski postupak". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  10. V. Vukmirović (17 October 2018). "Vedran Kjosevski vraćen u ekipu Željezničara" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. A. Čaušević (11 April 2019). "Osim pravi niz izmjena: Pod Bijelim brijegom promjena na golu Plavih" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  12. S. Mlaćo (31 October 2019). "Kako je 'nestao' Vedran Kjosevski: GOŠK i alkohol..." (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  13. E.B. (30 November 2019). "Plavi na krilima Štilića pokorili Koševo i preuzeli vrh tabele Premijer lige BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  14. "Golman Željezničara pozvan u seniorsku reprezentaciju BiH". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  15. "Kjosevski pozvan umjesto Burića". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  16. "V. Kjosevski". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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