Vesna Smiljković
Vesna Elísa Smiljković (born 31 January 1983) is a Serbian-Icelandic football midfielder currently playing in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild kvenna for Fylkir. She began her career in Serbian powerhouse Masinac Nis, with which she played the European Cup,[1] before moving to Iceland where she has also played for Keflavik IF and Þór/KA.[2] In 2014, she received an Icelandic citizenship.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vesna Elísa Smiljković | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fylkir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–2005 | Masinac Nis | ||
| 2005–2008 | Keflavík | 58 | (22) |
| 2009–2010 | Þór/KA | 35 | (17) |
| 2011–2015 | ÍBV | 68 | (27) |
| 2015–2019 | Valur | 53 | (18) |
| 2020–present | Fylkir | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2002– | Serbia | 19 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
She has been a member of the Serbian national team for a decade.[4] One of her major highlights was scoring a goal in overtime versus England in September 2011 to attain a surprise draw against the Euro 2009 runner-up.[5]
In February 2018, it was reported that she was pregnant and would miss most of the upcoming season.[6][7]
In May 2020, she signed with Fylkir.[8]
References
- Profile in UEFA's website
- Profile in soccerway.com
- "Vesna til liðs við Valskonur". RÚV (in Icelandic). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- Line-ups Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine of the 2003 WCQS 11/05/02 Yugoslavia - Moldova game in FIFA's website
- England throw away Euro 2013 qualifying points against Serbia. The Guardian, 17/09/11
- "Hólmfríður er barnshafandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Magnús Már Einarsson (21 March 2018). "Fjórar barnshafandi hjá Val". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Sindri Sverrisson (12 May 2020). "Fylkir fær reynslubolta sem er tuttugu árum eldri en markvörður liðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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