Aleksandar Bjelica

Last updated
Aleksandar Bjelica
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Vrbas, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 IJsselmeervogels
Number 29
Youth career
Quick Boys
Ajax
Katwijk
ADO Den Haag
FC Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 FC Utrecht 4 (0)
2014 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 5 (0)
2015 PEC Zwolle 3 (0)
2015 Helmond Sport 17 (5)
2016–2017 KV Mechelen 39 (3)
2017–2019 Oostende 37 (4)
2019–2020 Korona Kielce 3 (0)
2019–2020 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Gorica 11 (1)
2021 Spartak Subotica 4 (0)
2022–2023 Quick Boys 22 (1)
2023– IJsselmeervogels
International career
2016 Serbia U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Aleksandar Bjelica (born 7 January 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch club VV IJsselmeervogels.

Contents

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]

On 14 August 2021, he signed with Spartak Subotica for the rest of the year. [6] In May 2023, Bjelica signed with his former childhood club, Quick Boys. [7] In August 2023, the club's manager confirmed that Bjelica was no longer part of the A squad. However, he would not comment on the reason. [8] [9]

International career

Bjelica has represented Serbia at under-21 level, making two appearances. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2019 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Utrecht 2013–14 Eredivisie 40000040
FC Utrecht total40000040
Sparta (loan) 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 50100060
Sparta total50100060
PEC Zwolle 2014–15 Eredivisie 30100040
PEC Zwolle total50100060
Helmond Sport 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 1752000195
Helmond Sport total1752000195
KV Mechelen 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 1300000130
2016-17 Belgian First Division A 2532010283
KV Mechelen total3832010413
KV Oostende 2017-18 Belgian First Division A 2423051323
2018-19 81100091
KV Oostende total3234051414
Korona Kielce 2018-19 Ekstraklasa 30000030
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 20000020
Career total104111106112112

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rydell Poepon</span> Dutch footballer

Rydell Romano Poepon is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for IJsselmeervogels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Buijs</span> Dutch footballer and manager

Danny Buijs is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard in the Netherlands.

Sandro Calabro is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Beugelsdijk</span> Dutch footballer (born 1990)

Tom Beugelsdijk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Ebecilio</span> Dutch footballer (born 1994)

Kyle Stephen Joel Ebecilio is a Dutch footballer who plays for Vierde Divisie club Capelle. Ebecilio, who plays as a midfielder, has featured for Arsenal, Nottingham Forest as well as Eredivisie sides ADO Den Haag and FC Twente throughout his career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mimoun Mahi</span> Footballer (born 1994)

Mimoun Mahi is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap. He formerly played for Sparta Rotterdam, Groningen, Zürich, Utrecht and Cambuur. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at international level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henk Veerman</span> Dutch footballer (born 1991)

Hendrik Andreas Jacobus Veerman is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag, on loan from FC Volendam.

Teije ten Den is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Rohda Raalte.

The 2016–17 season was PEC Zwolle's 106th season of play, it marked its 15th season in the Eredivisie and its fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trevor David</span> Dutch footballer (born 1997)

Trevor David is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

During the 2019–20 season, ADO Den Haag participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eredivisie season was abandoned with ADO Den Haag in 17th place. They were knocked out in the first round of the KNVB Cup, losing in the first round at Fortuna Sittard.

Jarno Lion is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Derde Divisie club HSV Hoek.

The 2022-23 season will be the 7th season of Jong FC Utrecht at the second level of Dutch football. Before that, they played in the Beloften Eredivisie.

The 2021–22 season was FC Volendam's 45th season in existence and 13th in the Eerste Divisie. They also competed in the KNVB Cup.

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. ↑ "ALEKSANDAR BJELICA KEERT OP HUURBASIS TERUG BIJ ADO DEN HAAG" (Press release) (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 2 September 2019.
  5. ↑ ADO versterkt zich tijdelijk met oud jeugdspeler Aleksandar Bjelica
  6. ↑ "Spartak ŽK predstavio defanzivca Aleksandra Bjelicu" (in Serbian). Spartak Subotica. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Aleksandar Bjelica keert terug op sportpark Nieuw Zuid, quickboys.nl, 5 May 2023
  8. ↑ BJELICA GEEN SELECTIESPELER VAN QUICK BOYS MEER, voetbalindebollenstreek.nl, 18 August 2023
  9. ↑ Zonder de uit de selectie gekieperde Aleksandar Bjelica ..., leidschdagblad.nl, 20 August 2023
  10. ↑ "Goričani z novim branilcem" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Aleksandar Bjelica at Soccerway
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.