Nenad Veselji

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Nenad Veselji
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-02-03) 3 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1989 OFK Beograd 1 (0)
1994–1997 Floriana 40 (6)
1997–2001 Valletta 77 (36)
2000–2001 Birkirkara 2 (0)
2001–2004 Sliema Wanderers 47 (14)
2003–2004 → Valletta (loan) 11 (4)
International career‡
1999–2000 Malta 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2010

Nenad Veselji (born 3 February 1971) is a retired footballer who played as a striker. Born in the SFR Yugoslavia, he represented Malta internationally.

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Club career

Veselji started his career while still in Yugoslavia playing for OFK Beograd. In 1994, he came to Malta and started playing for Floriana FC where he played for three seasons. In 1997, he moved to Valletta FC. He spent his best years of his career playing for Valletta, where he stayed until January 2001, when he moved for a short spell with Birkirkara FC. In 2001, he moved to Sliema Wanderers where he played until January 2004, before rejoining Valletta FC and after half a season, he ended his playing career. Having represented the best Maltese clubs in the period, Veselji played an impressive 177 matches in the Maltese Premier League, having scored 60 goals in ten seasons he played.

International career

Veselji has also represented the Malta national football team a total of seven times between the years 1999 and 2000.

Honours

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