Josip Knežević
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | NK Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | NK Osijek[1] | 69 | (12) |
| 2010–2013 | Amkar Perm | 20 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Kairat (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2013-2014 | Kairat | 47 | (16) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Croatia U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009 | Croatia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:36, 2 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Josip Knežević (born 3 October 1988 in Osijek[2]) is a Croatian international footballer, who most recently played for Kazakhstani side FC Kairat.
Career
Club
Knežević has started his career in senior professional team of NK Osijek on 2005/2006 at the age of 17. He has regularly played for Croatian national team U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21, has total 13 caps in Croatian national team for young players. Now, Josip Knežević is an active member of the Croatian national under-21 team. This season 2008/2009 he is actually second on the list of assists of Croatian Championship Prva HNL with 7 assists.
On 12 February 2010 Knežević moved to Russian side Amkar Perm in a deal initially worth €500,000.[3] Two years later, in January 2012, Knežević signed a season-long loan deal with Kazakhstan Premier League outfit FC Kairat.[4] After an impressive start, in which he scored 3 goals in 5 appearances, Knežević suffered a mid-season injury, but still ended up as the teams topscorer with 6 goals (3 - pen.). At the end of Kneževićs loan deal he reutrned to Amkar Perm, before signing a permanent three-year contract with FC Kairat in February 2013.[5]
International Career
Knežević is former youth international player for the Croatian U21,[6] U19 and U17 sides.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 March 2015[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kairat (loan) | 2012 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 16 | 6 | - | - | 16 | 6 | ||||
| Kairat | 2013 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 10 | |||
| 2014 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 22 | 8 | |||
| Total | 63 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 24 | ||
References
- ↑ Statistics of Croatian Championship into English, page about Knezevic's statistics with his photo
- ↑ Playerhistory Profile
- ↑ "The first singing(RUS)". 12 February 2010.
- ↑ «Амкар» отдал Кнежевича в аренду «Кайрату» (in Russian). sports.ru. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ Кнежевич переехал в "Кайрат" (in Russian). prosportkz. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ Official site of Croatian Football Federation on the news that Josip Knezevic was called in Croatian national team U-21 for match against Macedonia on 11 February 2009
- ↑ Official site of Croatian Football Federation on Knezevic's statistics in Croatian national teams U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 years (13 caps)
- ↑ "J.Knežević". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.