Danijal Brkovic (born 3 June 1991) is a Bosnian-American footballer who plays as a forward for SG Westend Frankfurt in Germany.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danijal Brkovic | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SG Westend Frankfurt | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Velež Mostar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Velež Mostar | 24 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 13 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Olimpik | 51 | (23) |
| 2016–2017 | Čelik Zenica | 27 | (15) |
| 2018 | BV Essen | 15 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Radnik Bijeljina | 9 | (4) |
| 2019 | IFK Åmål | ||
| 2019- | SG Westend Frankfurt | 28 | (25) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 31 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Early years
editDanijal Brkovic was born on June 3, 1991, in Dubrovnik, Croatia. His parents are Hamo and Sejla Brkovic,[1] and he is the youngest of his two brothers Anes and Haris.[2] They moved to Binghamton, New York when he was 9-years old, and eventually he became an American citizen. Playing for the Johnson City High School, Brković found success as a centre-forward and as a winger. After high school, he decided not to go to the college and instead went to Europe in hopes of becoming a professional player.
Club career
editBrkovic first played with FK Velez's youth team, on his mother native city, Mostar, and in late 2010, he signed a professional contract with the team.[3]
Brković professional debut was on April 9, 2011, in a league match against NK Zvijezda Gradačac when he came in the game's 67th minute replacing Damir Rovčanin.[4]
In February 2019, Brković moved to Sweden and joined IFK Åmål.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Islamic organization of the Southern Tier Cemetery. Rhedesium. (n.d.). https://rhedesium.com/cemetery/islamic_organization_of_the_southern_tier_cemetery-7z2.11/#map
- ^ Legacy.com. (2022, July 8). Hamo Brkovic Obituary (2022) - Binghamton, NY - Hopler & Eschbach Funeral Home. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/hamo-brkovic-obituary?id=35671706
- ^ Sciaretta, Brian. "BRKOVIC AIMING HIGH AT FK VELEZ". Yanks-abroad.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Zvijezda Gradačac vs. Velež 0 - 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Dani“ säker på att målen kommer Archived 2019-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, provinstidningen.se, 24 May 2019
- ^ IFK Åmål värvar Europa League-meriterad bosnier Archived 2019-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, provinstidningen.se, 8 February 2019
External links
edit- Danijal Brković at Soccerway
- Danijal Brković at WorldFootball.net
- Danijal Brković at FuPa
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