Željko Kuzmić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Кузмић; born 2 November 1984) is a Serbian professional football goalkeeper. A real globetrotter, Kuzmić has played football in Europe, Asia, Africa,[2] South America and the Caribbean.

Željko Kuzmić
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-02) 2 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Aranđelovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Železnik 0 (0)
2003Dubočica (loan) 10 (0)
2003–2004Sremčica (loan) 29
2005–2006 Mornar 10 (0)
2006–2007 Kania Gostyń
2007–2008 Proleter Teslić 10 (0)
2008 Pobeda 8 (0)
2009–2010 Smederevo 7 (0)
2010–2011 Saint George 18 (0)
2011 Železničar Lajkovac 6 (0)
2012 Velež Mostar 1 (0)
2013 Himarë 8 (0)
2013 Mladost Podgorica 9 (0)
2014 Karađorđe Topola 18 (0)
2015 Berane
2015 Rudar Prijedor 6 (0)
2016 Travnik 1 (0)
2016 Nybro IF 3 (0[1])
2016–2017 Metalleghe-BSI 1 (0)
2017–2018 Radnički Svilajnac 19 (0)
2018 SV Donaustauf 4 (0)
2019 Proleter Mihajlovac
2019 Deren 20 (0)
2020 Tai Po
2020 Ama Brenta Calcio Ceva
2022 ATSV Stadl-Paura 14 (0)
2022 Radnički Kragujevac
2023 Club Sol de Mayo 1 (0)
2023 Radnički Obrenovac
2024 Atlético Vega Real 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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He had previously played for the Serbian Superliga club FK Smederevo along with the clubs Saint-George SA in Ethiopia[3] and FK Velež Mostar in Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] He also played for Bosnian sides Rudar Prijedor, Travnik[5] and Metalleghe-BSI[6]

On 14 January 2020, Kuzmić signed with Hong Kong club Tai Po for a half year, with an option to extend for a further year.[7] In February 2023 he joined Argentinian side Sol de Mayo.[8]

He played 3 games in the Dominican league in 2024.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Efter skadeläget – Nybro IF värvar ny målvakt‚ 24nybro,se, 27 May 2016
  2. ^ Marinković, Bojan (8 January 2021). "Kuzmić produžio ugovor s Metallegheom: Vjerujemo u naš kvalitet, cilj je opstanak". Sportklub (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ Životopis: Slepi miševi na meniju, srpska zastava u Albaniji… sportklub.rs
  4. ^ Zeljko Kuzmic at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Travnik doveo konkurenciju Adisu Nurkoviću". SportSport (in Bosnian). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Kuzmić produžio ugovor s Metallegheom: Vjerujemo u naš kvalitet, cilj je opstanak". Klix (in Bosnian). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "外媒指大埔簽入塞籍守門員 與潘文傑協議解約". HK01. Retrieved 14 January 2020. (in Chinese)
  8. ^ "ZANIMLJIV TRANSFER: Bivši golman CG ekipa karijeru nastavlja u Argentini!". CG Fudbal (in Montenegrin). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Zeljko Kuzmic". Acción Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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