Aleksandar Boljević
Aleksandar Boljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Бољевић; born 12 December 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar and the Montenegro national team.
.jpg.webp) Boljević with PSV in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Željezničar | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Zeta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Zeta | 43 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | PSV | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Jong PSV | 71 | (13) |
| 2016–2019 | Waasland-Beveren | 98 | (7) |
| 2019–2023 | Standard Liège | 34 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Eupen (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Željezničar | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Montenegro U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Montenegro | 26 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2023 | |||
Club career
Zeta
Boljević made his debut for Zeta in the Montenegrin First League in 2011 at the age of 15. His extraordinary talent cemented his place in Zeta's regular starting lineup. Already at the age of 16, Boljević played a key role in Zeta's campaign in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase. He appeared in all eight Europa League qualifying games that year, making assists against JJK and Sarajevo before playing two matches against PSV Eindhoven. Even though Zeta lost by a staggering 0–14 on aggregate, PSV recognized Boljević and subsequently signed him on a pre-contract, which transferred him to PSV in January 2014.[2]
PSV
In his time at PSV, Boljević mostly played for the reserves, Jong PSV. While he did impress while playing for Jong PSV, it wasn't enough for manager Phillip Cocu to call Boljević up more regularly for the first team. He made only one appearance for the first team. On 9 August 2016, it became clear that Boljević had signed a contract with Belgian club Waasland-Beveren.[3] He had only one season remaining on his contract with PSV.
Belgium
On 9 August 2016, Boljević signed with Belgian First Division A side Waasland-Beveren. During the 2016–17 season, he made 21 appearances for Beveren, recording 4 assists and no goals.
In June 2019, Boljević joined Standard Liège. In January 2021, he was loaned to Eupen until the end of the season.[4]
Hapoel Tel Aviv
On 26 January 2023, Boljević moved to Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]
Željezničar
On 29 September 2023, Boljević signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.[6]
International career
In 2010, at the age of 14, Boljević represented Montenegro at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He scored a goal against Zimbabwe in the group stage and another goal against Bolivia in the tournament's knockout stage. In August 2012, he participated in the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament, where his team lost in the final to Slovakia on penalties and took home silver medals.[7]
At 17 years of age, Boljević made his debut for the Montenegro national team on 17 November 2013, in a friendly game against Luxembourg.[8] He has, as of March 2021, earned a total of 26 caps, scoring two goals.[9]
References
- Aleksandar Boljević at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- Voetbal International: PSV kan zich opmaken voor entree vleugelspits Boljevic (In Dutch) October 17, 2013
- "PSV verliest 'toptalent' Boljevic aan Waasland-Beveren". www.vi.nl.
- "Aleksandar Boljevic (Standard) à Eupen, c'est officiel" [Aleksandar Boljevic (Standard) in Eupen, it's official]. Lavenir.net (in French). 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- "הקשר ההתקפי אלכסנדר בולייביץ' חתם במועדון עד תום העונה" [ATTACKING MIDFIELDER ALEXANDER BOLJEVIC SIGNED WITH THE CLUB UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON]. www.htafc.co.il (in Hebrew). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- "Aleksandar Boljević novi igrač Željezničara". fkzeljeznicar.ba (in Bosnian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- "Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2012". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ""Sokoli" ubjedljivi u Luksemburgu - FSCG". Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016. Fudbalski Savez Crne Gore: Sokolovi ubjedljivi u Luksemburgu (in Montenegrin) November 17, 2013
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
External links
- Aleksandar Boljević at National-Football-Teams.com
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch) (Archived 24 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine)