Asmir Kajević
Asmir Kajević (Serbian Cyrillic: Асмир Kajeвић, born 15 February 1990) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vojvodina in the Serbian SuperLiga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asmir Kajević | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
Rožaje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vojvodina | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999[1]–2007 | Ibar Rožaje | ||
| 2007–2008 | BSK Borča | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | BSK Borča | 70 | (9) |
| 2012–2015 | FC Zürich | 37 | (2) |
| 2016 | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Čukarički | 151 | (31) |
| 2022 | Wuhan Yangtze River | 27 | (4) |
| 2023– | Vojvodina | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Montenegro U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Montenegro U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2018 | Montenegro | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2018 | |||
Club career
Born in Rožaje (SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia), he moved to Serbia where he made his debut as senior for BSK Borča during the 2008–09 Serbian First League and helped the club to win the league and be promoted to the 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga. In his first top league season, he made 21 league appearances with 2 goals, becoming, along his countryman Stefan Savić, one of the most influential players in the club. These good displays didn't pass unnoticed in Montenegro, and both became regular members of the Montenegrin U19 team.[2] The following season, 2010-11, followed the tendency with Kajević making further 26 league appearances with 3 goals.[3] On 19 January 2012, Kajević joined the Swiss team FC Zürich, where he played for four years. On 22 December 2015, HNK Rijeka announced that they have signed Kajević.[4] Although he featured prominently in Rijeka's pre-season friendlies in January and February 2016, he missed the entire half-season due to injury. In June 2016, after Rijeka did not extend his contract, Kajević signed for FK Čukarički as free agent.
On 28 April 2022, Kajević joined Chinese Super League club Wuhan Yangtze River.[5]
On 14 June 2023, Kajević signed for Vojvodina, until 2025.[6]
International career
After playing with the Montenegrin U19 team, he became a regular member of the Montenegro national under-21 football team since 2010. He was also part of the Montenegrin squad at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.[7]
He made his senior international debut for the Montenegro on 28 May 2018 against Bosnia and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international appearance was June 2018 friendly match against Slovenia.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 30 September 2023.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BSK Borča | 2008–09 | Serbian First League | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 9 | ||
| FC Zürich | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
| Čukarički | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 32 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| Total | 151 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 37 | ||
| Wuhan Yangtze River | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| Vojvodina | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 289 | 47 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 55 | ||
References
- Fussball: Asmir Kajevic Archived 2016-05-31 at the Wayback Machine at Appenzeller Zeitung
- Asmir Kajević stats at Montenegrin FA official website
- Asmir Kajević at Srbijafudbal
- HNK Rijeka
- "官方：外援福布斯、维亚纳、卡耶维奇加盟武汉长江" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- Асмир Кајевић потписао за Војводину at FK Vojvodina official website, 14 June 2023 (in Serbian)
- Match report Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine from the 2009 Mediterranean Games official website
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- "A. KAJEVIĆ". SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
External sources
- Asmir Kajević at National-Football-Teams.com
- Asmir Kajević at Soccerway
- Asmir Kajević Stats at Utakmica.rs