Milos Kerkez

Miloš Kerkez (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Керкез; born 7 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Premier League club Bournemouth. Born in Serbia, he represents the Hungary national team.

The native form of this personal name is Kerkez Miloš. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Miloš Kerkez
Kerkez with AFC Bournemouth in 2023
Personal information
Full name Miloš Kerkez[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003
Place of birth Vrbas, Serbia and Montenegro[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back/left wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Bournemouth
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2014 OFK Vrbas
2014–2019 Rapid Wien
2019 Hódmezővásárhely
2019–2020 Győr
2021–2022 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Győr 16 (0)
2021–2022 AC Milan 0 (0)
2022 Jong AZ 9 (0)
2022–2023 AZ 33 (3)
2023– Bournemouth 8 (0)
International career‡
2020 Hungary U17 2 (0)
2021– Hungary U21 8 (0)
2022– Hungary 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Club career

Kerkez joined Austrian side Rapid Wien in 2014, and played there until 2019.[3]

Győr

In 2020, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Győri ETO FC. In an interview with scoutedftbl.com, Kerkez said that during his period at Győr he decided to become a Hungarian international because he got a lot of help and support from his coaches and teammates in Győr.[4]

AC Milan

On 2 February 2021, he was signed by Serie A giant Milan.[5] Paolo Maldini phoned him a couple of days before the end of the transfer season in other to persuade him to join Milan. Kerkez said in an interview with Nemzeti Sport that "You cannot say no when Maldini calls you. As a result, he decided to leave Győr and join Milan. On 17 July 2021, Kerkez played his first match with the senior team in a training match against Pro Sesto 1913.[6] However, he was not given enough opportunity; therefore, he decided to leave AC Milan in 2022.[7]

AZ

On 29 January 2022, he was signed by Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[8] On 19 May 2022, he played his first match for AZ against SC Heerenveen at the Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, the Netherlands. The match ended with a 3-2 win for Heerenveen and Kerkez was substituted in the 77th minute.[9][10] On 14 August 2022, he scored his first goal in the Eredivisie against Sparta Rotterdam at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam in the 2022–23 Eredivisie season. The match was won by AZ 3–2 and Kerkez scored the winning goal in the 77th minute.[11][12] According to Nemzeti Sport, S.L. Benfica showed interest in purchasing him, however, the Portuguese club did not want to pay 20 million euros for him.[13]

AFC Bournemouth

On 20 July 2023, Kerkez was signed by Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee.[14][15][16] On 12 August 2023, he debuted against West Ham United F.C. at the Dean Court in a 1–1 draw on the first match day of the 2023–24 Premier League.[17][18]

International career

Kerkez was called up by the senior Hungary team for the Nations League matches against England (both home and away), Italy, Germany.[19] He made his first senior national team appearance on 23 September 2022, against Germany.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 October 2023[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Győr 2020–21 NB II 16020——180
Milan 2021–22 Serie A 000000—00
Jong AZ 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 90———90
AZ 2021–22 Eredivisie 0010004[lower-alpha 1]050
2022–23 Eredivisie 3332017[lower-alpha 2]2—525
Total 3333017240575
AFC Bournemouth 2023–24 Premier League 8020——100
Career total 6637017240945

Notes

  1. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 20 June 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hungary 202240
202340
Total80

Personal life

Kerkez was born in the same town, Vrbas in Serbia, as Hungarian singer Magdi Rúzsa and psychiatrist Imre Csernus.[23]

References
  1. "Kerkez Milos" [Milos Kerkez]. MLSZ adatbank (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. Milos Kerkez at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Milos Kerkez". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. "An exclusive interview with AZ's Milos Kerkez". Scouted Football. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. I, K. T. (2 February 2021). "Legionnaires: Milan signed on with ETO FC Győr's defender – Photos". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. M, CS (17 July 2021). "Légiósok: Kerkez Milos bemutatkozott, majd duplázott a Milanban – v". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. nemzetisport.hu (22 September 2022). "Válogatott: Már az elején eldöntöttem, hogy a magyar válogatottban". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. D, M. (29 January 2022). "Légiósok: Kerkez Milos a holland élvonalba igazolt – hivatalos – NS". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  9. "Heerenveen vs. AZ – 19 May 2022 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. Á, B. (19 May 2022). "Légiósok: Kerkez Milos bemutatkozott a holland élvonalban – NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  11. "Sparta Rotterdam vs. AZ – 14 August 2022 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  12. J, K. Zs , V. (14 August 2022). "Hollandia: Kerkez első gólja győzelmet ért az AZ-nek – NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Légiósok: Kerkez lájkolta a Benficát, de a klub nem lájkolja a 20 m". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  14. nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Légiósok: újabb magyar a PL-ben! Kerkez Milos aláírt a Bournemouthh". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  15. "Bournemouth sign Hungary left-back Kerkez". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  16. "Cherries swoop for left-back Kerkez". AFCB. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  17. "AFC Bournemouth vs. West Ham United – 12 August 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  18. "Solanke earns Bournemouth point against West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  19. "England 0-4 Hungary". BBC. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  20. Milos Kerkez at Soccerway
  21. "Statistics". adatbank.mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  22. "Milos Kerkez". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  23. "Féktelen kamaszból tizenéves profi – Kerkez Milos villámkarrierje". Féktelen kamaszból tizenéves profi – Kerkez Milos villámkarrierje (in Hungarian). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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