Aleksandar Stojiljković ( sr-cyr, Александар Стојиљковић; born 24 May 1990) is a Serbian

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who plays for

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of the

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Club career

Serbia

He started his career with ČSK Čelarevo, but he was sent out on loan several times. Later, he joined Sopot and

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. He played with Čukarički since 2012 and was one of the players who stayed at the club after the arrival of a new owner. After Čukarički was promoted to the Jelen SuperLiga, he didn't get much game time, playing just two matches in the league and two in the cup, and he was sent on loan to Sinđelić Beograd. He would make his debut for Čukarički in the top tier on October 23, 2013, against

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. He also appeared in both of Čukarički's matches in the

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Canada

In 2014, he played abroad in Canada with

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in the southern Ontario-based

. He was named the league's rookie of the year in his debut season. Following a notable debut season, he re-signed with Waterloo for the 2015 season. He would assist the club in securing a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the First Division. Waterloo would reach the

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final where they were defeated by

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by a score of 1-0. After a two-year spell with Waterloo, he signed with league rivals

in 2016. He helped the club record their first victory of the season when Stojiljković contributed a goal against the

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. He returned to the Toronto-based club for the 2017 season. On August 27, 2017, he recorded his first hat trick for the organization against Royal Toronto. He would have a productive sophomore season by finishing as the league's top goal scorer with 17 goals. The eastern Toronto side would secure a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the standings. In the opening round of the playoffs, he contributed two goals against

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which advanced the club to the semifinals. Ultimately the club would reach the championship final where they were defeated by

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. In his third season with Scarborough, he finished the 2017 campaign as the club's top goal scorer with 10 goals. He also assisted Scarborough in advancing to the championship final for the second consecutive season when he contributed a goal against

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. In the championship final, Stojiljković was present in the match where the eastern Toronto club was defeated in a penalty shootout by

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. The 2019 season marked his fourth year with Scarborough where he was given the team captaincy. For the third consecutive season, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 13 goals and helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing as runners-up. In the playoffs, he was featured in the championship final where he contributed two goals against Ukraine United which won the title for Scarborough. In 2020, he assisted in securing the First Division title the club's first divisional title. He would help the club reach the championship final for the fourth consecutive time where Scarborough faced Vorkuta once more and was defeated by a score of 2-1. He added his second championship title to his name when Scarborough successfully defeated Vorkuta in the 2021 finals. In 2022, he re-signed with Scarborough for his sixth season.

Honors

Scarborough SC *

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First Division:

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: 2017

References

External links

Aleksandar Stojiljković stats
at utakmica.rs * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stojiljkovic, Aleksandar 1990 births Living people People from Bačka Palanka Association football midfielders Serbian footballers FK ČSK Čelarevo players OFK Beograd players FK Čukarički players FK Sinđelić Beograd players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriates in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada SC Waterloo Region players Scarborough SC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players FK Sopot players Serbian League players OFK Bačka players