Branislav Trajković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Трајковић; born 29 August 1989) is a Serbian

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er who plays as a

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for Radnički Beograd.

Club career

Early career

Having been a well-known talent in his teenage years, Trajković made his professional debut for

Hajduk Kula FK Hajduk Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Хајдук Кула) was a Serbian football club based in Kula. The club was named after a Hajduk, a much celebrated hero figure in the Serbian epic poetry. On 30 July 2013, just eleven days before start ...

at the age of 16 in 2005. From 2005 to 2007 he was loaned out to lower-tier teams Radnički Sombor and POFK Kula. From 2008 he played regularly for Hajduk Kula, becoming a regular starter and gained a reputation as the core centre-back of the entire team.

Vojvodina

Trajković signed for

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

in August 2010. From the beginning of the 2011-12 season he became captain of FK Vojvodina thanks to his reputation as one of the best center-backs playing in the entire league. By the summer of 2012 Trajković had attracted interest from

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

and

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. On 30 January 2013, despite an offer to sign for

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Football in Italy, Italian association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a ...

, Trajković decided to stay with FK Vojvodina in an attempt to be the first captain to lead the team to win the

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. In 2013, he began starting games as team captain with greater frequency.

Partizan

On 11 January 2014, after turning down a lucrative offer from

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, Trajković signed with

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, where he was re-united with coach Marko Nikolić who had previously coached FK Vojvodina. The transfer was just one part of a large controversy on Vojvodina's winter transactions to Partizan in 2014, which caused uproar and severe criticism of football fans and sports journalists.

Zemun

After being without a club for a year, Trajković signed with

Zemun Zemun ( sr-cyrl, Земун, ; hu, Zimony) is a municipality in the city of Belgrade. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown Belgrade. The developme ...

on the last day of the summer transfer window 2017 as a single player. He made his debut against

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

on 29 October. On 5 March 2018, it was announced Trajković earned a leg fracture in a match played two days before. Previously, he had been substituted out in 53 minute of game against Javor Ivanjica, being replaced with Slobodan Vuković in 2–0 home defeat.

Isloch

On 30 March 2019, Trajković joined Isloch Minsk Raion. He played one game for the reserve team and was only on the bench for the first team one time, before the club announced on 4 June 2019, that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Trajković was called up for the Serbian national team ahead of the friendly match against

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on 6 February 2013, but did not make his debut in that game. He finally made his debut for the national team on 15 October 2013, in a match against Macedonia.
Sportske: Trajković ostvario san u Jagodini 16 October 2013

Career statistics

International

References

External links

Branislav Trajković Stats
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