Damjan Knežević ( sr-cyr, Дамјан Кнежевић; born 8 January 2000) is a

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who plays for Bosnian club Zvijezda 09.

Club career

ČSK Čelarevo

Born in

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, Knežević passed throw the youth categories of

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OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

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and Brodarac. At the beginning of 2017, Knežević moved to

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

side ČSK Čelarevo. After he spent the winter break off-season playing several friendly matches, Knežević signed with the club and became the regular first team member for the second half of the 2016–17 season, being mostly used as a back-up choice. Knežević made his senior debut on 7 April 2017 in the 21 season fixture, replacing Miroslav Tankosić during the match against Dinamo Vranje. Making 6 appearances with the club until the end of a season, Knežević left the club in summer 2017.

International career

Knežević was a part of the first Serbia under-15 national team squad, formed ending of 2014.

Career statistics

References

2000 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FK ČSK Čelarevo players FK Mladost Lučani players FK Železničar Pančevo players FK Zvijezda 09 players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina {{Serbia-footy-goalkeeper-stub