Filip Knežević ( sr-cyrl, Филип Кнежевић; born 8 November 1991) is a

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Borac Čačak

Before making his professional debut for

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, Knežević was the top goalscorer of Borac's youth team. He made his debut for

at the age of 17 in the 2009–10 season, during which he scored one goal in 23 league appearances. In the following seasons he would become Borac's most prolific attacking player in terms of appearances. By the time he left Borac, he was regarded as one of the brightest football talents in Serbia, with the Serbian press even comparing him to

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due to his signature dribbling and speed.

Partizan

On 16 June 2012, Knežević signed a four-year contract with

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, and was assigned the number 77 on his jersey. By December 2012, he featured for Partizan in just one league match, with coach

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giving him only 50 minutes of playing time over his first four months at the club.

Loan to Radnički 1923

He then spent the 2013–14 season on loan with Radnički 1923. On October 19, 2013, Knežević scored a brace in Radnički's 3-2 win against

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, ...

. On May 3, 2014, Knežević scored in Radnički's 1-0 win against Čukarički, in a match that determined whether or not Radnički would remain in the SuperLiga or get demoted to the Serbian second tier.

Loan to Vitória de Guimarães

On 4 July 2014, Knežević signed a loan deal with

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side

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. However, he spent most of his time at the

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, playing in Segunda Liga.

Loan to Borac Čačak

In July 2015, Knežević returned to

FK Borac Čačak Fudbalski klub Borac Čačak (), or simply Borac Čačak, is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia. The home ground is Čačak Stadium, which has seating capacity of 8,000. As of 2019–20 season, the club competes in third tier Se ...

Čukarički

Finally, after three-and-a-half years at Partizan, where he played only a handful of games, spending most of his time on loans, on 10 February 2016, Knežević signed for another Belgrade-based club Čukarički.

Vojvodina

On 16 August 2016, Knežević signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with

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 ...

Return to Borac Čačak

In summer 2017, Knežević returned to

as a single player, taking number 1 jersey.

International career

Knežević played three matches for the Serbian national under-21 team, making his debut in a friendly against Ukraine U21 on 29 March 2011. He recorded two more appearances that year.

Career statistics

Honours

;Borac Čačak *

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Runner-up: 2011–12 ;Partizan *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

References

External links

UEFA profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knezevic, Filip 1991 births Living people Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Borac Čačak players FK Partizan players FK Radnički 1923 players Vitória S.C. players FK Čukarički players FK Vojvodina players F.C. Ashdod players FK Radnički Niš players FK Proleter Novi Sad players SHB Da Nang FC players Footballers from Kraljevo Serbian SuperLiga players Primeira Liga players Israeli Premier League players V.League 1 players Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam