Mladen Zeljković (born 18 November 1987) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a right-back for Bečej 1918.

Career

Zeljković started playing in 2008 at Novi Sad, after which he played for

Proleter Novi Sad FK Proleter Novi Sad () is a defunct football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. They competed in the Serbian SuperLiga for four seasons between 2018 and 2022, before merging with RFK Novi Sad 1921. History Founded in 1951, the club w ...

and Palić. In 2012, he went across the border to play in the

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with

Radnik Bijeljina Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina ( sr-cyr, Фудбалски клуб Радник Бијељина) is a professional association football club based in the city of Bijeljina that is situated in northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays ...

. He later had stints with

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...

and Željezničar. In 2015, Zeljković went abroad to play in the

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for

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. After a season in Canada, he returned to Radnik in 2016. He won the Bosnian Cup and two

Republika Srpska Cup The Football Cup of Republika Srpska (Serbian Cyrillic: Kуп Peпубликe Cpпcкe, Serbian Latin: Kup Republike Srpske), also just known as the Republika Srpska Cup, is a secondary knockout football competition contested annually by clubs fr ...

s while at the club. In 2017, he signed with Alashkert of the Armenian Premier League. He featured in the

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against Santa Coloma and

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. In the 2017–18 season, Zeljković helped Alashkert to win the league title. In the 2018–19 season, Zeljković won the

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and the

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as well. He left Alashkert in December 2019 after his contract with the club expired. In January 2020, Zeljković came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and joined Čelik Zenica. He made his official debut for Čelik in a 2–0 league loss against

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *Han ...

on 23 February 2020. On 3 July 2020, Zeljković left Čelik and joined Serbian SuperLiga club

Napredak Kruševac Napredak may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina * FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Banatska Topola, Serbian football club *NK SAŠK Nap ...

. The following season he remained in the Balkan region and secured a contract with Dečić in the Montenegrin top division. After a season in Montenegro, he returned to Serbia the following year to play in the country's third-tier league with Tekstilac Odžaci. In 2022, he signed with Bečej 1918.

Honours

Radnik Bijeljina * Bosnian Cup: 2015–16 *

: 2015–16, 2016–17 Alashkert * Armenian Premier League: 2017–18 * Armenian Cup: 2018–19 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeljkovic, Mladen 1987 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders RFK Novi Sad 1921 players FK Proleter Novi Sad players FK Palić players FK Radnik Bijeljina players FK Borac Banja Luka players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players SC Waterloo Region players FC Alashkert players NK Čelik Zenica players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Dečić players OFK Bečej 1918 players Serbian First League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Armenian Premier League players Serbian SuperLiga players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Montenegrin First League players