Đorđe Vukobrat ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Вукобрат; born 5 May 1984) is a Serbian

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defender who plays with Hamilton City in the

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Club career

Early career

Vukobrat began playing at the local regional levels with various teams such as Dača Dimitrijević, and CSK Čortanovci. In 2002, he joined the professional ranks to play in the

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for a season with

FK Inđija Fudbalski klub Inđija (), currently known as Inđija Toyo Tires for sponsorship reasons, is a football club based in the city of Inđija, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system. During Yug ...

. In the next season, he transitioned into a higher tier in the

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with

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and had a loan spell with FK Polet Novi Karlovci. He would ultimately sign a permanent deal with Big Bull Bačinci in 2009 in the third division. The following season Bačinci was promoted to the second tier where Vukobrat appeared in 32 matches and scored 1 goal.

Donji Srem

After a season with Bačinci, he returned to Donji Srem in 2011 and helped the club win the

. In his second stint with Srem, he assisted the club in securing promotion to the

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. Throughout the season he played in 28 matches and recorded 2 goals. He would re-sign with Srem during their run in the country's top tier. In his debut season in the top division, he played in 23 games and recorded 1 goal. In 2013, he played abroad in the

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with Al-Nasr SC. After a season in the Middle East, he returned to the Serbian premier league with former club Srem for the 2014-15 season. In his return to the top division, he played in 14 matches. Vukobrat would continue playing in Serbia in the lower leagues with Radnički Sremska Mitrovica throughout the 2015-16 season.

Asia

In the summer of 2016, he had another stint abroad this time in the Southeast Asian

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with

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. He played with United Victory the following season in the regional

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Canada

After several seasons in the Maldives, he played abroad again in the southern Ontario-based

with Hamilton City. In his debut season with Hamilton, he helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the First Division. The club would

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in the opening round of the postseason where Hamilton was eliminated from the competition. He re-signed with Hamilton for the 2020 season. After the merger between Hamilton and

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, he played with BGH City FC for the

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. Vukobrat returned for his second season with the hybrid team in 2022. Throughout the 2022 campaign, the club secured a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the standings. The team was defeated in the quarterfinal round of the postseason by

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. In 2023, he returned to his former club Hamilton as it became a single entity once again.

Honors

Donji Srem *

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References

External links

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Đorđe Vukobrat stats
at utakmica.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Vukobrat, Djordje 1984 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Men's association football defenders Serbian men's footballers FK Inđija players FK Srem players FK Radnički Šid players FK Donji Srem players Al Nasr SCSC (Salalah) players Hamilton City SC players United Victory players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Oman Professional League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbian League players FK Radnički Sremska Mitrovica players Dhivehi Premier League players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen