Aleksandar Kostić (born 12 October 1995) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Wiener Neudorf Wiener Neudorf (; Central Bavarian: ''Weana Neiduaf'') is an Austrian town in the eastern part of the Mödling district, south of Vösendorf and Maria Enzersdorf, west of Biedermannsdorf, and north of Guntramsdorf. History First settled in 4 ...

Career

Early career

Kostic debuted as senior in 2012 playing with

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in the Regionalliga where he stayed until 2015 when he moved to same level side

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where he played two seasons.

Rapid Wien

Over 100 appearances in Regionalliga in 5 seasons called the attention of Austrian giants

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which brought him back in summer 2017. Rapid was a club where he spent much of his youth career, between 2001 and 2010. Rapid´s academy product, Kostic was this time joining the main team and made hid debut with one appearances in the

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, plus 5 in the first half of the

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. Simultaneously, he also played with the second team in the Regionalliga where he was much more active making 26 appearances and scoring 8 goals in that same period.

Radnički Niš

Despite receiving much more playing time in his second year in Rapid, both in main and second team, during winter-break of 2018–19 season Kostic moved abroad to his ancestors' country, Serbia, and signed with top-level side

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. However, his move didn't go as expected, the club's coach gave preference to other options, and, after ending the season without even debuting in the

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, he departed and returned to Austria.

Blau-Weiß Linz

On 14 June 2019

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confirmed, that Kostić had joined the club on a one-year deal.

Admira Wacker

Kostić joined recently relegated 2. Liga club

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on 13 June 2022, signing a two-year contract. He made his competitive debut for the club on 17 July in an

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match against SVg Purgstall.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kostić, Aleksandar Living people 1995 births Austrian men's footballers Footballers from Vienna Austrian people of Serbian descent Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Austrian sportsmen SK Rapid Wien players SK Slovan HAC players Wiener Sport-Club players First Vienna FC players FK Radnički Niš players FC Blau-Weiß Linz players Admira Wacker players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Regionalliga players