Radivoje "Rajko" Lekić (born 3 July 1981 in

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) is a Danish

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er who currently plays for Ballerup-Skovlunde as a playing forward coach. He has played for

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, B 93,

BK Avarta Boldklubben Avarta is a Danish professional Association football, football club currently competing in the Danish 3rd Division, 3rd division, which ranks as the fourth-highest league in the country. Avarta's home ground is Espelundens Idrætsanl� ...

Herfølge BK Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of central Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected to Køge and Næstved by the Lille Syd railway line. Herfølge Church Herføl ...

Fremad Amager Boldklubben Fremad Amager (meaning in English: The Ball Club Forward Amager; abbreviated Fremad A) is a Danish professional football club based in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen. As of the 2024–25 season, the club's senior men's team ...

Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

Odense BK Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Odense, in southern Denmark. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play ...

Lyngby BK Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional football club based in Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club has won the Danish c ...

and

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in Denmark, as well as

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club

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and Hungarian

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. Lekić is of Montenegrin descent but was born and raised in Denmark.

Career

Club

Lekić began his career with Danish side B 93 in 1998 and remained at the club for 3 years, getting his professional debut in the

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on 16 June 1999 in a 2-1 win again AGF Aarhus. But it became his only league game for the club. So during the 2001 season he joined the Danish 4th tier club

and became an instant success, as he tallied 16 goals in just 15 matches, making him topscorer in the

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and earning him a contract as full-time professional for

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side

in January 2002. He continued to be a topscorer netting 9 goals in 13 matches, but in the second half of the season he was showing poor form. So in 2003 he signed a half-year contract with

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side

and appeared in 12 matches scoring 6 goals and helping the club to win promotion to the

. But he did not get his contract extended. So he chose to join another Danish 1st Division side

, the club with which he would have his greatest success. In his first spell with Silkeborg Lekić would net 30 goals in just 34 appearances. He became Danish 1st Division topscorer, helped Silkeborg to promotion to the Danish Superliga and his goal scoring prowess did not go unnoticed on the Continent. In 2004 Lekić was signed by

of Spain's

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. In two season with Xerez Lekić appeared in 38 league matches and scored 6 goals. The following seasons he would join OB, Zalaegerszegi, and

but struggled to find the form that had made him a highly regarded striker. In 2008, he returned to

on loan and quickly recaptured his scoring form tallying 15 goals in 15 appearances. As a result,

purchased his contract and he remained at the club on a permanent basis. During this second spell with

Lekić appeared in 76 league matches and scored 37 goals. During his two stints with

Lekić appeared in 121 official matches and scored 76 goals.

Major League Soccer

Lekić signed with

on 8 April 2011. contract terms were not disclosed. He made his Revolution debut on April 17 in a 1-0 loss to the

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, and scored his first goal on 23 April, in a 3-2 win over

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. He made his first start for the

on 17 April 2011 in a game against the

. In 23 games, Lekic registered six goals and one assist, second in scoring to

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. After the season, he could not agree terms with New England and instead signed with

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

of the

on 31 January 2012.

Later career

On 10 August 2012, Lekic was released from

International

Lekić was born in Denmark and is of Montenegrin descent. He made his debut for the Danish national team against

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in which he came on as a 61st-minute substitute for

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lekic, Rajko 1981 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Danish people of Montenegrin descent Boldklubben af 1893 players Herfølge Boldklub players Silkeborg IF players Xerez CD footballers Odense Boldklub players Esbjerg fB players New England Revolution players Lyngby Boldklub players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Major League Soccer players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards Boldklubben Avarta players Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Danish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 21st-century Danish sportsmen