Mladen Zeljković
Serbian footballer
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Mladen Zeljković (born 18 November 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for OFK Jugović Kac.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mladen Zeljković | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Novi Sad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Novi Sad | 29 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Proleter Novi Sad | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Palić | ||
| 2012 | Radnik Bijeljina | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | Borac Banja Luka | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Željezničar | 49 | (0) |
| 2015 | Waterloo Region | 9 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Radnik Bijeljina | 29 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Alashkert | 37 | (2) |
| 2020 | Čelik Zenica | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Napredak Kruševac | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Dečić | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Tekstilac Odžaci | ||
| 2022–2023 | Bečej 1918 | ||
| 2023–2024 | Hajduk Divos | ||
| 2024– | OFK Jugović Kac | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Zeljković started playing in 2008 at Novi Sad, after which he played for Proleter Novi Sad and Palić. In 2012, he went across the border to play in the Bosnian Premier League with Radnik Bijeljina.[1] He later had stints with Borac Banja Luka and Željezničar.[2][3]
In 2015, Zeljković went abroad to play in the Canadian Soccer League for Waterloo Region.[4] After a season in Canada, he returned to Radnik in 2016.[5] He won the Bosnian Cup and two Republika Srpska Cups while at the club.
In 2017, he signed with Alashkert of the Armenian Premier League.[6] He was featured in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League against Santa Coloma and BATE Borisov.[7][8] In the 2017–18 season, Zeljković helped Alashkert to win the league title.[9] In the 2018–19 season, Zeljković won the Armenian Supercup and the 2018–19 Armenian Cup as well.[10] He left Alashkert in December 2019 after his contract with the club expired.[11]
In January 2020, Zeljković came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and joined Čelik Zenica.[12] He made his official debut for Čelik in a 2–0 league loss against Zrinjski Mostar on 23 February 2020.[13] On 3 July 2020, Zeljković left Čelik and joined Serbian SuperLiga club Napredak Kruševac.[14] The following season, he remained in the Balkan region and secured a contract with Dečić in the Montenegrin top division.[15]
After a season in Montenegro, he returned to Serbia the following year to play in the country's third-tier league with Tekstilac Odžaci.[16] In 2022, he signed with Bečej 1918.[17][18] Zeljković signed with Hajduk Divos in 2023, and the following summer, he joined OFK Jugović Kac.[19]
Honours
Radnik Bijeljina
Alashkert