Stefan Knezevic
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luzern | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | FC Hitzkirch | ||
| 2004–2012 | Luzern | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kriens | ||
| 2013–2014 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Luzern | 103 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → SC Buochs (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Sporting Charleroi | 64 | (1) |
| 2024– | Luzern | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 | |||
Stefan Knezevic (Serbian: Стефан Кнежевић, Stefan Knežević; born 30 October 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Luzern.
Professional career
[edit]A youth product of Luzern, Knezevic was loaned to SC Buochs for the 2014–15 season to get first team training.[1] He made his professional debut for Luzern in a 0-0 (6-5) Swiss Cup penalty shootout win over FC Sion on 4 April 2017.[2] He made his Swiss Super League debut in a 2–0 win over FC Vaduz on 9 April 2017.[3] He scored his first professional goal in a 4-1 Swiss Super League loss to Grasshopper Club Zürich on 22 April 2017.[4]
On 11 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Sporting Charleroi in Belgium.[5]
On 13 July 2024, Knezevic returned to Luzern on a five-year contract.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Knezevic was born in Switzerland, and is of Serbian descent.[7]
Honours
[edit]Luzern
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sion vs. Luzern - 5 April 2017 - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com.
- ^ League, Swiss Football. "Match - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- ^ League, Swiss Football. "Match - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- ^ "BIENVENUE, STEFAN !" (in French). Charleroi. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "STEFAN KNEZEVIC ZURÜCK BEIM FCL" [STEFAN KNEZEVIC BACK AT FCL] (in German). FC Luzern. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "Stefan Knezevic tritt ins FCL-Rampenlicht".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nach 29 Jahren: Luzern ist Schweizer Cup-Sieger". kicker (in German). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- SFL Profile
- Stefan Knezevic at WorldFootball.net
- Stefan Knezevic at Soccerway
- Switzernald U20 profile
- 1996 births
- Footballers from Lucerne
- Swiss people of Serbian descent
- Living people
- Swiss men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- FC Luzern players
- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
- Swiss Super League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen