Đorđe Vukobrat (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Вукобрат; born 5 May 1984) is a Serbian football defender who plays with Hamilton City in the Canadian Soccer League.

Đorđe Vukobrat
Personal information
Full name Đorđe Vukobrat
Date of birth (1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
ČSK Čortanovci
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Inđija 12 (0)
2004–2008 Srem 74 (2)
2007–2008Polet Novi Karlovci (loan)
2008–2009 Hajduk Beška
2009Big Bull Bačinci (loan) 11 (1)
2009–2010 Big Bull Bačinci 24 (1)
2010–2011 Radnički Šid 32 (1)
2011–2013 Donji Srem 51 (5)
2013–2014 Al-Nasr[1]
2015 Donji Srem 14 (0)
2015–2016 Radnički Sremska Mitrovica 15 (2)
2016–2018 United Victory 35 (2)
2019–2021 Hamilton City SC
2021–2022 BGH City
2023– Hamilton City SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2018

Club career

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Early career

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Vukobrat began playing at the local regional levels with various teams such as Dača Dimitrijević, and CSK Čortanovci.[2][3] In 2002, he joined the professional ranks to play in the Serbian League Vojvodina for a season with FK Inđija.[2] In the next season, he transitioned into a higher tier in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro with FK Srem and had a loan spell with FK Polet Novi Karlovci.[2] He would ultimately sign a permanent deal with Big Bull Bačinci in 2009 in the third division.[4][2] The following season Bačinci was promoted to the second tier where Vukobrat appeared in 32 matches and scored 1 goal.[5]

Donji Srem

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After a season with Bačinci, he returned to Donji Srem in 2011 and helped the club win the Serbian League Vojvodina.[6][7][8] In his second stint with Srem, he assisted the club in securing promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga.[2] Throughout the season he played in 28 matches and recorded 2 goals.[5] He would re-sign with Srem during their run in the country's top tier.[9][10][11] In his debut season in the top division, he played in 23 games and recorded 1 goal.[5]

In 2013, he played abroad in the Oman Professional League with Al-Nasr SC.[12][4][3][13] After a season in the Middle East, he returned to the Serbian premier league with former club Srem for the 2014-15 season.[14][15] In his return to the top division, he played in 14 matches.[5] Vukobrat would continue playing in Serbia in the lower leagues with Radnički Sremska Mitrovica throughout the 2015-16 season.[16][17]

Asia

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In the summer of 2016, he had another stint abroad this time in the Southeast Asian Dhivehi Premier League with United Victory.[18] He played with United Victory the following season in the regional Malé League.

Canada

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After several seasons in the Maldives, he played abroad again in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City.[19] In his debut season with Hamilton, he helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the First Division. The club would FC Ukraine United in the opening round of the postseason where Hamilton was eliminated from the competition.[20] He re-signed with Hamilton for the 2020 season.[21]

After the merger between Hamilton and Brantford Galaxy, he played with BGH City FC for the 2021 season.[22] Vukobrat returned for his second season with the hybrid team in 2022.[23] Throughout the 2022 campaign, the club secured a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the standings.[24] The team was defeated in the quarterfinal round of the postseason by Scarborough SC.[25] In 2023, he returned to his former club Hamilton as it became a single entity once again.[26]

Honors

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Donji Srem

References

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  1. ^ "Vukobrat u Omanu". utakmica.rs (in Serbian). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Fudbalski razvoj Djordja Vukobrata: Od Čortanovaca do Pećinaca" [Football Development of Djorgje Vukobrat: From Čortanovaci to Pecinaci]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Đorđe Vukobrat popričao sa selektorom…" [Đorđe Vukobrat spoke with the selector...]. kafanskiselektor.com (in Serbian). 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Djordje Vukobrat - United Victory - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Serbia - Đ. Vukobrat - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Djordje Vukobrat analizira utakmicu Indjija – Donji Srem" [Djordje Vukobrat Analyzes the match Between Indjija and Donji Srem]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Donji Srem: Baš nemamo sreće" [Donji Srem: We are not very lucky]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Orlovi Preko Bare Sve Gaze: Dva reprezentativca Srbije su tamo igrala!" [The Eagles Through The Bare are Trusting Everything: Two Serbian national team players played there!] (in Serbian). Republika. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ "FK Donji Srem 2012-13". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Donji Srem "očima statistike", Damnjanović prvi strelac" [Donji Srem In the Eyes of Statistics", Damnjanovic is the First Scorer]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 4 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Вермезовић: Наплатићемо дуг Доњем Срему" [Vermezović: We will collect the debt to Donji Srem]. Vajdasági Rádió és Televízió. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Utakmica.rs - Sportski portal sa statistikom Jelen Superlige". www.utakmica.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Доњи Срем без штопера – Вукобрат у Оману" [Donji Srem without a stopwatch - Vukobrat in Oman]. www.zurnal.rs. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Pred utakmicu Donji Srem - Borac" [Before the Game Donji Srem - Borac]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Prelazni rok u OFS Pećinci" [Transitional Period in OFS Pecinca]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 25 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Djordje Vukobrat | Football Stats | Donji Srem | Age 35 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Djordje Vukobrat". srbijafudbal.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Vi sanjate, a Vukobrat uživa na Maldivima" [You dream, and Vukobrat enjoys the Maldives]. Vesti online. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  19. ^ "2019 Hamilton City roster". Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  20. ^ Adamson, Stan (14 October 2019). "Ukraine UTD Defeat Hamilton in Quarterfinals....Playoffs Update". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  21. ^ "2020 Hamilton City roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  22. ^ "CSL Player Stats". cslregistration.ca. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  23. ^ "2022 BGHC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  24. ^ Adamson, Stan (8 August 2022). "Serbian White Eagles Gain Bye,,,,,,Playoff Analysis". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  25. ^ Stancho, Stanchev (19 August 2022). "К. Димитров-Брежанеца на две стъпки от дубъл на титлата в Канада" [K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa is two steps away from a double title in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  26. ^ "2023 Hamilton City roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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