Danilo Radjen (born June 22, 1994) is an American professional soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 22, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Cleveland State Vikings | 36 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Akron Zips | 30 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | West Virginia Chaos | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | New York Cosmos | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | New York Cosmos B | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Partizan | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Teleoptik (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bačka Bačka Palanka | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Borec Veles | 21 | (0) |
| 2023 | Iskra Danilovgrad | 13 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2024 | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editRadjen began playing college soccer at Cleveland State University in 2012, where he played for two seasons and making 36 appearances for the Vikings and was named Horizon League All-Newcomer Team in his freshman season.[2] He transferred to the University of Akron in 2013. Radjen missed most of the 2014 season due to injury, but played for two further seasons and made 30 appearances for the Zips, as well as being named Academic All-Mid American Conference in 2015 and 2016.[3]
Whilst at college, Radjen spent a season in the USL PDL with West Virginia Chaos.[4]
Professional
editMLS SuperDraft
editOn January 13, 2017, Radjen was selected 36th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo.[5] However, he did not sign with the team.
New York Cosmos
editIn April 2017, Radjen was announced as being on the roster for side New York Cosmos who played in the[6] via their first team who competed in the NASL.[7] He made 15 appearances for the Cosmos reserve team in 2017,[8] but didn't appear for the first team.[9]
FK Partizan
editFollowing a year out of the game, Radjen signed with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Partizan[10] and was soon loaned to newly promoted Serbian First League side FK Teleoptik for the season on July 15, 2020.[11]
OFK Bačka
editAfter a season with Teleoptik, Radjen signed a one-year deal with Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Bačka on July 31, 2020.[12] He made his debut for the club on September 13, 2020, appearing as an injury-time substitute during a 2–1 loss to Mladost Lučani.[13]
Borec
editIn August 2021, Radjen signed with 1. MFL side Borec.[14] A hand injury that needed to be operated on made him sit out the last two months of the season. Radjen was given team of the week honors multiple times during the season.
References
edit- ^ Danilo Radjen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Danilo Radjen". Cleveland State University.
- ^ "Danilo Radjen - Men's Soccer". University of Akron Athletics.
- ^ "2014 Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ Roepken, Corey (January 13, 2017). "Dynamo trade down in MLS draft, pick Hofstra midfielder". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Cosmos B Announces 2017 Roster". www.nycosmos.com.
- ^ "Radjen Signs Contract with New York Cosmos of NASL". University of Akron Athletics.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
- ^ "Players | NASL". www.nasl.com.
- ^ "Partizan hitno pojačao defanzivnu liniju, potpisao Amerikanac (FOTO)". alo.
- ^ "PROBLEM ZA PARTIZAN: Talentovani napadač želi da ode, stiže američki fudbaler! - Domaći fudbal, Fudbal, The Best Of, Top News". July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Iz MLS, preko Partizana do Bačke Palanke!". Mondo Portal.
- ^ "Serbia - FK Mladost Lučani - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "USA - D. Radjen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".