Srđan Simović (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Симовић; born 17 July 1985) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles FC.[1]

Srđan Simović
Simović in 2022
Personal information
Full name Srđan Simović
Date of birth (1985-07-17) 17 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Čačak, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-wing / Left-back
Team information
Current team
Serbian White Eagles
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Javor Ivanjica 0 (0)
2004–2005 Takovo 14 (0)
2005–2006 Jedinstvo Ub 33 (4)
2006–2007 Mladost Apatin 23 (0)
2007–2008 Voždovac 21 (0)
2008–2012 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 112 (18)
2012–2013 Radnički Kragujevac 24 (1)
2014 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 5 (0)
2014 Radnik Surdulica 13 (4)
2015 Javor Ivanjica 14 (1)
2016–2018 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 62 (0)
2018–2019 Sloga Požega
2019 Takovo
2019–2020 Borac Čačak
2020–2021 Ulaanbaatar City
2022– Serbian White Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Superliga

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Simović played various times in Serbia's top-tier league initially with Mladost Apatin for the 2006-07 season.[2] He continued playing in the country's SuperLiga with Metalac Gornji Milanovac where he had several different stints with the club.[3][4][5] In 2012, he furthered his career in the top tier by signing with FK Radnički 1923.[6]

Mongolia

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In January 2020, Simović joined Ulaanbaatar City in Mongolia under newly hired Serbian coach Vojislav Bralušić.[7][8]

Canada

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In the summer of 2022, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[1][9] He helped the Serbs secure the regular-season title which included a playoff berth.[10] In the second round of the postseason, he played against FC Continentals where the Serbs were eliminated from the competition.[11]

Simović re-signed with the Serbs for the 2023 season where he participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where Toronto Falcons defeated the White Eagles in a penalty shootout.[12] The Serbs would finish the 2023 campaign as runners-up to Scarborough SC in the regular season.[13]

He returned for his third season and helped Serbia win the Royal CSL Cup against Scarborough.[14]

Honours

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Radnik Surdulica

Serbian White Eagles

References

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  1. ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (16 November 2022). "Re-Cap of 2022 Signings". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Mladost Apatin 2006-07". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Звезда без Виеире покушава да коначно освоји "Грофову слабу тачку" Горњи Милановац (15, Арена спорт 1)" [Zvezda without Vieira tries to finally conquer the "Count's weak spot" Gornji Milanovac]. Politika Online. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Metalac Gornji Milanovac 2011-12". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Serbia - S. Simović - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ "ФК Раднички 1923: Бељић остаје" [FK Radnički 1923: Beljić stays]. NOVOSTI (in Serbian). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. ^ Ulaanbaatar City Names Vojislav Bralušić New Head Coach, mongolianfootball.com, 20 January 2020
  8. ^ "Srđan Simović". srbijafudbal.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Играо је у Звезди, а сада је узданица српских Белих орлова" [He played in Zvezda, and now he is a supporter of the Serbian White Eagles]. Politika Online. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  10. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (29 September 2022). "The Two Sides to Serbian White Eagles". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  11. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (20 August 2022). "Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-Final". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (24 May 2023). "SWE Finish Second in First Ever Royal CSL Cup". serbianwhiteagles.ca. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе канадския "Скарбъро" до нова титла в редовния сезон" ["Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov led the Canadian "Scarborough" to a new title in the regular season"]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  14. ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (9 June 2024). "Two Goals By Pavicevic for the Win and the Cup". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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