Stefan Smiljanić (born 10 July 1991) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Stefan Smiljanić
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Subotica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2004–2005 Olimpija
2005–2007 Svoboda
2008–2010 Olimpija Ljubljana
2012 Leicester U23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Olimpija Ljubljana 26 (2)
2010Kamnik (loan)
2012 UD Almansa 17 (0)
2012–2013 Hannover 96 II 15 (0)
2013–2014 Doxa Drama 6 (0)
2015 Jedinstvo Putevi 2 (0)
2016 Dob 4 (0)
2016 Metalleghe Jajce 7 (1)
2017–2018 Ankaran Hrvatini 6 (0)
2019 FC Phönix Seen
2019-2020 FC Kreuzlingen 3 (0)
2020-2021 FK Srbija Uzwil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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Smiljanić made his Olimpija Ljubljana debut on 12 September 2010 against Domžale. On 22 January 2011, he signed a four-year deal with Olimpija Ljubljana and was given the number 20 shirt.[1] He has left Olimpija Ljubljana in January 2012 and joined on a six-month contract to Spanish lower league club UD Almansa.[2] After his releasing in summer 2012 was four months without an club, before signed on 18 October 2012 for German side Hannover 96.[3]

He then played with Greek side Doxa Drama, Serbian second-level side Jedinstvo Putevi, then with Dob in the Slovenian Second League, and in Autumn 2016 with Metalleghe-BSI.[4]

In 2019, he joined FC Phönix Seen in Switzerland.[5] In September 2019, he joined FC Kreuzlingen.[6]

Personal life

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Born in Subotica, SR Serbia, back then part of FR Yugoslavia, he moved to Slovenia as a 13-year boy from Belgrade, because his father, Blažko, got a job in University Medical Centre Ljubljana.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Stefan Smiljanić" (in Slovenian). 1. SNL. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Stefan Smiljanić" (in Spanish). Lapreferente. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Die Hannoveraner haben mit Stefan Smiljanic von UD Almansa einen weiteren Angreifer verpflichtet. Der 21-jährige gilt als talentiert und hat bereits internationale Erfahrung gesammelt" (in Slovenian). VfB Oldenburg. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  4. ^ Stefan Smiljanić profile at Soccerway
  5. ^ Vorschau 2. Liga, fcphoenix.ch, 15 March 2019
  6. ^ Verband - Fussballverband Region Zürich - Verein, fvrz.ch, 14 September 2019
  7. ^ "Napadalec – vzgojen v novi Olimpiji" (in Slovenian). Delo. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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