Dejan Kerkez
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996
Place of birth Čelarevo, Serbia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Subotica
Number 55
Youth career
ČSK Čelarevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 ČSK Čelarevo 66 (0)
2016–2018 Spartak Subotica 80 (4)
2016–2017 → ČSK Čelarevo (loan) 12 (1)
2019–2021 Marítimo 18 (0)
2021–2023 Napredak Kruševac 70 (3)
2023– Spartak Subotica 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023

Dejan Kerkez (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Керкез; born 20 January 1996) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender for Spartak Subotica.[1]

Club career

ČSK Čelarevo

Born in Novi Sad,[2] Kerkez passed youth categories of ČSK Čelarevo and joined the first team at the age of 16. He made his first senior appearances during the 2013–14 season in the Serbian League Vojvodina. Playing for the team, Kerkez made 36 league and one cup match[3] in a period between 2013 and 2015[2] and became the youngest captain in club history, promoting in the Serbian First League in summer 2015 under manager Dragan Ivanović.[4] In 2015, he was also on trial at Eredivisie side Heerenveen.[5] During the 2015–16 season, Kerkez made all 30 league matches, and also appeared in final match of the Vojvodina region cup.[6] Shortly after he signed with Spartak, Kerkez returned to ČSK Čelarevo on one-year dual registration.[7] He scored his first goal for the team in 26 fixture match of 2016–17 Serbian First League season, against Proleter Novi Sad.[8]

Spartak Subotica

In June 2016, Kerkez signed a three-year professional contract with Serbian SuperLiga side Spartak Subotica.[9] He made his debut for the new club in a cup match against Voždovac, played on 26 October 2016, under coach Andrey Chernyshov.[10] He also made his SuperLiga debut replacing Đorđe Ivanović in 19 fixture match of the 2016–17 season against Novi Pazar.[11] Kerkez scored his first senior goal in the first SuperLiga he started on the field, in 23 fixture match of the same season, against Javor Ivanjica.[12] Kerkez started the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season as a member of the first squad under coach Aleksandar Veselinović, pairing with Nemanja Ćalasan in defensive line.[13] They also formed the youngest tandem of centre backs at the beginning of season in domestic league.[14] Later, after Đorđe Ivanović left the club in the mid-season, Kerkez was named as a vice-captain behind club captain Vladimir Torbica.[15] Kerkez scored his second goal for Spartak in 1–0 victory over Voždovac in the first match of the championship round in the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign.[16]

Marítimo

On 19 June 2019, Dejan Kerkez signed a contract with Marítimo.[17]

Loan to Mafra

On 1 February 2021, Kerkez moved to Liga Portugal 2 side Mafra, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[18]

Napredak Kruševac

In June 2021, he returned to Serbia and signed with Napredak Kruševac.[19]

Career statistics

As of 10 June 2019[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ČSK Čelarevo 2013–14[2] Serbian League Vojvodina 100———100
2014–15[2] 2601[lower-alpha 1]0——270
2015–16[2] Serbian First League 30000—1[lower-alpha 2]0310
2016–17 (loan)[2] 12110——131
Total 78120—10811
Spartak Subotica 2016–17[20] Serbian SuperLiga 7110——81
2017–18[21] 32120——341
2018–19[22] 3123040—382
Total 7046040—804
Career total 14858040101615
  1. ↑ Including preliminary round match against Inđija[3]
  2. ↑ Including final round of the Vojvodina Cup against Dolina Padina[6]

Honours

ČSK Čelarevo

References

  1. ↑ Dejan Kerkez at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kerkez, Dejan". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "ČSK Pivara - Inđija 0:2 (0:1)". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Успех по рецепту Драгана Ивановића". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Дејан Керкез, фудбалер ЧСК Пиваре, на проби у Херенвену". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "ЧСК одбранио пехар". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ↑ ""FUDBAL" 33/16 - page 2437" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 17 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "ЧСК – Пролетер 1:0 (1:0) (ФОТО)". backapalankainfo.com (in Serbian). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Predstavljena prva pojačanja". FK Spartak Subotica official website (in Serbian). 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Eliminisani iz Kupa Srbije". FK Spartak Subotica official website (in Serbian). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mudrinski doneo pobedu". FK Spartak Subotica official website (in Serbian). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Vredna pobeda". FK Spartak Subotica official website (in Serbian). 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 Dejan Kerkez at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Суботичани у сјајном расположењу пред Партизан: На победу!". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Napredak dočekuje Spartak ŽK u nastavku superligaške sezone". tvsubotica.com (in Serbian). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Penal odlučio u Kruševcu, Spartak je treći!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Vou dar tudo pelo Marítimo" [I will give everything for Marítimo] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Mafra garantiu central Dejan Kerkez no último dia do mercado de transferências" [Mafra secured central Dejan Kerkez on the last day of the transfer market]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  19. ↑ "KERKEZ NA ČELU LISTE POJAČANJA" (in Serbian). Napredak Kruševac. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Kerkez, Dejan 2016–17 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "Kerkez, Dejan 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "Kerkez, Dejan 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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