Vesna Smiljković

Vesna Elísa Smiljković (born 31 January 1983) is a Serbian-Icelandic football midfielder currently playing in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild kvenna for Fylkir. She began her career in Serbian powerhouse Masinac Nis, with which she played the European Cup,[1] before moving to Iceland where she has also played for Keflavik IF and Þór/KA.[2] In 2014, she received an Icelandic citizenship.[3]

Vesna Smiljković
Personal information
Full name Vesna Elísa Smiljković
Date of birth (1983-01-31) 31 January 1983
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position(s) midfielder
Club information
Current team
Fylkir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–2005 Masinac Nis
2005–2008 Keflavík 58 (22)
2009–2010 Þór/KA 35 (17)
2011–2015 ÍBV 68 (27)
2015–2019 Valur 53 (18)
2020–present Fylkir 0 (0)
National team
2002– Serbia 19 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

She has been a member of the Serbian national team for a decade.[4] One of her major highlights was scoring a goal in overtime versus England in September 2011 to attain a surprise draw against the Euro 2009 runner-up.[5]

In February 2018, it was reported that she was pregnant and would miss most of the upcoming season.[6][7]

In May 2020, she signed with Fylkir.[8]

References

  1. Profile in UEFA's website
  2. Profile in soccerway.com
  3. "Vesna til liðs við Valskonur". RÚV (in Icelandic). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. Line-ups Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine of the 2003 WCQS 11/05/02 Yugoslavia - Moldova game in FIFA's website
  5. England throw away Euro 2013 qualifying points against Serbia. The Guardian, 17/09/11
  6. "Hólmfríður er barnshafandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. Magnús Már Einarsson (21 March 2018). "Fjórar barnshafandi hjá Val". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. Sindri Sverrisson (12 May 2020). "Fylkir fær reynslubolta sem er tuttugu árum eldri en markvörður liðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.


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