Stefan Knezevic

Stefan Knezevic (Serbo-Croatian: Stefan Knežević; born 30 October 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Luzern in the Swiss Super League.

Stefan Knezevic
Personal information
Full name Stefan Knezevic
Date of birth (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996
Place of birth Lucerne, Switzerland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Luzern
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2007 FC Hitzkirch
2004–2012 Luzern
2012–2013 Kriens
2013–2014 Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Luzern 63 (3)
2014–2015 → SC Buochs (loan) 25 (1)
National team
2018 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:23, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Professional career

A youth product of Luzern, Knezevic was loaned to SC Buochs for the 2014-15 season to get first team training.[1] He made his professional debut for Luzern in a 0-0 (6-5) Swiss Cup penalty shootout win over FC Sion on 4 April 2017.[2] He made his Swiss Super League debut in a 2-0 win over FC Vaduz on 9 April 2017.[3] He scored his first professional goal in a 4-1 Swiss Super League loss to Grasshopper Club Zürich on 22 April 2017.[4]

Personal life

Knezevic was born in Switzerland, and is of Serbian descent.[5]

References
  1. http://www.freisschulen.ch/files/Dokumente/News/2017_04_24_Knezevic_Der_FCL_ist_mein_Wunschklub.pdf
  2. "Sion vs. Luzern - 5 April 2017 - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com.
  3. League, Swiss Football. "Match - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  4. League, Swiss Football. "Match - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  5. Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "Stefan Knezevic tritt ins FCL-Rampenlicht".


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