Aleksandar Boljević

Aleksandar Boljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Бољевић; born 12 December 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Aleksandar Boljević
Boljević at PSV in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995
Place of birth Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Number 15
Youth career
Zeta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Zeta 43 (8)
2014–2016 PSV 1 (0)
2014–2016 Jong PSV 71 (13)
2016–2019 Beveren 98 (7)
2019–2023 Standard Liège 34 (3)
2021 → Eupen (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Hapoel Tel Aviv 14 (0)
International career‡
2013 Montenegro U21 1 (0)
2013– Montenegro 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2023

Club career

Zeta

Boljević made his debut for FK Zeta in Montenegro's semi-professional Montenegrin First League in 2011 at the age of 15. His extraordinary talent cemented his place in Zeta's regular starting lineup. Already at the age of 16, Boljević played a key role in Zeta's campaign in the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase. He appeared in all eight Europa League qualifying games that year, making assists against JJK Jyväskylä and FK Sarajevo before playing two matches against PSV Eindhoven. Even though Zeta lost by a staggering 0–14 on aggregate, PSV Eindhoven recognized Boljević and subsequently signed him on a pre-contract which transfers Boljević to PSV in January 2014.[1]

PSV

In his time at PSV, Boljević mostly played for the reserves, Jong PSV. While he did impress there it wasn't enough for coach Phillip Cocu to call him up more regularly for the first team. Boljević made one appearance in the first team. On August 9, 2016, it became clear that Boljević had signed a contract with Belgian club Waasland-Beveren.[2] He had only one season remaining on his contract with PSV.

Waasland-Beveren

On August 9, 2016, Boljević signed a contract with Belgian club Waasland-Beveren. During the 2016–17 season, Boljević made 21 appearances for Waasland-Beveren, recording 4 assists and no goals.

Standard Liège

On June 21, 2019, Boljević signed a contract with Belgian club Standard Liège.

Eupen (loan)

On January 29, 2021, Boljević moved to Belgium club Eupen, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[3]

Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 26 January 2023, Boljević signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv on a contract until the end of the season.[4]

International career

In 2010, at the age of 14, Boljević represented Montenegro's football team at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He scored a goal against Zimbabwe in the group stage and another goal against Bolivia's team in the tournament's knockout stage.

In August 2012 he participated in the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2012, where his team lost in the final to Slovakia on penalties and took home silver medals.[5]

At 17 years of age, Boljević made his debut for the Montenegro national football team on November 17, 2013, in a friendly match against Luxembourg.[6] He has, as of July 2020, earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals.[7]

Honors

PSV

References
  1. Voetbal International: PSV kan zich opmaken voor entree vleugelspits Boljevic (In Dutch) October 17, 2013
  2. "PSV verliest 'toptalent' Boljevic aan Waasland-Beveren". www.vi.nl.
  3. "Aleksandar Boljevic (Standard) à Eupen, c'est officiel" [Aleksandar Boljevic (Standard) in Eupen, it's official]. Lavenir.net (in French). January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  4. "הקשר ההתקפי אלכסנדר בולייביץ' חתם במועדון עד תום העונה" [ATTACKING MIDFIELDER ALEXANDER BOLJEVIC SIGNED WITH THE CLUB UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON]. www.htafc.co.il (in Hebrew). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. "Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2012". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ""Sokoli" ubjedljivi u Luksemburgu - FSCG". Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-17. Fudbalski Savez Crne Gore: Sokolovi ubjedljivi u Luksemburgu (in Montenegrin) November 17, 2013
  7. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  8. Aleksandar Boljević at Soccerway
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