Milos Kerkez

Milos Kerkez (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Керкез; born 7 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. Born in Serbia, he represents the Hungary national team.

The native form of this personal name is Kerkez Milos. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Milos Kerkez
Personal information
Full name Milos Kerkez[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003
Place of birth Vrbas, Serbia and Montenegro[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2014 OFK Vrbas
2014–2019 Rapid Wien
2019 Hódmezővásárhely
2019–2020 Győr
2021–2022 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Győr 16 (0)
2021–2022 AC Milan 0 (0)
2022– Jong AZ 9 (0)
2022– AZ 29 (3)
International career‡
2020 Hungary U17 2 (0)
2021– Hungary U21 1 (0)
2022– Hungary 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:54, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Kerkez joined Austrian side Rapid Wien in 2014, and played there until 2019.[3]

Győr

In 2020, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Győri ETO FC. In an interview with scoutedftbl.com, Kerkez said that during his period at Győr he decided to become a Hungarian international because he got a lot of help and support from his coaches and teammates in Győr.[4]

AC Milan

On 2 February 2021, he was signed by Serie A giant A.C. Milan.[5] Paolo Maldini phoned him a couple of days before the end of the transfer season. Kerkez, in an interview with Nemzeti Sport, said that you cannot say no when Maldini calls you. So Kerkez decided to leave Győr and join AC Milan. On 17 July 2021, Kerkez played his first match with the senior team in a training match against Pro Sesto 1913.[6] However, he was not given enough opportunity; therefore, he decided to leave AC Milan in 2022.[7]

AZ

On 29 January 2022, he was signed by Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[8] On 19 May 2022, he played his first match for AZ against SC Heerenveen at the Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, the Netherlands. The match ended with a 3-2 win for Heerenveen and Kerkez was substituted in the 77th minute.[9][10] On 14 August 2022, he scored his first goal in the Eredivisie against Sparta Rotterdam at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam in the 2022–23 Eredivisie season. The match was won by AZ 3-2 and Kerkez scored the winning goal in the 77th minute.[11][12]

International career

Kerkez was called up by the senior Hungary team for the Nations League matches against England (home), Italy (away), Germany (home) and England (away) on 4, 7, 11 and 14 June 2022 respectively.[13] He made his first senior national team appearance on 23 September 2022, against Germany (away).

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 April 2023[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Győr 2020–21 NB II 1602[lower-alpha 1]00000180
Milan 2021–22 Serie A 0000000000
Jong AZ 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 90———90
AZ 2022–23 Eredivisie 2932[lower-alpha 2]016[lower-alpha 3]200475
Career total 5434016200745

Notes

  1. Appearances in the Magyar Kupa
  2. Appearances in the KNVB Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Kerkez Milos" [Milos Kerkez]. MLSZ adatbank (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. Milos Kerkez at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Milos Kerkez". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. "An exclusive interview with AZ's Milos Kerkez". Scouted Football. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. I, K. T. (2 February 2021). "Legionnaires: Milan signed on with ETO FC Győr's defender – Photos". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. M, CS (17 July 2021). "Légiósok: Kerkez Milos bemutatkozott, majd duplázott a Milanban – v". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. nemzetisport.hu (22 September 2022). "Válogatott: Már az elején eldöntöttem, hogy a magyar válogatottban". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. D, M. (29 January 2022). "Légiósok: Kerkez Milos a holland élvonalba igazolt – hivatalos - NS". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  9. "Heerenveen vs. AZ - 19 May 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. Á, B. (19 May 2022). "Légiósok: Kerkez Milos bemutatkozott a holland élvonalban - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  11. "Sparta Rotterdam vs. AZ - 14 August 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  12. J, K. Zs , V. (14 August 2022). "Hollandia: Kerkez első gólja győzelmet ért az AZ-nek - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  13. "England 0-4 Hungary". BBC. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  14. Milos Kerkez at Soccerway
  15. "Statistics". adatbank.mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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