Asmir Kajević

Asmir Kajević
Personal information
Full name Asmir Kajević
Date of birth (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Rožaje, SR Montenegro,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dečić
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2007[1] Ibar Rožaje
2007–2008 BSK Borča
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 BSK Borča 70 (9)
2012–2015 FC Zürich 37 (2)
2016 Rijeka 0 (0)
2016–2022 Čukarički 151 (31)
2022 Wuhan Yangtze River 27 (4)
2023–2024 Vojvodina 10 (1)
2024– Dečić 10 (1)
International career‡
2007–2009 Montenegro U19 8 (1)
2010–2012 Montenegro U21 13 (2)
2018 Montenegro 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2018

Asmir Kajević (Serbian Cyrillic: Асмир Кајевић; born 15 February 1990) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dečić.

Club career

Born in Rožaje, he made his debut as senior for BSK Borča during the 2008–09 Serbian First League and helped the club to win the league and be promoted to the 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga. In his first top league season, he made 21 league appearances with 2 goals, becoming, along his countryman Stefan Savić, one of the most influential players in the club. These good displays didn't pass unnoticed in Montenegro, and both became regular members of the Montenegrin U19 team.[2] The following season, 2010-11, followed the tendency with Kajević making further 26 league appearances with 3 goals.[3]

On 19 January 2012, Kajević joined the Swiss team FC Zürich, where he played for four years. On 22 December 2015, HNK Rijeka announced that they have signed Kajević.[4] Although he featured prominently in Rijeka's pre-season friendlies in January and February 2016, he missed the entire half-season due to injury. In June 2016, after Rijeka did not extend his contract, Kajević signed for FK Čukarički as free agent.

On 28 April 2022, Kajević joined Chinese Super League club Wuhan Yangtze River.[5]

On 14 June 2023, Kajević signed for Vojvodina, until 2025.[6]

International career

After playing with the Montenegrin U19 team, he became a regular member of the Montenegro national under-21 football team since 2010. He was also part of the Montenegrin squad at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.[7]

He made his senior international debut for the Montenegro on 28 May 2018 against Bosnia and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international appearance was June 2018 friendly match against Slovenia.[8]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BSK Borča 2008–09 Serbian First League 8 2 — — 8 2
2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga 21 2 — — 21 2
2010–11 26 3 — — 26 3
2011–12 15 2 1 0 — — 16 2
Total 70 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 71 9
FC Zürich 2011–12 Swiss Super League 7 1 0 0 — — 7 1
2012–13 6 0 1 1 — — 7 1
2013–14 8 0 3 1 0 0 — 11 1
2014–15 16 1 3 0 1 0 — 20 1
Total 37 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 45 4
Čukarički 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 25 5 4 1 3 2 — 32 8
2017–18 25 5 4 1 — — 29 6
2018–19 26 6 2 0 — — 28 6
2019–20 25 2 3 0 1 1 — 29 3
2020–21 26 6 1 1 — — 26 7
2021–22 24 7 1 0 3 0 — 28 7
Total 151 31 15 3 7 3 0 0 173 37
Wuhan Yangtze River 2022 Chinese Super League 27 4 0 0 — — 27 4
Vojvodina 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 10 1 1 0 0 0 — 11 1
Career total 295 47 24 5 8 3 0 0 327 55

Honours

BSK Borča

Individual

References

  1. ^ Fussball: Asmir Kajevic Archived 2016-05-31 at the Wayback Machine at Appenzeller Zeitung
  2. ^ Asmir Kajević stats at Montenegrin FA official website
  3. ^ Asmir Kajević at Srbijafudbal
  4. ^ HNK Rijeka
  5. ^ "官方：外援福布斯、维亚纳、卡耶维奇加盟武汉长江" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ Асмир Кајевић потписао за Војводину at FK Vojvodina official website, 14 June 2023 (in Serbian)
  7. ^ Match report Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine from the 2009 Mediterranean Games official website
  8. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  9. ^ "A. KAJEVIĆ". SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  10. ^ "Igrač kola: Sjajna partija iskusnog Asmira Kajevića za ubedljiv trijumf brđana". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 2 November 2020.


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