Ljubiša Vukelja

Ljubiša Vukelja
Vukelja with Vasas
Personal information
Full name Ljubiša Vukelja
Date of birth (1983-07-22) 22 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1993–1995 ŽSK Žabalj
1995–2001 Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Vojvodina 107 (22)
2006–2007 Partizan 8 (0)
2007 → Ethnikos Achna (loan) 3 (0)
2008 Vojvodina 4 (0)
2008–2010 Borac Banja Luka 24 (6)
2009 → Vasas (loan) 11 (2)
2011 Śląsk Wrocław 1 (0)
2011 Slavija Sarajevo 6 (1)
2012 Čelik Nikšić 12 (2)
2013 Radnički Klupci 13 (2)
2014–2015 Proleter Novi Sad 30 (4)
2015–2018 Nordvärmlands FF 55 (11)
2018–2019 Radnički Zrenjanin
International career
1999 FR Yugoslavia U16[a] 1 (0)
2004 Serbia and Montenegro U21[a] 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ljubiša Vukelja (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубиша Вукеља; born 22 July 1983) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Vukelja came through the youth system of Vojvodina, making his first-team debut in 2001. He collected over 100 league appearances for the club in the top flight and scored 22 goals. In June 2006, Vukelja signed a four-year deal with Partizan.[1]

Between 2008 and 2012, Vukelja played for several clubs abroad, including Borac Banja Luka, Vasas, Śląsk Wrocław, Slavija Sarajevo and Čelik Nikšić.

In July 2015, Vukelja moved to Sweden and signed with Nordvärmlands FF. He scored three goals in 10 appearances until the end of the year in Div 2 Norra Götaland,[2] as the club suffered relegation from the league. In the 2016 season, Vukelja scored six goals in 19 matches in Div 3 Västra Svealand,[3] helping the side earn promotion back to the fourth tier of Swedish football. He appeared in 14 games and scored two goals in the 2017 Div 2 Norra Götaland.[4] In the 2018 season, Vukelja made 12 appearances in Div 2 Norra Götaland, scoring no goals.[5]

International career

Vukelja represented Serbia and Montenegro at under-21 level, scoring a hat-trick in a 5–0 win over San Marino during the UEFA Under-21 Championship 2006 qualifying stage.

Honours

Borac Banja Luka
Čelik Nikšić

Notes

  1. ^ a b Official UEFA matches only

References

  1. ^ "Vukelja potpisao za Partizan!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Div 2 Norra Götaland, herrar 2015" (in Swedish). lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Div 3 Västra Svealand, herrar 2016" (in Swedish). lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Div 2 Norra Götaland, herrar 2017" (in Swedish). lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Div 2 Norra Götaland, herrar 2018" (in Swedish). lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 22 August 2021.