Stefan Knezevic

Stefan Knezevic

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Lucerne, Switzerland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Luzern
Number	5
Youth career
2003–2007	FC Hitzkirch
2004–2012	Luzern
2012–2013	Kriens
2013–2014	Luzern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2021	Luzern	103	(4)
2014–2015	→ SC Buochs (loan)	25	(1)
2021–2024	Sporting Charleroi	64	(1)
2024–	Luzern	15	(0)
International career
2018	Switzerland U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024

Stefan Knezevic (Serbian: Стефан Кнежевић, Stefan Knežević; born 30 October 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Luzern.

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]

On 11 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Sporting Charleroi in Belgium.[5]

On 13 July 2024, Knezevic returned to Luzern on a five-year contract.[6]

Personal life

Knezevic was born in Switzerland, and is of Serbian descent.[7]

Honours

Luzern

• Swiss Cup: 2020–21[8]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
2. "Sion vs. Luzern - 5 April 2017 - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com.
3. "Match". Swiss Football League.
4. "Match". Swiss Football League.
5. "BIENVENUE, STEFAN !" (in French). Charleroi. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
6. "STEFAN KNEZEVIC ZURÜCK BEIM FCL" [STEFAN KNEZEVIC BACK AT FCL] (in German). FC Luzern. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
7. Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "Stefan Knezevic tritt ins FCL-Rampenlicht".
8. "Nach 29 Jahren: Luzern ist Schweizer Cup-Sieger". kicker (in German). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

External links

• SFL Profile
• Stefan Knezevic at WorldFootball.net
• Stefan Knezevic at Soccerway
• Switzernald U20 profile