Vedran Kjosevski

Vedran Kjosevski
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Veles, Macedonia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Struga
Number 95
Youth career
2005–2013 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Željezničar 100 (1)
2020–2021 Velež Mostar 4 (0)
2022– Struga 56 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 7 (0)
2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 4 (0)
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 1 (0)
2018–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024

Vedran Kjosevski (Bosnian pronunciation: [ʋědran kjǒseʋski], Macedonian: Ведран Ќосевски; born 22 May 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Struga.[1]

Club career

Željezničar

Kjosevski joined Željezničar's youth academy in 2005 and came through all youth categories. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 May 2013.[2] On 29 March 2014, he made his professional debut against Leotar at the age of 18.[3]

In the following seasons, Kjosevski struggled to become first-choice goalkeeper, eventually securing that spot in 2016.[4] On 14 August 2017, he signed a new three-year contract.[5]

On 7 April 2018, he managed to score a goal against Široki Brijeg, which earned his team a point in the game.[6] Later that season, Kjosevski won his first trophy with the club by beating Krupa in the Bosnian Cup final.[7]

In July 2018, Kjosevski was named club captain.[8] A few months later, he was stripped of captaincy and suspended due to breach of club's discipline.[9] Shortly after, the suspension was lifted, but Kjosevski did not get his captaincy arm band back as teammate Sulejman Krpić was named new captain.[10]

In April 2019, after poor showing in Željezničar's games, Kjosevski lost his first choice goalkeeper spot, eventually becoming the second choice goalkeeper after former teammate Irfan Fejzić became the new first choice goalkeeper in the team,[11] and in the 2019–20 season, became the third choice goalkeeper after the signing of Serbian goalkeeper Filip Erić who became first choice and after 19 year old Jasmin Kršić became second choice.[12]

After over 6 months of not playing any league matches for Željezničar, Kjosevski made his first league appearance in the 2019–20 season for the club on 30 November 2019, in Željezničar's 1–3 away win against fierce city rivals FK Sarajevo in the Sarajevo derby.[13]

On 27 June 2020, it was announced that Kjosevski, alongside teammate Kemal Osmanković, had left the club after their contracts with Željezničar expired.[14]

Velež Mostar

Nearly three months after leaving Željezničar, Kjosevski decided to stay in Bosnian football, signing a two-year contract with Velež Mostar on 25 September 2020.[15] He made his official debut for Velež in a league game against Radnik Bijeljina, on 27 February 2021.[16] Kjosevski left the club in June 2021.[17]

International career

Kjosevski represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.[18]

In March 2018, after Jasmin Burić got injured, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Bulgaria and Senegal.[19]

Kjosevski is still eligible to represent North Macedonia as his birth country.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 March 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Željezničar 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 11 0 7 0 0 0 18 0
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 29 0 4 0 – 33 0
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 30 1 7 0 4 0 41 1
2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 23 0 0 0 4 0 27 0
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 5 0 2 0 – 7 0
Total 100 1 23 0 8 0 131 1
Velež Mostar 2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 4 0 0 0 – 4 0
Career total 104 1 23 0 8 0 135 1

Honours

Željezničar[20]

References

  1. ^ Vedran Kjosevski at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Bajić i Kjosevski potpisali petogodišnje ugovore sa FK Željezničar". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Željezničar uvjerljiv na Policama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Kjosevski: Nisam razmišljao o odlasku iz Željezničara, dočekao sam svoju šansu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Vedran Kjosevski produžio ugovor sa Željezničarom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Vedran Kjosevski golom u 94. minuti donio bod Željezničaru protiv Širokog Brijega". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 7 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Vedran Kjosevski: Jedva čekamo da izađemo na novi teren". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Željezničar imenovao novog kapitena, protiv Kjosevskog pokrenut disciplinski postupak". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  10. ^ V. Vukmirović (17 October 2018). "Vedran Kjosevski vraćen u ekipu Željezničara" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. ^ A. Čaušević (11 April 2019). "Osim pravi niz izmjena: Pod Bijelim brijegom promjena na golu Plavih" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  12. ^ S. Mlaćo (31 October 2019). "Kako je 'nestao' Vedran Kjosevski: GOŠK i alkohol..." (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  13. ^ E.B. (30 November 2019). "Plavi na krilima Štilića pokorili Koševo i preuzeli vrh tabele Premijer lige BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  14. ^ E. Čaušević (27 June 2020). "Željezničar potvrdio odlaske Kjosevskog i Osmankovića" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  15. ^ F.Z. (25 September 2020). "Velež doveo bivšeg golmana Željezničara Vedrana Kjosevskog" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  16. ^ N.K. (27 February 2021). "Golmani briljirali u remiju Radnika i Veleža, gosti završili meč s igračem manje" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  17. ^ M. Šljivak (1 June 2021). "Vedran Kjosevski i FK Velež dogovorili raskid saradnje" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Golman Željezničara pozvan u seniorsku reprezentaciju BiH". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Kjosevski pozvan umjesto Burića". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  20. ^ a b "V. Kjosevski". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.