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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Srđan Đekanović | ||
| Date of birth | January 8, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Montreal Impact | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | UBC Thunderbirds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | Zemun | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Zmaj Zemun (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2003 | Radnički Obrenovac | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Železničar Belgrade | 34 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Toronto FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2009– | Montreal Impact | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Canada U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Srđan Đekanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Ђекановић, usually referred to in English as Srdjan Djekanovic) (born January 8, 1983 in Belgrade) is a Yugoslavian-born Canadian soccer player of Serbian origin who currently plays for the Montreal Impact in the USL First Division.
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Career
Early career in Europe
Djekanović's professional career has included stops at Zemun, Zmaj, Radnički Obrenovac, and Železničar Beograd in Serbia from 2001-2004.
North America
Djekanović played two seasons of college soccer for the University of British Columbia, with whom he won the CIS National Championships in 2005. At the same time he played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, with whom he also won the USL First Division Championship in 2006.
On June 2, 2007, Djekanović made his first ever MLS start in goal in a match versus the Colorado Rapids. He recorded his first victory as his Toronto FC won 2-1, and he earned his first clean sheet on June 17, 2007 in a 4-0 Toronto FC win over FC Dallas. Toronto FC finished the 2007 season with the team record 6-17-7, while the team record with Djekanović starting was 2-3-2, with 1.28 goals against average, both by far being the team best. Djekanović also played in 10 reserve team games during the 2007 season while with Toronto FC, not allowing a goal in his last 6 games played with the reserves.
Following the 2007 MLS season, he returned to UBC and backstopped them to yet another national championship. On February 28, 2008, Djekanović was signed to his former team, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[1] On August 13, 2008, Djekanović was released by the Whitecaps.[2] After leaving the Whitecaps, Djekanović had been linked with a move to Houston Dynamo of the MLS.[3]
He returned to the UBC Thunderbirds for a short period of time in September 2008. On January 9, 2009 he signed with Montreal Impact.[4]
International
Despite being born in Yugoslavia, Djekanović is now a naturalized Canadian citizen. He made three appearances for the Canadian U-20 national team in 2003, but has yet to be called up to the senior side.
Trivia
He is the first and still the only player in history to play for all three Canadian professional soccer teams (Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact).
Honors
Montreal Impact
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2009
References
External links
- Montreal Impact bio
- UBC profile
- Canadasoccer.com profile
- Interview with Srdjan Djekanović during his 2007 season with Toronto
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