Stefan Knezevic

Stefan Knezevic (Serbo-Croatian: Stefan Knežević; born 30 October 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club Charleroi.

Stefan Knezevic
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996
Place of birth Lucerne, Switzerland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Charleroi
Number 3
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– Charleroi 9 (0)
National team
2018 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2021

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 Charleroi in Belgium.[5]

Personal life

Knezevic was born in Switzerland, and is of Serbian descent.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Sion vs. Luzern - 5 April 2017 - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com.
  3. League, Swiss Football. "Match - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  4. League, Swiss Football. "Match - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  5. "BIENVENUE, STEFAN !" (in French). Charleroi. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "Stefan Knezevic tritt ins FCL-Rampenlicht".
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