Branislav Trajković

Branislav Trajković (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Трајковић; born 29 August 1989) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rabotnički.

Branislav Trajković
Trajković (left) with Vojvodina against Rapid Wien in 2012
Personal information
Full name Branislav Trajković
Date of birth (1989-08-29) 29 August 1989
Place of birth Odžaci, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Rabotnički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Hajduk Kula 71 (0)
2005–2007 → POFK Kula (loan) 39 (0)
2007 → Radnički Sombor (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2013 Vojvodina 71 (3)
2014 Partizan 11 (0)
2015–2017 Ordabasy 53 (2)
2017–2018 Zemun 21 (0)
2019 Isloch Minsk Raion 0 (0)
2020– Rabotnički 18 (0)
National team
2013 Serbia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020

Club career

Early career

Having been a well-known talent in his teenage years, Trajković made his professional debut for Hajduk Kula at the age of 16 in 2005. From 2005 to 2007 he was loaned out to lower-tier teams Radnički Sombor and POFK Kula. From 2008 he played regularly for Hajduk Kula, becoming a regular starter and gained a reputation as the core centre-back of the entire team.[1]

Vojvodina

Trajković signed for Vojvodina in August 2010.[2] From the beginning of the 2011-12 season he became captain of FK Vojvodina thanks to his reputation as one of the best center-backs playing in the entire league.[3] By the summer of 2012 Trajković had attracted interest from Trabzonspor and S.S. Lazio.[4] On 30 January 2013, despite an offer to sign for Udinese Calcio, Trajković decided to stay with FK Vojvodina in an attempt to be the first captain to lead the team to win the Serbian Cup.[5] In 2013, he began starting games as team captain with greater frequency.

Partizan

On 11 January 2014, after turning down a lucrative offer from Antalyaspor, Trajković signed with Partizan, where he was re-united with coach Marko Nikolić who had previously coached FK Vojvodina. The transfer was just one part of a large controversy on Vojvodina's winter transactions to Partizan in 2014, which caused uproar and severe criticism of football fans and sports journalists.[6][7]

Zemun

After being without a club for a year, Trajković signed with Zemun on the last day of the summer transfer window 2017 as a single player.[8] He made his debut against Red Star Belgrade on 29 October.[9] On 5 March 2018, it was announced Trajković earned a leg fracture in a match played two days before. Previously, he had been substituted out in 53 minute of game against Javor Ivanjica, being replaced with Slobodan Vuković in 2–0 home defeat.[10]

Isloch

On 30 March 2019, Trajković joined Isloch Minsk Raion.[11] He played one game for the reserve team and was only on the bench for the first team one time, before the club announced on 4 June 2019, that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent.[12]

International career

Trajković was called up for the Serbian national team ahead of the friendly match against Cyprus national football team on 6 February 2013, but did not make his debut in that game.[13] He finally made his debut for the national team on 15 October 2013, in a match against Macedonia.[14]

Career statistics

International
Serbian national team
YearAppsGoals
201310
Total10

References
  1. Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine JelenFootball: Branislav Trajković
  2. B92 Sport: Lazetić i Trajković u Vojvodini 31 August 2010
  3. Branislav Trajković: Rođen sam kao Vojvodinaš! June 8, 2011
  4. Srpski fudbal: Trajkovića zovu Turci, Lacio u igri Archived June 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine June 15, 2012
  5. Mozzart Sport: Trajković u dilemi: Kapiten Vojvodine ili odlazak u Udineze Archived December 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine 30 January 2013
  6. RTV: Navijači Vojvodine: Uprava napolje! (in Serbian) 19 January 2014
  7. Fkvojvodina.com: Quo vadis, Vošo? (in Serbian) 10 January 2014
  8. "Zemun odradio odličan posao - Stigli Šaranov i Trajković!" (in Serbian). sportske.net. September 1, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  9. Земун - Црвена звезда 0:1 (0:0) (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade official website. October 29, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  10. "Strašan peh za Zemun: Trajković slomio nogu" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  11. Бранислав Трайкович переходит в «Ислочь», tribuna.com, 30 March 2019
  12. Защитник Бранислав Трайкович покинул клуб, fcisloch.by, 4 June 2019
  13. "Orlovi: Debituju Đurđić i Trajković".
  14. Sportske: Trajković ostvario san u Jagodini (in Serbian) 16 October 2013
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