Damir Kojašević

Damir Kojašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Дамир Којашевић; born 3 June 1987) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sutjeska Nikšić and the Montenegro national team.

Damir Kojašević
Kojašević with Vardar in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-06-03) 3 June 1987
Place of birth Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 Sutjeska Nikšić
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Dečić 31 (4)
2008–2010 Jagiellona 23 (1)
2009 → Górnik Łęczna (loan) 6 (0)
2010 Zeta 12 (2)
2010–2012 Sarajevo 40 (9)
2012 Budućnost 15 (2)
2012–2015 Astana 61 (12)
2015 → Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) 8 (1)
2015 Mladost Podgorica 14 (7)
2016–2017 Vardar 40 (13)
2017–2018 Vojvodina 14 (4)
2018 Shakhter Karagandy 26 (8)
2019 Radnički Niš 10 (2)
2019–2020 Sutjeska Nikšić 32 (10)
2020- Feronikeli 0 (0)
National team‡
2016– Montenegro 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2017

While playing as a professional in Kazakhstan, Talgat Baysufinov called him "the little scoundrel", referring to his playing style on the field.[3]

Club career

Early career

Kojašević signed his first professional contract with Montenegrin club Dečić at the age of 16.[4] At the age of 18, he completed his first international transfer to Polish team Jagiellonia Białystok in 2008.[5] At the age of 19, he was named the best foreign player in the Ekstraklasa.[5] He left after a season due to a disagreement with the coach.[4] He then returned to Montenegro and joined Zeta, with whom he played for three months.[5]

Sarajevo

In 2010, Kojašević joined Bosnian team Sarajevo after being scouted by the club president at the time, Zijad Blekić.[4] Over the course of two seasons with Sarajevo, he was considered to be one of the best players in the Premijer Liga.[6] After the club told him they could not afford to pay his salary, Kojašević voluntarily terminated his contract.[4] He subsequently joined Budućnost in a free transfer in January 2012, but played for them for only three months.[5]

Astana

After only a brief period with Budućnost, Kojašević joined Kazakh side FC Astana in the spring of 2012. During his time with Astana, he enjoyed clubbing after games.[7] In February 2015, Kojašević moved from Astana to Lokomotiv Tashkent on loan.[8]

Mladost Podgorica

In August 2015, Kojašević turned down clubs from other countries to join Mladost Podgorica, citing family reasons.[5] At Mladost his coach was Nikola Rakojević.[9] In November 2015 he suffered a calf injury.[10] Although he only spent a half-season at Mladost, Kojašević contributed to Mladost winning the league that season with seven goals.[11]

Vardar

In December 2015, Kojašević signed with Vardar.[12] He contributed in Vardar's first ever successful qualifying campaign to the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, and played in their historic upset of heavily favored Fenerbahçe in front of an audience of 45,000 at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on 24 August 2017.[13] Despite Vardar entering the Europa League group stage for the first time, Kojašević left the team before the group stage allegedly due to financial issues with club owner Sergey Samsonenko.[14] Vardar ended up without a single win in Europa League Group L that season.

Vojvodina

In September 2017, Kojašević signed a one-year contract with Serbian club Vojvodina.[14] On 29 September 2017, he scored two goals against Mladost Lučani.[15] On 28 October 2017, he scored an olympic goal in a 3-0 win against Rad.[16] On 3 December 2017, Kojašević scored a goal in a 1-1 tie against Partizan at their stadium in snowy conditions.[17] In the half-season he played for Vojvodina, he scored four goals over the course of 14 matches.[18] He was a teammate with Dušan Jovančić.[18][17] Although he allegedly agreed to remain in Vojvodina for the remainder of the season,[18] he terminated his contract in late January 2018.[19]

Shakhter Karagandy

On 12 February 2018, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Kojašević.[20] At the time he joined, the team was coached by Uladzimir Zhuravel, with whom Kojašević worked well and got playing time. However, the team's record under Zhuravel experienced a period of losses in addition to Zhuravel's health problems. Later in 2018 Zhuravel was replaced by Nikolay Kostov, with whom Kojašević also saw playing time in addition to a significantly improved record during the season.[7]

In August 2018, Kojašević went to the coal mine in Karaganda with the rest of the team. Although he was initially scared, the mine left a strong impression with him, as he had never gone down a mine before.[7]

Radnički Niš

On 16 January 2019, Kojašević joined Serbian club Radnički Niš.[21] Coach Nenad Lalatović had insisted on Kojašević's signing, referring to him as one of the best playmakers in the Serbian SuperLiga.[22] On 29 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Radnički Niš in a 3-0 friendly win against Russian club Avangard.[23] On 7 April 2019, he scored two goals in a 5-1 win against OFK Bačka.[24]

Sutjeska Nikšić

On 14 June 2019, Kojašević signed a one-year contract[25] with Montenegrin club Sutjeska Nikšić.[26] On 10 July 2019, he scored a goal in a 1-1 tie against Slovan Bratislava in the first leg of the first qualifying round for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League.[27] On 6 August 2019, he scored from a free kick in a 1-2 loss against Linfield in the first leg of the third qualifying round for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[28]

International career

Kojašević was called up to the senior Montenegro squad for a friendly against Turkey in June 2016.[29] However, he did not make his debut until substituting Marko Vešović in a match against Romania on 4 September 2016. Less than 10 minutes after coming on the field, Kojašević made an assist for teammate Stevan Jovetić, whose goal tied the game 1-1.[3] On 27 March 2017, he made another assist for teammate Stefan Mugoša in his goal against Poland, although Montenegro ended up losing 1-2.[30] As of September 2020, he has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal.[31]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 January 2019[32]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other[nb 1] Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2007–08DečićMontenegrin First League31400——314
2008–09Jagiellonia BiałystokEkstraklasa23100——231
2009–10Górnik Łęczna (loan)I liga5000——50
2009–10ZetaMontenegrin First League1220020—142
2010–11SarajevoBH Premier League26430——294
2011–121454140—226
2011–12Budućnost PodgoricaMontenegrin First League15200——152
2012AstanaKazakhstan Premier League11252——164
2013296212010347
20142143230—276
2015Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan)Uzbek League812042—143
2015–16Mladost PodgoricaMontenegrin First League14710——157
2015–16VardarMacedonian First Football League13310——143
2016–172692020—309
2017–18112050—81
2017–18VojvodinaSerbian SuperLiga14411——155
2018Shakhter KaragandyKazakhstan Premier League26831——299
2018–19Radnički NišSerbian SuperLiga0000——00
Total Montenegro 72151020-7515
Poland 28100--281
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4097140-5110
Kazakhstan 8720136501010626
Uzbekistan 812042-143
Macedonia 40135070-5213
Serbia 1441100-155
Career total 289632982221034173

International goals
Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[33]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 2016Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia1–02–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Budućnost Podgorica

Astana

Vardar

Notes
  1. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Kazakhstan Super Cup

References
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