Danilo Radjen

Danilo Radjen (born June 21, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays for Serbian SuperLiga side Bačka.

Danilo Radjen
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-21) June 21, 1994
Place of birth Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bačka
Number 6
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Cleveland State Vikings 36 (0)
2014–2016 Akron Zips 30 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 West Virginia Chaos 10 (0)
2017 New York Cosmos 0 (0)
2017 New York Cosmos B 8 (0)
2019–2020 Partizan 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Teleoptik (loan)
2020– Bačka 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2, 2021

Career

College and amateur

Radjen began playing college soccer at Cleveland State University in 2012, where he played for two seasons and making 36 appearances for the Vikings and was named Horizon League All-Newcomer Team in his freshman season.[1] He transferred to the University of Akron in 2013. Radjen missed most of the 2014 season due to injury, but played for two further seasons and made 30 appearances for the Zips, as well as being named Academic All-Mid American Conference in 2015 and 2016.[2]

Whilst at college, Radjen spent a season in the USL PDL with West Virginia Chaos.[3]

MLS SuperDraft

On January 13, 2017, Radjen was selected 36th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo.[4] However, he did not sign with the team.

New York Cosmos

In April 2017, Radjen was announced as being on the roster for fourth-division side New York Cosmos B who played in the NPSL[5] via their first team who competed in the NASL.[6] He made eight appearances for the Cosmos reserve team in 2017,[7] but didn't appear for the first team.[8]

FK Partizan

Following a year out of the game, Radjen signed with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Partizan[9] and was soon loaned to newly promoted Serbian First League side FK Teleoptik for the season on July 15, 2020.[10]

OFK Bačka

After a season with Teleoptik, Radjen signed a one-year deal with Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Bačka on July 31, 2020.[11] He made his debut for the club on September 13, 2020, appearing as an injury-time substitute during a 2–1 loss to Mladost Lučani.[12]

References
  1. "Danilo Radjen". Cleveland State University.
  2. "Danilo Radjen - Men's Soccer". University of Akron Athletics.
  3. "2014 Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. "Dynamo trade down in MLS draft, pick Hofstra midfielder". HoustonChronicle.com. January 13, 2017.
  5. "Cosmos B Announces 2017 Roster". www.nycosmos.com.
  6. "Radjen Signs Contract with New York Cosmos of NASL". University of Akron Athletics.
  7. "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  8. "Players | NASL". www.nasl.com.
  9. "Partizan hitno pojačao defanzivnu liniju, potpisao Amerikanac (FOTO)". alo.
  10. "PROBLEM ZA PARTIZAN: Talentovani napadač želi da ode, stiže američki fudbaler! - Domaći fudbal, Fudbal, The Best Of, Top News". July 15, 2019.
  11. "Iz MLS, preko Partizana do Bačke Palanke!". Mondo Portal.
  12. "Serbia - FK Mladost Lučani - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
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