Mateja Kežman

Serbian association football player

Mateja Kežman (born 12 April 1979) is a Serbian former football player.

Mateja Kežman
Kežman in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mateja Kežman[1]
Date of birth (1979-04-12) 12 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1986–1996 Zemun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Radnički Pirot 17 (11)
1997 Loznica 13 (5)
1998 Sartid Smederevo 14 (4)
1998–2000 Partizan 54 (33)
2000–2004 PSV Eindhoven 122 (105)
2004–2005 Chelsea 25 (7)
2005–2006 Atlético Madrid 30 (8)
2006–2009 Fenerbahçe 46 (20)
2008–2009Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 21 (3)
2009–2010 Paris Saint-Germain 14 (2)
2009Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) 10 (2)
2011 South China 6 (2)
2011 BATE Borisov 6 (0)
2012 South China 0 (0)
Total 378 (202)
National team
1996–1997 FR Yugoslavia U18[2] 8 (1)
1998–2000 FR Yugoslavia U21[2] 4 (4)
2000–2006 Serbia and Montenegro[a] 49 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other[3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Radnički Pirot 1996–97 Second League of FR Yugoslavia 17 11 0 0 0 0 17 11
Loznica 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia 13 5 0 0 0 0 13 5
Sartid Smederevo 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia 14 4 0 0 0 0 14 4
Partizan 1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia 22 6 6 2 5 0 0 0 33 8
1999–2000 32 27 2 2 7 6 0 0 41 35
Total 54 33 8 4 0 0 12 6 0 0 74 43
PSV 2000–01 Eredivisie 33 24 4 3 11 4 1 0 49 31
2001–02 27 15 2 1 11 3 1 1 41 20
2002–03 33 35 3 4 6 0 1 1 43 40
2003–04 29 31 1 0 12 6 1 1 43 38
Total 122 105 10 8 0 0 40 13 4 3 176 129
Chelsea 2004–05 Premier League 25 4 3 1 4 2 9 0 0 0 41 7
Atlético Madrid 2005–06 La Liga 30 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 33 10
Fenerbahçe 2006–07 Süper Lig 24 9 2 0 7 2 0 0 33 11
2007–08 22 11 4 5 9 2 1 1 36 19
Total 46 20 6 5 0 0 16 4 1 1 69 30
Paris Saint-Germain 2008–09 Ligue 1 21 3 2 2 4 0 8 3 0 0 35 8
2009–10 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Total 35 5 4 2 4 0 9 3 1 0 53 10
Zenit (loan) 2009 Russian Premier League 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
South China 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League 6 2 2 2 1 2 5 1 2 0 16 7
BATE Borisov 2011 Belarusian Premier League 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 11 0
South China 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Career total 378 199 36 24 9 4 96 27 10 4 529 258

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
FR Yugoslavia 2000 7 2
2001 9 5
2002 10 3
Serbia and Montenegro 2003 4 0
2004 5 1
2005 10 5
2006 4 1
Total 49 17
Scores and results list Serbia and Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kežman goal.
List of international goals scored by Mateja Kežman
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 May 2000 Workers Stadium, Beijing, China   China 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 16 August 2000 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland   Northern Ireland 1–1 2–1 Friendly
3 6 June 2001 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Iceland   Faroe Islands 2–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying
4 5–0
5 6–0
6 6 October 2001 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia   Luxembourg 3–2 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying
7 6–2
8 13 February 2002 Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix, United States   Mexico 1–0 2–1 Friendly
9 17 April 2002 Sartid Stadium, Smederevo, Serbia   Lithuania 2–1 4–1 Friendly
10 3–1
11 17 November 2004 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
12 17 August 2005 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine   Ukraine 1–2 1–2 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Tournament
13 3 September 2005 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia   Lithuania 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
14 7 September 2005 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain   Spain 1–1 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
15 8 October 2005 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania   Lithuania 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
16 12 October 2005 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
17 1 March 2006 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia   Tunisia 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

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Partizan

PSV

Chelsea

Fenerbahçe

Paris Saint-Germain

South China

BATE Borisov

Individual

  • ^ Known as FR Yugoslavia until 4 February 2003.
  • References

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    1. "Mateja Kezman" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
    2. 2.0 2.1 Only official UEFA matches included
    3. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Dutch Super Cup, Turkish Super Cup, French Super Cup, Asian Challenge Cup
    4. "Mateja Kezman: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
    5. "Liverpool 2–3 Chelsea (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2024.