Kristijan Belić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Truiden, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Serbian White Eagles | |||
| OFK Beograd | |||
| 2015–2019 | West Ham United | ||
| 2019–2021 | Olympiacos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Čukarički | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Partizan | 40 | (3) |
| 2024– | AZ Alkmaar | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Serbia U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Serbia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Serbia U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 July 2022 | |||
Kristijan Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Кристијан Белић; born 25 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. Born in Belgium, Belić has represented Serbia U21 at youth international levels up to under-21s.
Club career
Youth career
Belić was born in Sint-Truiden, where his father, Dušan, played for the club of the same name. He trained with the Serbian White Eagles Academy in Canada when his father was involved with the senior team from 2006 to 2007.[1] In his younger years, he played for OFK Beograd. and then spent four years in West Ham United's academy.
Alkmaar
In the winter of 2024, he was transferred to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.[2] Belić made his debut In the 18th round of the Eredivisie, AZ Alkmaar and PEC Zwolle played 2–2.[3]
Style of play
In his younger years, Belić performed in attack and defense, while in the senior competition he made his mark as a midfielder. It is characterized by an aggressive playing style, often accompanied by sanctions in the form of cards. In the lineup of Partizan's coach, Gordan Petrić, he established himself as a bonus player from the 168th Eternal derby.
After the meeting with his former club, Čukarički, he was recognized in the media as the successor of Saša Zdjelar, and compared to Juca and Everton Luiz, also former Partizan players. Belić then scored a goal, and later caught up and stopped Samuel Owusu in an open counter attack, and due to his remarkable performance, he was selected as a player of the 15th round of the Serbian SuperLiga for the 2022–23 season.
Before the 169th Eternal Derby, Igor Duljaj, the former defensive midfielder of that club, took over the management of the Partizan team. At that meeting, Belić received praise from the reporter for his combativeness and was rated as the most self-sacrificing footballer of the visiting team in the minimal defeat at the Rajko Mitić Stadium. He finished the game in the 75th minute due to a head injury.
Personal life
Belić is the son of former goalkeeper Dušan Belić.[4] His brother Luka is also a footballer.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 15 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olympiacos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Čukarički | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Partizan | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| AZ Alkmaar | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career total | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- Greek Cup
Honours
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2022–23 (Round 15[6]), 2023–24 (Round 6[7])
References
- ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (2022-11-04). "Serbian White Eagles Academy in the Spotlight With Belgrade's Giants". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Kristijan Belić zvanično predstavljen u AZ Alkmaru!" [Kristijan Belic officially presented in AZ Alkmaar!]. Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "AZ VS. PEC ZWOLLE 2 - 2". Soccerway.com. 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b Liberloo, Kristof (2001-03-02). "STVV-keeper Belic was ooit aanvaller én ref" (in Flemish). Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ Kristijan Belić at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Najbolji igrač 15. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Kristijan Belić". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Najbolji igrač 6. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Kristijan Belić". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
- Kristijan Belić at UEFA
- Kristijan Belić at BDFutbol
- Kristijan Belić at FBref.com
- Kristijan Belić at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Kristijan Belić at kicker (in German)
- Kristijan Belić at Sofascore
- Kristijan Belić at Soccerbase.com
- Kristijan Belić at Soccerway.com
- Kristijan Belić at WorldFootball.net
