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Danijal Brkovic
Personal information
Full name Danijal Brkovic
Date of birth (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
SG Westend Frankfurt
Youth career
2010–2011 Velež Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2011–2012 Velež Mostar 24 (11)
2012–2014 Željezničar Sarajevo 13 (6)
2014–2016 Olimpik 51 (23)
2016–2017 Čelik Zenica 27 (15)
2018 BV Essen 15 (9)
2018–2019 Radnik Bijeljina 9 (4)
2019 IFK Åmål
2019- SG Westend Frankfurt 28 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Danijal Brkovic (born 3 June 1991) is a Bosnian-American footballer who plays as a forward for SG Westend Frankfurt in Germany.

Early years

Danijal Brkovic was born on June 3, 1991, in Dubrovnik, Croatia. His parents are Hamo and Sejla Brkovic, [1] and he is the youngest of his two brothers Anes and Haris. [2] They moved to Binghamton, New York when he was 9-years old, and eventually he became an American citizen. Playing for the Johnson City High School, Brković found success as a centre-forward and as a winger. After high school, he decided not to go to the college and instead went to Europe in hopes of becoming a professional player.

Club career

Brkovic first played with FK Velez's youth team, on his mother native city, Mostar, and in late 2010, he signed a professional contract with the team. [3]

Brković professional debut was on April 9, 2011, in a league match against NK Zvijezda Gradačac when he came in the game's 67th minute replacing Damir Rovčanin. [4]

In February 2019, Brković moved to Sweden and joined IFK Åmål. [5] [6]

References

  1. ^ Islamic organization of the Southern Tier Cemetery. Rhedesium. (n.d.). https://rhedesium.com/cemetery/islamic_organization_of_the_southern_tier_cemetery-7z2.11/#map
  2. ^ Legacy.com. (2022, July 8). Hamo Brkovic Obituary (2022) - Binghamton, NY - Hopler & Eschbach Funeral Home. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/hamo-brkovic-obituary?id=35671706
  3. ^ Sciaretta, Brian. "BRKOVIC AIMING HIGH AT FK VELEZ". Yanks-abroad.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2019.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)
  4. ^ "Zvijezda Gradačac vs. Velež 0 - 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Dani“ säker på att målen kommer Archived 2019-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, provinstidningen.se, 24 May 2019
  6. ^ IFK Åmål värvar Europa League-meriterad bosnier Archived 2019-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, provinstidningen.se, 8 February 2019