Željko Brkić
Brkić in 2014
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| Full name | Željko Brkić | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||
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Current team
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PAOK | ||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| Indeks Novi Sad | |||||||||
| Vojvodina | |||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2004–2011 | Vojvodina | 96 | (0) | ||||||
| 2005–2007 | → Proleter Novi Sad (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||
| 2011–2016 | Udinese | 43 | (0) | ||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Siena (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015 | → Cagliari (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Carpi (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||
| 2016– | PAOK | 7 | (0) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Serbia U21 | 12 | (0) | ||||||
| 2010– | Serbia | 11 | (0) | ||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2015 |
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Željko Brkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Бркић, born 9 July 1986) is a Serbian football goalkeeper who plays for PAOK in the Greek Superleague.
Brkić, playing in the goalkeeper position, started his career as a professional began at the club Indeks Novi Sad and Vojvodina, before playing professionally at Vojvodina. Brkić loaned him to Proleter Novi Sad in 2005, where he stayed for the club about two years. At Proleter Novi Sad, Brkić made thirty-one appearance. After his return from loan, Brkić made his debut for the club, in a 1–0 win over Napredak Kruševac on 2 September 2007. Since then, Brkić soon became a first-choice goalkeeper and soon became the club's captain. At the club, Brkić made the total of 117 appearance.
In the summer of 2011, Brkić left Serbia to join Italian side Udinese. Because Udinese ran out of non-EU registration quota for international signing (which Udinese had to buy one from other club) as well as the performance of Slovenian internationals Samir Handanović, Brkić was signed by Serie A club Siena in definitive deal from Vojvodina, which he would transfer back to Udine in a later time. (which just cost Siena for €20,000 as other fee.).
On 11 September 2011, Brkić made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Catania, keeping his first clean sheet on his debut in Serie A. In October, following impressive performances with Siena, Brkić was linked with a move to English side Tottenham Hotspur. In response of a transfer speculation, however, Brkić told Serbian daily Sport that he is aware of the transfer rumour, but insists he is focusing at Siena. Brkić also says he is no rush of leaving the club and insists the move is not affecting his form. After a 2–0 loss against Milan on 17 December 2011 in which Brkić get a yellow card resulting a penalty, Brkić soon had an operation that kept him out for many months after fracturing his left fibula. A year on, Brkić spoke about his injury and find it difficult to come back to recover. In January 2012, Brkić was transferred back to Udinese for free and returned to Siena on a temporary deal also for free. During his injury, Siena used Gianluca Pegolo as first choice. Brkić played his first game since his injury on 22 April. In a 1–1 draw against Bologna on 25 April 2012, Brkić scored an own goal from a Alessandro Diamanti free kick, denying Siena a win.
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