Billy Celeski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blagoja Celeski | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ohrid, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Ventforet Kofu | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Preston Lions | |||
| Bullen Zebras | |||
| 2001 | VIS | ||
| 2002–2003 | AIS Football Program | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Bullen Zebras | 16 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Perth Glory | 18 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Bullen Zebras | 23 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Perth Glory | 14 | (4) |
| 2008–2013 | Melbourne Victory | 91 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Shaab | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Liaoning Whowin | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Newcastle Jets | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Ventforet Kofu | 13 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Australia U-20 | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Australia U-23 | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2010 |
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Blagoja 'Billy' Celeski (born 14 July 1985) is an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ventforet Kofu in the J1 League.
Celeski signed for Perth Glory for the 2005–06 A-League season from Bullen Zebras playing 18 times and won the club's media award, but was released at the end of the season. Celeski graduated from the Victorian Institute of Sport and Australian Institute of Sport. In March 2007 Celeski was signed by Perth Glory again. A notable performance, with Perth Glory, in the A-League occurred on Saturday, 15 December 2007 – where Celeski scored a hat-trick in Perth Glory's 4–2 win over Sydney FC at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Afterwards Celeski signed for Melbourne Victory at the end of the 2007–08 season in a one-year deal, post-mutual termination of his Perth Glory contract, primarily to bolster the squad for the AFC Champions League. Celeski scored his first goal for his new club in their 3–2 win over Adelaide United on 31 October 2008. Celeski signed a new 2-year contract with Melbourne Victory on 23 December 2008.
Celeski went on to play a role in the Melbourne team, performing an important role in their title-winning campaign, while also not missing a league match until late 2009. This was to be stopped on 3 September of that year however, when he suffered a season ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, in the opening of a match against Newcastle Jets.
On 20 July 2013, Celeski represented the A-League All Stars in the inaugural A-League All Stars Game against Manchester United, a match in which the A-League All Stars were thrashed 5–1, courtesy of goals from Danny Welbeck, Jesse Lingard and Robin van Persie. Just 4 days later, on 24 July 2013, he represented Melbourne Victory against Liverpool, a match in which the Victory lost 2–0, courtesy of goals from Steven Gerrard and an own-goal from Victory captain Adrian Leijer. He was the only Victory player to have played in both of those exhibition matches.
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