Pero Pejić
Pejić with Esteghlal in 2016.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pero Pejić | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Makarska, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kukësi | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Vrbovec | ||
| 2002–2003 | Croatia Sesvete | ||
| 2003–2007 | Slaven Belupo | 83 | (13) |
| 2007–2008 | Dinamo Tirana | 45 | (24) |
| 2008–2010 | Kapfenberger SV | 13 | (2) |
| 2010 | Croatia Sesvete | 13 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Tirana | 28 | (14) |
| 2011 | Al-Faisaly | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 13 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 53 | (32) |
| 2014–2015 | Kukësi | 35 | (31) |
| 2015–2016 | Esteghlal | 13 | (3) |
| 2016– | Kukësi | 25 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2016. |
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Pero Pejić (born 28 November 1982) is a Crotian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Albanian club Kukësi.
With over 100 goals to his name, he is the highest scoring foreign player in Albanian football history. In 2015, Pero Pejić was one of the top 5 goalscorers in Europe.
Pejić began his career at local club NK Zmaj Makarska but soon moved to play for Vrbovec in 2000. After two years at the club, he decided to move to Croatia Sesvete, from there he moved to a bigger club, Slaven Belupo. After three and a half years at the Koprivnica club moved abroad for the first time to play for Albanian side Dinamo Tirana.
Pejić moved to Dinamo Tirana in January 2007 and became an immediate hit with fans and players alike, with his scoring ability and his general presence in the side. His first game in Albania was on 3 February 2007 away from home against Kastrioti Krujë in a hard fought victory. He had to wait until 28 April for his first goal, which was to come in the Tirana derby against Tirana, Pejić scored in the 27th minute but it would prove to be only a consolation as the match was lost 2–1.
However that goal was to open the floodgates of the strikers scoring in Albania, as he managed to hit four goals past Shkumbini Peqin the next week in an emphatic 5–0 victory. The 2006–07 season was not a successful one for Dinamo Tirana as they did not win any trophies and the club only managed a 5th-place finish, although Pejić did score 6 times in 13 games for his side.
He started the 2007–08 season by scoring a hat-trick in the matchday 3 against Kastrioti Krujë, giving his team a comfortable 4–0 home win. Throughout the season, Pejić scored 18 league goals in 31 appearances, as Dinamo Tirana clinched its 17 Albanian Superliga title.
In July 2008, he moved to Austria with Kapfenberger SV. His debut in the Austrian top division came on 27 July 2008 against Red Bull Salzburg, after some delay because of the players pass, he came on as a 68th minute replacement for Arno Kozelsky. In the 2008–09 season, he scored in twelve league games completed two hits. After only one use in the 2009–10 season, he was dismissed by the Croatian Association for sports but also for disciplinary reasons
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