Bojan Stepanović (; born January 11, 1983) is a Serbian

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er who played as a

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Career

Europe

Born in

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, in the

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prior to the country's breakup in the

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, Stepanović spent his early career playing in his native Serbia. He was a member of the youth setup at Radnički Beograd, and played for Radnički's first team in the

First League of Serbia and Montenegro The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top Association football, football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of ...

in 2004. He later went on to play for

Voždovac Voždovac ( sr-Cyrl, Вождовац, ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 174,864 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the south ...

in the

2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga The 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Superliga (officially known as the Meridian SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth and last season of Serbia and Montenegro's top-level football league before the dissolution. It was contested by 16 t ...

, and for

Srem Syrmia ( Ekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srem, Срем, separator=" / " or Ijekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srijem, Сријем, label=none, separator=" / ") is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is ...

in the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...

(Serbian second tier) from 2007 to 2009.

North America

Stepanović was signed by

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conf ...

on March 27, 2009, after impressing head coach

Preki Predrag Radosavljević ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Радосављевић; born June 24, 1963), better known by the nickname Preki (), is a former soccer player and coach. He is currently an assistant coach with Seattle Sounders FC in Major Le ...

during a month-long trial, in which he played in several pre-season friendlies. He made his

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debut on March 29, 2009, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute in a 2-0 away win over

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The franchise be ...

. He scored six minutes into his debut appearance. Stepanović was waived by

on January 26, 2010. In 2014, he signed with Burlington SC of the

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; ) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL). It is a non-FIFA league previously ...

, where he played for two seasons. In 2016, he remained in the CSL and signed with

Brantford Galaxy Brantford Galaxy Soccer Club was a semi-professional Canadian soccer club based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, with their home venue located in Hamilton, Ontario at the Heritage Field Turf. The club competes in the Canadian Soccer League, a league ...

, where he appeared in 21 matches with 5 goals.

References

External links

MLS player profile

Short career story
at Tribalfootball * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stepanovic, Bojan 1983 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers FK Voždovac players FK Srem players Chivas USA players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States NK Drava Ptuj (1933) players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Men's association football midfielders Major League Soccer players FK Timok players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Brantford Galaxy players Halton United players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen