Predrag Papaz (born January 20, 1987) is a Bosnian former

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who played as a defender.

Career

Early career

Papaz began his career with

Slavija Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Slavija Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Славија Сарајево) is a professional association football club from the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska that is situated in Bosnia and Herze ...

in 2006 and played in the

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a summer continental tournament against Andorran representative

UE Sant Julià Unió Esportiva Sant Julià, also known as UE Sant Julià, is an Andorran football club based in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió. History Founded in 1982 UE Sant Julià is the main football club ...

. He played abroad in the

Czech First League The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Seasons typically r ...

with the reserve squad of

FK Jablonec FK Jablonec () is a Czech professional football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou. The club has played in the top league of Czech football, Czech First League, since 1994. History Jablonec played its first season of top league football in the 19 ...

in 2008. In 2009, he returned to his native country of Bosnia to sign with former club FK Slavija Sarajevo in the

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

. He would resume playing at the top tier with Sarajevo for three seasons where he would appear in a total of 44 matches and record one goal.

Canada

In the summer of 2013, he went abroad for the second time to play in the Canadian Soccer League with

SC Waterloo Region SC Waterloo Region is a professional Canadian soccer team that plays in the Canadian Soccer League, a non- FIFA-sanctioned league. The club was formed in 2011 under the name KW United FC and competed in the Second Division of the CSL. The follow ...

. In his debut season with Waterloo, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing fifth in the First Division. As a result of qualifying for the postseason, he helped Waterloo win their first championship title by defeating

Kingston FC Kingston FC were a Canadian soccer team based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team was awarded a franchise in 2011 as a member of the Canadian Soccer League, and participated in the league for three seasons, 2012 to 2014. In February 2015, K ...

in the

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final. The following season he signed with league rivals Burlington SC. In his final season in Canada, he signed with newly promoted side

Milton SC Milton SC is a Canadian soccer club formed in 2014. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Academy of Soccer League. Their home venue is located at Milton Community Sports Park in the town of Milton, Ontario. History In 2014, profession ...

for the 2015 season.

Bosnia

After three seasons abroad he returned to Bosnia to play with

NK Metalleghe-BSI Nogometni klub Metalleghe-BSI ( en, Football Club Metalleghe-BSI), formerly known as Nogometni klub Maestral-BSI ( en, Football Club Maestral-BSI) is a professional association football club from the city of Jajce that is situated in Bosnia and He ...

in the

First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The m:tel First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, m:tel Prva liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, м:тел Прва лига Федерације Босне и Херцеговине) is a football league in Bosn ...

. He made his return to the top Bosnian division in 2016 when he returned to his former club Slavija Sarajevo. Papaz would appear in five matches for Sarajevo throughout the season. His tenure with Slavija was short-lived as he signed with

NK GOŠK Gabela Nogometni Klub GOŠK Gabela is a professional association football club based in Gabela, near Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name GOŠK in Croatian means Gabeoski Omladinski Športski Klub (Gabela Youth Sports Club). Currently, the club ...

in the second tier the following season. He resumed playing in the Bosnia First League with

NK Bosna Visoko Nogometni klub Bosna Visoko ( en, Bosna Football Club) is a professional association football club from the city of Visoko that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, Bosna plays in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and ...

in late 2016. In his debut season with Bosna, he was named the year's best player. He re-signed with Bosna for the 2017-18 season. Following his two tenures, with Visoko he received another opportunity to play in the top tier once more when he signed a contract with

NK Čelik Zenica Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica ( en, Football Club Čelik Zenica) is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Čelik'' means ''Steel'' in Bosnian and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in a ...

in late 2017. After financial disagreements with Zenica, he departed from the club before making his debut. Following his abrupt departure from Zenica, he resumed playing in the second division in 2018, with

NK TOŠK Tešanj Nogometni klub TOŠK Tešanj, commonly known as TOŠK Tešanj or just TOŠK is a professional association football club based in the city of Tešanj that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. TOŠK host their home matches at the Stadion Luke, wh ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Papaz, Predrag Living people 1987 births Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Association football defenders FK Slavija Sarajevo players SC Waterloo Region players Halton United players Milton SC players NK Metalleghe-BSI players NK GOŠK Gabela players NK Bosna Visoko players NK TOŠK Tešanj players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Footballers from Sarajevo