Stefan Knezevic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Стефан Кнежевић, Stefan Knežević; born 30 October 1996) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for

Luzern Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...

Professional career

A youth product of

, Knezevic was loaned to SC Buochs for the 2014–15 season to get first team training. He made his professional debut for Luzern in a 0-0 (6-5)

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penalty shootout win over

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on 4 April 2017. He made his

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debut in a 2–0 win over

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on 9 April 2017. He scored his first professional goal in a 4-1

loss to

Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zurich (GCZ), commonly referred to as Grasshopper Club or simply just GC, is a professional sports club, multisports club based in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. They are nicknamed the ''Grasshoppers'' or sometimes just ''Hopper ...

on 22 April 2017. On 11 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with

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in Belgium. On 13 July 2024, Knezevic returned to

on a five-year contract.

Personal life

Knezevic was born in Switzerland, and is of Serbian descent.

Honours

Luzern *

: 2020–21

References

External links

SFL Profile
* *
Switzernald U20 profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Knezevic, Stefan 1996 births Footballers from Lucerne Swiss people of Serbian descent Living people Swiss men's footballers Men's association football defenders Switzerland men's youth international footballers FC Luzern players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Swiss Super League players Belgian Pro League players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century Swiss sportsmen