Vasko Kalezić ( sr-cyrl, Васко Калезић; born 14 March 1994) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a

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for Sutjeska.

Club career

After success in qualifying for the

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with

OFK Titograd OFK Titograd ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: ОФК Титоград) is a professional football club based in Podgorica, Montenegro. Founded in 1951, they play in the Third League of Montenegro. The team has one league trophy and two Montenegrin Cup tr ...

, Kalezić joined

Norwegian First Division The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with :no:OBOS, OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon ...

club

Hønefoss BK Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008. After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss ...

in winter of 2014, signing a two-year contract. In March 2015 he was loaned to fellow league club

Bærum SK Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the 3. divisjon, after being relegated from the 2. divisjon in 2023. The club comes from Sandvika, the administrative ...

until August 2015. After Baerum, Kalezić returned to Hønefoss, before transferring to

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club Dacia Chișinău on 23 January 2016. After a spell with Cypriot side

Anagennisi Deryneia Anagennisi Deryneia () is a Cypriot football team based in Deryneia, Famagusta. The club was founded in 1920 and they joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1972. The team played in the Cypriot First division in 2011 but was relegated at th ...

, Kalezić returned to Montenegro and signed with

FK Zeta FK Zeta is a professional football club from Golubovci, seat of the Zeta Municipality of Montenegro. It plays in the Montenegrin Second League. The club was the inaugural champion of the Montenegrin First League in 2006–07 season. History ...

. On 29 August 2017, he signed a two-year deal with

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

club

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

. In 2018, he came back to Titograd, but then, on 31 July 2019 signed with

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

club Velež Mostar. Kalezić made his official debut for Velež on 17 August 2019, in a 1–0 home league win against

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. In December 2019, the club terminated his contract. On 17 January 2020, Kalezić joined Montenegrin club

Budućnost Podgorica Budućnost means "the future" in many Slavic languages, and it may also refer to: * SD Budućnost Podgorica, a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro ** KK Budućnost Podgorica, a professional basketball club FK Budućnost may refer to: * FK B ...

. On 18 August 2022, his contract with

Yverdon-Sport Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football club based in Yverdon-les-Bains that is set to compete in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football, after being relegated from the top-tier Swiss Super League in the 2024–25 season. The club ...

was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Kalezić represented the Montenegro national U21 team in 2014, making 1 appearance for the country but did not score a goal. He made his

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debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against

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