Bojan Stepanović
{{Short description|Serbian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bojan Stepanović
| image =
| fullname = Bojan Stepanović
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|11}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, Yugoslavia
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| position = Central midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Radnički Beograd
| years1 = 2001–2005
| clubs1 = Radnički Beograd
| caps1 = 84
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2005–2006
| clubs2 = Voždovac
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2006–2007
| clubs3 = Mladenovac
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2007–2009
| clubs4 = Srem
| caps4 = 42
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2009
| clubs5 = Chivas USA
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2010
| clubs6 = Drava Ptuj
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2010–2011
| clubs7 = Posavac
| caps7 = 6
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2012–2013
| clubs8 = Timok
| caps8 = 10
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2014–2015
| clubs9 = Burlington SC
| caps9 =
| goals9 =
| years10 = 2016–2019
| clubs10 = Brantford Galaxy
| caps10 = 21
| goals10 = 5
| pcupdate = 31 February 2017
}}
Bojan Stepanović ({{Lang-sr-cyr|Бојан Степановић}}; born January 11, 1983) is a Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
=Europe=
Born in Belgrade, in the Yugoslavia prior to the country's breakup in the Yugoslav wars, 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 in 2004. He later went on to play for Voždovac in the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga, and for Srem in the Serbian First League (Serbian second tier) from 2007 to 2009.[http://www.srbijafudbal.net/timok/stepanovic.htm Bojan Stepanović] at Srbijafudbal{{Cite web|url=http://en.eufo.de/football/squad/fk-vozdovac/2005-06|title=FK Vozdovac 2005-06|last=Woile|first=Dennis Grebasch, Michael|website=en.eufo.de|language=en|access-date=2017-09-09}}
=North America=
Stepanović was signed by Chivas USA on March 27, 2009, after impressing head coach Preki during a month-long trial,http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090327&content_id=231621&vkey=pr_cdc&fext=.jsp&team=t120{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in which he played in several pre-season friendlies.http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090314&content_id=225486&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made his Major League Soccer debut on March 29, 2009, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute in a 2-0 away win over FC Dallas. He scored six minutes into his debut appearance.{{cite news|publisher=The Canadian Press|title=Chivas USA beats FC Dallas 2-0|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gLzQsT--Q6Mfd9WR1Ryh9LH8zmJQ|date=2009-03-27|accessdate=2009-03-29}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/bojan-stepanovic/|title=Bojan Stepanovic {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2017-09-09}}
Stepanović was waived by Chivas USA on January 26, 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/soccer/2010/01/chivas-usa-changes-date-of-sea.html|title = Chivas USA Changes Date of Season Opener, Waives two|date = 27 January 2010}} In 2014, he signed with Burlington SC of the Canadian Soccer League, where he played for two seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://sirc.ca/news/kingston-reserves-win-second-division-flurry-transfer-activity-leading-csl-roster-freeze-and|title=KINGSTON RESERVES WIN SECOND DIVISION Flurry of transfer activity leading to CSL Roster Freeze and the Playoffs {{!}} SIRC|website=sirc.ca|access-date=2016-08-30|archive-date=2019-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728153657/https://sirc.ca/news/kingston-reserves-win-second-division-flurry-transfer-activity-leading-csl-roster-freeze-and|url-status=dead}} In 2016, he remained in the CSL and signed with Brantford Galaxy, where he appeared in 21 matches with 5 goals.{{Cite web|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/brantford-galaxy-sc/|title=Brantford Galaxy SC {{!}} Canadian Soccer League|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-01}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091129135453/http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t120&player=stepanovic_b&playerId=ste482922&statType=current MLS player profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090331052940/http://www.tribalfootball.com/chivas-usa-sign-serbian-winger-stepanovic-235147 Short career story] at Tribalfootball
- {{Soccerway|bojan-stepanovic/76023}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stepanovic, Bojan}}
Category:Footballers from Belgrade
Category:Serbian men's footballers
Category:Serbian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:NK Drava Ptuj (1933) players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
Category:Brantford Galaxy players