Suad Fileković

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Suad Fileković

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|09|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia{{cite web |last1=Strack-Zimmermann |first1=Benjamin |title=Suad Filekovič (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6037/Suad_Filekovic.html |website=national-football-teams.com |access-date=23 June 2022}}

| height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 = Olimpija

| youthyears1 =

| position = Full-back

| years1 = 1997–1999 |clubs1 = Olimpija |caps1 = 58 |goals1 = 2

| years2 = 1999–2003 |clubs2 = Maribor |caps2 = 124|goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2003–2004 |clubs3 = Hajduk Split |caps3 = 7 |goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2005 |clubs4 = Ergotelis |caps4 = 10 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005–2006 |clubs5 = Mouscron |caps5 = 19 |goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2006–2007 |clubs6 = Krylia Sovetov |caps6 = 8 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2007–2009 |clubs7 = Maribor |caps7 = 29 |goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2009 |clubs8 = Barnsley |caps8 = 0 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2009–2010 |clubs9 = Maribor |caps9 = 12 |goals9 = 0

| years10= 2011 |clubs10= Hapoel Ashkelon |caps10 =14 |goals10= 1

| years11= 2012 |clubs11= Železničar Maribor |caps11= 12 |goals11= 8

| years12= 2012–2013 |clubs12= FC Großklein |caps12= 12 |goals12= 0

| years13= 2013–2014 |clubs13= Malečnik |caps13= 17 |goals13= 1

| totalcaps = 322

| totalgoals = 21

| nationalyears1 = 1994–1995

| nationalteam1 = Slovenia U16

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1997

| nationalteam2 = Slovenia U18

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1998

| nationalteam3 = Slovenia U20

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 1998–1999

| nationalteam4 = Slovenia U21

| nationalcaps4 = 9

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2002–2009

| nationalteam5 = Slovenia

| nationalcaps5 = 14

| nationalgoals5 = 0

}}

Suad Fileković (born 16 September 1978) is a Slovenian retired professional footballer.

Club career

Fileković played for Olimpija and Maribor in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Hajduk Split in the Croatian Prva HNL,{{cite web | url = http://www.1hnl.net/igrac.php?id=295 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111004104643/http://www.1hnl.net/igrac.php?id=295 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 October 2011 | website= 1hnl.net| title = Statistika – Suad Filekovič | access-date = 26 November 2008 }} Ergotelis in the Greek Super League, Mouscron in Belgium, and Krylia Sovetov in the Russian Premier League.{{cite web | website = guardian.touch-line.com| url = http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=50&CPID=97&TEID=3483&PLID=57449&pStr=Player | title = Suad Filekovič | access-date = 26 November 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120615055034/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=50&CPID=97&TEID=3483&PLID=57449&pStr=Player | archive-date = 15 June 2012 | df = dmy-all }}

Filekovič initially joined English Football League Championship club Barnsley on a week-long trial{{cite news|publisher=Sky Sports|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5563627,00.html|title=Tykes trial for Filekovic | date = 16 September 2009 | access-date = 19 September 2009 }} before signing a contract on 18 September 2009 until January 2010.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/8270465.stm Filekovic completes Barnsley move] bbc.co.uk He left the club by mutual consent on 23 October 2009.{{cite web|publisher=Barnsley F.C.|url=http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1835403,00.html|title=FILEKOVIC DEPARTS|access-date=6 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205555/http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1835403,00.html|archive-date=18 July 2011}} As the contract with Barnsley expired, Fileković eventually returned to his former club Maribor in January 2010, where he stayed until the end of the 2009–10 season. After being without a club since July 2010, he signed for Israeli side Hapoel Ashkelon on 22 January 2011. He played for FC Großklein in the Austrian lower leagues during the 2012–13 season.{{citation|url=https://www.oefb.at/Profile/Spieler/924685/KM|website=ÖFB|title=Suad Fileković, Austrian career stats}}

International career

Fileković made his debut for Slovenia on 22 August 2002 in a friendly match against Italy, which Slovenia won 1–0.{{cite web |title=Suad Fileković, international football player |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=5963 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=19 October 2023 |language=en}} Overall, he made 14 appearances for the team between 2002 and 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/slov-recintlp.html|title=Appearances for Slovenia National Team|access-date=19 October 2023|website=RSSSF}}