Vedran Ješe

{{Short description|Croatian footballer (born 1981)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vedran Ješe

| fullname = Vedran Ješe

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|2|3}}

| birth_place = Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = {{Height|m=1.89|precision=0}}

| position = Center back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1994-1995

| youthyears2 = 1995–2000

| youthyears3 = 1995–1996

| youthclubs1 = HAŠK

| youthclubs2 = NK Zagreb

| youthclubs3 = → NK Posavina Zagreb (loan)[https://dalmatinskinogomet.hr/vedran-jese-nakon-zagreba-trebao-sam-u-hajduk-ali-naredeno-je-da-idem-u-dinamo/ Vedran Ješe: “Nakon Zagreba trebao sam u Hajduk, ali naređeno je da idem u Dinamo”] at Dalmatinski Nogomet

| years1 = 2000–2004

| years2 = 2001

| years3 = 2004–2005

| years4 = 2005–2006

| years5 = 2006–2009

| years6 = 2007

| years7 = 2007–2008

| years8 = 2008–2010

| years9 = 2010–2011

| years10= 2011–2013

| years11= 2014–2015

| years12= 2015–2021

| clubs1 = NK Zagreb

| clubs2 = → Trnje (loan)

| clubs3 = Dinamo Zagreb

| clubs4 = Inter Zaprešić

| clubs5 = FC Thun

| clubs6 = → Bnei Yehuda (loan)

| clubs7 = → Ashdod (loan)

| clubs8 = Olimpik

| clubs9 = Kavala

| clubs10= Široki Brijeg

| clubs11= Zadar

| clubs12= Primorac Biograd

| caps1 = 82

| caps2 = 11

| caps3 = 18

| caps4 = 22

| caps5 = 9

| caps6 = 14

| caps7 = 28

| caps8 = 30

| caps9 = 0

| caps10= 63

| caps11= 27

| caps12= 136

| goals1 = 9

| goals2 = 4

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| goals10= 4

| goals11= 0

| goals12= 18

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2003

| nationalyears2 = 2006

| nationalyears3 = 2014–

| nationalteam1 = Croatia U-21

| nationalteam2 = Croatia

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 18 March 2021

| ntupdate = December 2009

}}

Vedran Ješe born (born 3 February 1981) is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for HNK Primorac Biograd na Moru.

Club career

Born in Banja Luka, where he practiced handball, Ješe took up football after emigrating to Zagreb at 13 years of age, at HAŠK.[https://dalmatinskinogomet.hr/vedran-jese-nakon-zagreba-trebao-sam-u-hajduk-ali-naredeno-je-da-idem-u-dinamo/ Vedran Ješe: “Nakon Zagreba trebao sam u Hajduk, ali naređeno je da idem u Dinamo”] at Dalmatinski Nogomet Soon he was scouted and taken into the NK Zagreb academy where he started his professional career. With Zagreb he won the Croatian First Football League title in the 2001/02 season. In September 2004, due to political pressure,[https://dalmatinskinogomet.hr/vedran-jese-nakon-zagreba-trebao-sam-u-hajduk-ali-naredeno-je-da-idem-u-dinamo/ Vedran Ješe: “Nakon Zagreba trebao sam u Hajduk, ali naređeno je da idem u Dinamo”] at Dalmatinski Nogomet he joined Dinamo Zagreb,{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=221410.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040907134520/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/news/Kind=1/newsId=221410.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2004|title=Gracan to coach revamped Dinamo|date=2004-08-31|access-date=2009-04-10|publisher=UEFA}} staying one season at the club before moving on to Inter Zaprešić.

Ješe signed a 3-year contract for FC Thun in 2006.{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=434008.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706083546/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=434008.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2006|title=Portsmouth hold on to promising pair|date=2006-04-07|access-date=2009-04-10|publisher=UEFA}}

On 15 September 2009, he signed for FK Olimpik Sarajevo.{{cite web |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-23793.htm |title=SportSport.ba {{!}} BH FUDBAL |website=sportsport.ba |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922170523/http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-23793.htm |archive-date=2009-09-22}} On 31 January 2010, he signed for Greek side Kavala FC. Playing there for only one season he then joined NK Široki Brijeg. Playing there until the summer of 2014 when he signed for NK Zadar.

International career

He was part of the Croatia national under-21 football team at 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Ješe made his senior debut for Croatia in a January 2006 Carlsberg Cup match against South Korea and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international was three days later at the same tournament against Hong Kong.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=9511|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2021-03-20}}

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