Kristijan Krajček

Kristijan Krajček
Krajček with Hougang United in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Osijek, Croatia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) winger, attacking-midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hougang United
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2011 Đakovo Croatia
2011 NK HAŠK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 NK HAŠK 21 (1)
2013–2014 Đakovo Croatia - (-)
2014–2016 Bijelo Brdo 1 (0)
2016–2017 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 31 (3)
2017 Marsonia
2018 Brežice 1919 13 (3)
2018 Bijelo Brdo 13 (2)
2019–2021 Balestier Khalsa 50 (16)
2022– Hougang United 56 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2024

Kristijan Krajček (born 1 October 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United. Considered as one of the best players in the league as well of Hougang, Krajček is known for his free-kick abilities, assists, finishing, dribbling and long-range efforts.

He is the first ever player to score a hat-trick in a Singapore Cup Final when they faced Tampines Rovers at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 19 November 2022, where he help the club win its first ever piece of Silverware.

Career

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NK HASK

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Krajček being his career with NK HASK when he was 17, after starting his football journey in an academy that is

Brežice 1919

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On 21 February 2018,Krajček joined Slovenian Second League club, Brežice 1919.

Bijelo Brdo

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On 13 July 2918, Krajček moved to Bijelo Brdo.

Balestier Khalsa

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On 2 February 2019, Krajček moved to Southeast Asia to joined Singapore Premier League club, Balestier Khalsa.

Hougang United

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In January 2022, Krajček moved to another Singaporean club, Hougang United for the 2022 season.[1] Having just joined the club at the beginning of the year, he became instrumental throughout the season helping them in finished as a runners up in the 2022 AFC Cup group stage, finishing third place in the league and also a hat-trick in the 2022 Singapore Cup final against Tampines Rovers which gave Hougang their first ever piece of silverware.[2] He ends the season well with 12 goals and 17 assists in 34 appearances.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 16 September 2023[3]
Club Season League Cup Asia Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NK HAŠK 2011–12 2. HNL 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2012–13 21 1 0 0 0 0 21 1
Total 28 1 0 0 0 0 28 1
Bijelo Brdo 2014–15 3. HNL – 2[a] 0 0 0 2 0
2015–16 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2016–17 2. HNL 31 3 0 0 0 0 31 3
Total 31 3 0 0 0 0 31 3
Brežice 1919 2017–18 2. SNL 13 3 0 0 0 0 13 3
Total 13 3 0 0 0 0 13 3
Bijelo Brdo 2018–19 2. HNL 13 2 1[a] 0 0 0 14 2
Total 13 2 1 0 0 0 14 2
Balestier Khalsa 2019 Singapore Premier League 17 5 3 2 0 0 20 7
2020 13 3 0 0 0 0 13 3
2021 17 6 0 0 0 0 17 6
Total 47 14 3 2 0 0 50 16
Hougang United 2022 Singapore Premier League 25 7 5 5 3 0 33 12
2023 20 9 1 0 1 0 22 9
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 45 16 6 5 4 0 56 21
Career total 176 38 13 7 4 0 194 46
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Croatian Football Cup

Honours

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Club

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Hougang United

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Football: For Croatia's Kristijan Krajcek, the grass is greener in Hougang".
  2. ^ "Hougang United are 2022 Singapore Cup champions".
  3. ^ Kristijan Krajček at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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