Dejan Lekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Лекић; born 7 June 1985) is a Serbian former footballer who last played for Spanish club Las Rozas CF as a striker.
Career After appearing for Metalac Kraljevo and Zemun, Lekić joined Red Star Belgrade in the 2009 summer, after scoring 26 goals with Zemun in the 2008–09 campaign. He made his debut for the club on 16 July 2009, starting in a 1–0 away win against NK Rudar Velenje, for the season's UEFA Europa League.
On 6 August 2009, in a third qualifying round match against Dinamo Tbilisi, Lekić scored an own goal which gave Dinamo a two-goal margin, but later netted a hat-trick for Red Star as the club claimed their place in the play-offs.
On 25 June 2010 Lekić signed a five-year deal with La Liga side CA Osasuna, for a € 2.6 million fee. He made his debut in the competition on 29 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against UD Almería; he scored his first goal on 23 January of the following year, in a 2–3 away loss against the same team.
On 13 January 2012, Lekić scored a first-half goal in a 1–2 home loss against FC Barcelona for the campaign's Copa del Rey. Roughly a month later, also against the Catalans, he scored a brace in the surprising 3–2 home success.
In July 2012, after two years playing in Spain, Lekić rescinded his link with the Navarrese outfit, and signed for Turkish Gençlerbirliği. In August 2013, he agreed a one-year loan to Sporting de Gijón, team of the Spanish Segunda División. He eventually returned to his parent club, rescinding his link in August 2014.
On 1 September 2014, Lekić signed a one-year deal with SD Eibar, newly promoted to the top level. After making only one start during the whole campaign and with his side ending in the relegation places, he left the club.
On 11 November 2015, Lekić signed a deal with Indian club Atlético de Kolkata midway through the second ISL season.
On 30 December 2015 Lekić moved back to Spain, signing for Girona FC in the second tier. On 11 August of the following year, he was transferred to fellow league team RCD Mallorca.
On 1 September 2017, free agent Lekić signed for CF Reus Deportiu. Roughly one year later, he moved to fellow second division side Cádiz CF on a one-year contract. He left the club on 31 August 2019.
On 29 January 2020, he moved to CD Atlético Baleares.Lekic, un refuerzo de lujo para el ATB, ultimahora.es, 29 January 2020 After two appearances, he left the club on 1 August 2020.
International career Lekić made his debut for Serbia in a November 2009 friendly match away against Northern Ireland, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Danko Lazović, and earned a total of 10 caps (no goals). His final international was an October 2012 World Cup qualification match away against Macedonia.
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total2009–10Red StarSuperLiga271232633617 Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total2010–11OsasunaLa Liga27221002932011–121844200226 Turkey League Turkish Cup Europe Total2012–13GençlerbirliğiSüper Lig2132100234 Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total2013–14Sporting GijónSegunda División3612110037132014–15EibarLa Liga1800000180 India League Cup Continental Total2015Atlético de KolkataIndian Super League62000062 Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total2015–16GironaSegunda División1750000175 League Cup Continental Total Total India62000062 Serbia271232633617 Spain9923740010827 Turkey2132100234 Career total153401276317150
Honours Red Star Serbian Cup: 2009–10
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