Kristijan Krajček (born 1 October 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who recently played either 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 helped the club win its first ever piece of silverware.
Career NK HASK Krajček being his career with NK HASK when he was 17, after starting his football journey in an academy that is
Brežice 1919 On 21 February 2018, Krajček joined Slovenian Second League club, Brežice 1919.
Bijelo Brdo On 13 July 2018, Krajček moved to Bijelo Brdo.
Balestier Khalsa On 2 February 2019, Krajček moved to Southeast Asia to joined Singapore Premier League club, Balestier Khalsa.
Hougang United In January 2022, Krajček moved to another Singaporean club, Hougang United for the 2022 season. 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. He ends the season well with 12 goals and 17 assists in 34 appearances.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupAsiaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNK HAŠK2011–122. HNL700000702012–132110000211 Total2810000281Bijelo Brdo2014–153. HNL–2Appearances in the Croatian Football Cup000202015–16100010 Total00300030Hrvatski Dragovoljac2016–172. HNL3130000313 Total3130000313Brežice 19192017–182. SNL1330000133 Total1330000133Bijelo Brdo2018–192. HNL1321000142 Total1321000142Balestier Khalsa2019Singapore Premier League17532002072020133000013320211760000176 Total471432005016Hougang United2022Singapore Premier League25755303312202320910102292024–2500000000 Total451665405621 Career total176381374019446
Honours
Club Hougang United
Singapore Cup Champions (1): 2022 Singapore Cup Runner-ups (1): 2023
Individual Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020
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