Billy Celeski
| Billy Celeski | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Blagoja Celesky | |
| birthday | July 14, 1985 | |
| place of birth | Ohrid , SFR Yugoslavia | |
| size | 176 cm | |
| position | attacking midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Preston Lions | ||
| Bulleen zebras | ||
| 2001 | Victorian Institute of Sport | |
| 2002-2003 | Australian Institute of Sport | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2004-2005 | Bulleen zebras | |
| 2005-2006 | Perth Glory | 18 (0) |
| 2006-2007 | Bulleen zebras | |
| 2007-2008 | Perth Glory | 14 (4) |
| 2008– | Melbourne Victory | 50 (2) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2004-2005 | Australia U-20 | 14 (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Australia U-23 | 13 (0) |
| 2009– | Australia | 1 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of March 15, 2011 2 As of March 15, 2011 |
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Blagoja "Billy" Celeski ( Macedonian : Благоја Целески ; born July 14, 1985 in Ohrid ) is an Australian football player born in Macedonia . The attacking midfielder has been under contract with Melbourne Victory since 2008 . His cousin Naum Sekulovski is also a professional footballer.
Club career
Celeski signed his first professional contract with Perth Glory in 2005 , but was released from his contract after 18 appearances at the end of the season. A year later, Perth signed the attacking midfielder again. Celeski scored four goals in 14 appearances in his second engagement with Perth, including a hat trick against Sydney FC . In March 2008 he moved to the AFC Champions League participant Melbourne Victory . In his first season with Melbourne he won the Australian Championship and was used in all 24 games of the season. At the beginning of the 2009/10 season he suffered a serious knee injury and was out until the end of the season.
National team
In 2005 he took part with the U-20 national team at the Junior World Cup in the Netherlands. He was used in all three games in the preliminary round and is highlighted in the technical report as a “technically adept midfielder” and “the starting point for numerous dangerous attacks”. Celeski was nominated for the 2008 Olympic football tournament in China by selection coach Graham Arnold . In January 2009 he made his debut against Indonesia in the Australian senior team .
Web links
- Profile on the club website
- Profile at the Australian Association
- Billy Celeski in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ fourfourtwo.com: Celeski Set Free To Join Melbourne Victory (Feb. 5, 2008)
- ↑ au.fourfourtwo.com: Crocked Celeski Out For A Year (Sep. 4, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Celeski, Billy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Celeski, Blagoja; Целески, Благоја (Macedonian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohrid , Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |