Mateja Kežman

Who is Mateja Kežman?

Mateja Kežman is a retired Serbian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Upon playing in his homeland, Kežman went on to play top-flight football in the Netherlands, England, Spain, Turkey, France, Russia, Hong Kong and Belarus. Arguably, he is most known for his career at PSV Eindhoven, where he amassed numerous awards and world wide recognition as having the potential to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation; he was named Dutch Footballer of the Year in 2003, and a year later he became the UEFA Cup joint top scorer. He was subsequently labeled as a flop after his spell at Chelsea, as there were extremely high expectations of him. By the end of his illustrious career, he had amassed a record amount of championship medals in the top-tier competitions of five different countries. On the international scene, Kežman represented FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro at the UEFA Euro 2000 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

After finishing his professional playing career, Kežman became a sports agent. He also served as a director of football at Vojvodina in 2013.