Bojan Radulović (footballer)
Bojan Radulović Samouković (born 29 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club HJK. Born in Spain, he has represented Serbia at under-19 level. Radulović is regarded as a clinical finisher and a great target man for link up play.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bojan Radulović Samouković | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Lleida, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Lleida | ||
| 2018–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Lleida | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Espanyol B (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Alavés B (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | AIK | 29 | (3) |
| 2022 | → HJK (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2022– | HJK | 32 | (21) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Serbia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
On 1 February 2018, Radulović signed for English Premier League side Brighton from Lleida in the Spanish third division.
On 28 August 2018, he was sent on loan to Spanish third division club Espanyol B.
On 31 January 2020, he was sent on loan to Alavés B in the Spanish third division.
On 17 August 2020, Radulović signed for Swedish team AIK.[1] And on the 7th of February 2021, in a friendly game against Örebro SK, he scored his first goal in AIK, followed later by another goal by him.[2]
HJK
On 15 February 2022, Radulović joined HJK in Finland on loan until the end of July 2022.[3]
In July 2022 HJK bought Radulović from AIK. Radulović signed a contract lasting until the end of 2023 season.[4] His contract was later extended until the end of 2024. During the 2022 season, Radulovic recorded 8 goals in the league, the most on the team, as HJK renewed its title for the third consecutive year. Radulovic also scored two goals in European qualifying, where HJK qualified for the Europa League.
Radulović scored a hat-trick in eleven minutes after coming on as a substitute in HJK’s 1–3 win over Inter Turku on August 20, 2023.[5] Radulovic scored a brace against Farul Constanta in the decisive 2nd leg of the 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round, leading HJK to a 2–0 victory (3–2 aggregate) and securing a place in the group stage.[6] Radulović scored HJK’s only goal as the team drew to Aberdeen FC 1–1 away in the Conference League. The goal was his second in two UECL games.[7]
Radulović scored 18 goals in 24 league games during the 2023 season, earning himself the golden boot as HJK won the league for the fourth straight season. In an interview with Ilta Sanomat, he explained that he had adjusted better to Helsinki and the team and felt he was in much better shape than the first season saying: “Now I remain cool after a poor performance and I know I will score in the next.”[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 26 October 2023 [9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lleida Esportiu | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Espanyol B (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Alavés B (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| AIK | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| HJK (loan) | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| HJK | 2022 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | — | 17 | 5 | ||||
| 2023 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | — | 40 | 24 | |||
| Total | 47 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 35 | ||
| Career totals | 103 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 43 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
Personal life
He is currently dating Spanish top model Laura Simon de Clair. He is the son of former footballer Radoslav Radulović, who played for Lleida.[10]
Honours
References
- "Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic till AIK Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Höjdpunkter: Bojan Radulovic tvåmålsskytt på Friends Arena" (in Swedish). AIK. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- "Bojan Radulović AIK:sta Klubiin lainasopimuksella" (Press release) (in Finnish). HJK. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "hjk". 31 July 2022.
- Inter Turku – HJK Helsinki, 20 August 2023, footballdatabase.eu
- "HJK marssii Eurooppaan! Superkärjen huima temppu varmisti lohkopaikan". 31 August 2023.
- Aberdeen - HJK, UEFA
- "Bojan Radulovic on ihastunut Helsinkiin" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- Bojan Radulović at Soccerway
- "Bojan Radulović - Srpski biser iz Ljeide". novosti.rs.
- Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023