Milos Kerkez (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Керкез; born 7 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club AZ. Born in Serbia, he represents the Hungary national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Milos Kerkez[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Vrbas, Serbia and Montenegro[2] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | OFK Vrbas | ||
2014–2019 | Rapid Wien | ||
2019 | Hódmezővásárhely | ||
2019–2020 | Győr | ||
2021–2022 | AC Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Győr | 16 | (0) |
2021–2022 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Jong AZ | 9 | (0) |
2022– | AZ | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2020 | Hungary U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Hungary U21 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Hungary | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
Kerkez joined Austrian side Rapid Wien in 2014, and played there until 2019.[3]
In 2020, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Győri ETO FC. In an interview with scoutedftbl.com, Kerkez said that during his period at Győr he decided to become a Hungarian international because he got a lot of help and support from his coaches and teammates in Győr.[4]
On 2 February 2021, he was signed by Serie A giant A.C. Milan.[5] Paolo Maldini phoned him a couple of days before the end of the transfer season. Kerkez, in an interview with Nemzeti Sport, said that you cannot say no when Maldini calls you. So Kerkez decided to leave Győr and join AC Milan. On 17 July 2021, Kerkez played his first match with the senior team in a training match against Pro Sesto 1913.[6] However, he was not given enough opportunity; therefore, he decided to leave AC Milan in 2022.[7]
On 29 January 2022, he was signed by Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[8] On 19 May 2022, he played his first match for AZ against SC Heerenveen at the Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, the Netherlands. The match ended with a 3-2 win for Heerenveen and Kerkez was substituted in the 77th minute.[9][10] On 14 August 2022, he scored his first goal in the Eredivisie against Sparta Rotterdam at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam in the 2022–23 Eredivisie season. The match was won by AZ 3-2 and Kerkez scored the winning goal in the 77th minute.[11][12]
Kerkez was called up by the senior Hungary team for the Nations League matches against England (home), Italy (away), Germany (home) and England (away) on 4, 7, 11 and 14 June 2022 respectively.[13] He made his first senior national team appearance on 23 September 2022, against Germany (away).
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Győr | 2020–21 | NB II | 16 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
A.C. Milan | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AZ Alkmaar | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 6 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
Notes
AZ Alkmaar – current squad | |
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