Kristijan Krajček

Kristijan Krajček

Krajček with Hougang United in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Osijek, Croatia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hougang United
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2011	Đakovo Croatia
2011	NK HAŠK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	NK HAŠK	21	(1)
2013–2014	Đakovo Croatia	-	(-)
2014–2016	Bijelo Brdo	1	(0)
2016–2017	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	31	(3)
2017	Marsonia
2018	Brežice 1919	13	(3)
2018	Bijelo Brdo	13	(2)
2019–2021	Balestier Khalsa	50	(16)
2022–	Hougang United	56	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2024

Kristijan Krajček (born 1 October 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays 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 help 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 2918, 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.^[1] 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.^[2] He ends the season well with 12 goals and 17 assists in 34 appearances.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 September 2023^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Asia		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NK HAŠK	2011–12	2. HNL	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2012–13		21	1	0	0	0	0	21	1
	Total		28	1	0	0	0	0	28	1
Bijelo Brdo	2014–15	3. HNL	–		2[a]	0	0	0	2	0
	2015–16				1[a]	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
Hrvatski Dragovoljac	2016–17	2. HNL	31	3	0	0	0	0	31	3
	Total		31	3	0	0	0	0	31	3
Brežice 1919	2017–18	2. SNL	13	3	0	0	0	0	13	3
	Total		13	3	0	0	0	0	13	3
Bijelo Brdo	2018–19	2. HNL	13	2	1[a]	0	0	0	14	2
	Total		13	2	1	0	0	0	14	2
Balestier Khalsa	2019	Singapore Premier League	17	5	3	2	0	0	20	7
	2020		13	3	0	0	0	0	13	3
	2021		17	6	0	0	0	0	17	6
	Total		47	14	3	2	0	0	50	16
Hougang United	2022	Singapore Premier League	25	7	5	5	3	0	33	12
	2023		20	9	1	0	1	0	22	9
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		45	16	6	5	4	0	56	21
Career total			176	38	13	7	4	0	194	46

1. Appearances in the Croatian Football Cup

Honours

Club

Hougang United

• Singapore Cup Champions (1): 2022
• Singapore Cup Runner-ups (1): 2023

Individual

• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020

References

1. "Football: For Croatia's Kristijan Krajcek, the grass is greener in Hougang".
2. "Hougang United are 2022 Singapore Cup champions".
3. Kristijan Krajček at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.