Damir Kojašević

Club career Early career Kojašević signed his first professional contract with Montenegrin club Dečić at the age of 16. At the age of 18, he completed his first international transfer to Polish team Jagiellonia Białystok in 2008. At the age of 19, he was named the best foreign player in the Ekstraklasa. After the club told him they could not afford to pay his salary, Kojašević voluntarily terminated his contract. In February 2015, Kojašević moved from Astana to Lokomotiv Tashkent on loan.

Mladost Podgorica In August 2015, Kojašević turned down clubs from other countries to join Mladost Podgorica, citing family reasons. In November 2015 he suffered a calf injury. Although he only spent a half-season at Mladost, Kojašević contributed to Mladost winning the league that season with seven goals.

Vardar In December 2015, Kojašević signed with Vardar. He contributed in Vardar's first ever successful qualifying campaign to the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, and played in their historic upset of heavily favored Fenerbahçe in front of an audience of 45,000 at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on 24 August 2017. Despite Vardar entering the Europa League group stage for the first time, Kojašević left the team before the group stage allegedly due to financial issues with club owner Sergey Samsonenko. Vardar ended up without a single win in Europa League Group L that season.

Vojvodina In September 2017, Kojašević signed a one-year contract with Serbian club Vojvodina. On 28 October 2017, he scored an olympic goal in a 3–0 win against Rad. On 3 December 2017, Kojašević scored a goal in a 1–1 tie against Partizan at their stadium in snowy conditions. In the half-season he played for Vojvodina, he scored four goals over the course of 14 matches. He was a teammate with Dušan Jovančić.

Shakhter Karagandy On 12 February 2018, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Kojašević. At the time he joined, the team was coached by Uladzimir Zhuravel, with whom Kojašević worked well and got playing time. However, the team's record under Zhuravel experienced a period of losses in addition to Zhuravel's health problems. Later in 2018 Zhuravel was replaced by Nikolay Kostov, with whom Kojašević also saw playing time in addition to a significantly improved record during the season. Coach Nenad Lalatović had insisted on Kojašević's signing, referring to him as one of the best playmakers in the Serbian SuperLiga. On 29 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Radnički Niš in a 3-0 friendly win against Russian club Avangard. On 7 April 2019, he scored two goals in a 5–1 win against OFK Bačka.

Sutjeska Nikšić On 14 June 2019, Kojašević signed a one-year contract with Montenegrin club Sutjeska Nikšić. On 10 July 2019, he scored a goal in a 1–1 tie against Slovan Bratislava in the first leg of the first qualifying round for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. On 6 August 2019, he scored from a free kick in a 1–2 loss against Linfield in the first leg of the third qualifying round for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

International career Kojašević was called up to the senior Montenegro squad for a friendly against Turkey in June 2016. However, he did not make his debut until substituting Marko Vešović in a match against Romania on 4 September 2016. Less than 10 minutes after coming on the field, Kojašević made an assist for teammate Stevan Jovetić, whose goal tied the game 1-1. As of September 2020, he has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal.

Career statistics

International goals Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 11 November 2016 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 1–0 2–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Budućnost Podgorica Montenegrin First League: 2011–12

Astana Kazakhstan Premier League: 2014 Kazakhstan Cup: 2012

Vardar Macedonian First League: 2015–16, 2016–17