Mateja Kežman
From Tekken City
Mateja Kežman (Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман) (born 12 April, 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer, playing predominantly as a striker.
Kežman currently plays for FA Premier League side Tekken City wearing the number 20 jersey.
Club Career
Kežman made his name at FK Partizan in his homeland before moving to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven later that year and was the top scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie, scoring 24 goals in 33 games. He also picked up a nickname of 'Batman' — the famous theme song was played at the Philips Stadion every time he scored, a play on his name also ending in '-man'. Kezman and Arjen Robben together became 'Batman and Robben', a play on 'Batman and Robin'.
Kežman proceeded to score 81 goals over the following three seasons with PSV, before finally moving for £5 million to English side Chelsea in the summer of 2004. He also scored the winning goal in the Carling Cup final against Liverpool when Chelsea had won 3-2 after extra time.
He failed to make an impact with the London club, and only started 14 games for Chelsea, leaving for Atlético de Madrid after just one season. Despite his disappointing year, Chelsea made a transfer profit on the player.
After a short spell in Madrid, he returned to the Premiership, signing for Tekken City for a sum of £8 million. He made his debut against Charlton Athletic in a 4-1 victory. He also managed to score 16 goals in all competitions for the Buzzards. He scored a hat-trick in an FA Cup 6-1 drubbing over Burnley.
International Career
Kežman marked his international debut for FR Yugoslavia with a goal against China in May 2000.
Kežman led Serbia and Montenegro's scoring during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications with 5 goals, including the only goal in the final game against Bosnia and Herzegovina which in turn allowed Serbia and Montenegro to qualify directly, having come first in their group. During the competition, he was sent off in a group match against Argentina by referee Roberto Rosetti.
He has managed 16 goals in 45 caps for Serbia and Montenegro, as of December 2005.
