Đorđe Vukobrat
# Đorđe Vukobrat

Đorđe Vukobrat (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Вукобрат; born 5 May 1984) is a Serbian football defender who plays with Hamilton City SC in the Canadian Soccer League.

## Club career

### Early career

Vukobrat began playing at the local regional levels with various teams such as Dača Dimitrijević, and CSK Čortanovci. In 2002, he joined the professional ranks to play in the Serbian League Vojvodina for a season with FK Inđija. In the next season, he transitioned into a higher tier in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro with FK Srem and had a loan spell with FK Polet Novi Karlovci. He would ultimately sign a permanent deal with Big Bull Bačinci in 2009 in the third division. The following season Bačinci was promoted to the second tier where Vukobrat appeared in 32 matches and scored 1 goal.

### Donji Srem

After a season with Bačinci, he returned to Donji Srem in 2011. In his second stint with Srem, he assisted the club in securing promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. Throughout the season he played in 28 matches and recorded 2 goals. He would re-sign with Srem during their run in the country's top tier. In his debut season in the top division, he played in 23 games and recorded 1 goal.

In 2013, he played abroad in the Oman Professional League with Al-Nasr SC. After a season in the Middle East, he returned to the Serbian premier league with former club Srem for the 2014-15 season. In his return to the top division, he played in 14 matches. Vukobrat would continue playing in Serbia in the lower leagues with Radnički Sremska Mitrovica throughout the 2015-16 season.

### Asia

In the summer of 2016, he had another stint abroad this time in the Southeast Asian Dhivehi Premier League with United Victory. He continued playing with United Victory the following season in the regional Malé League.

### Canada

After several seasons in the Maldives, he played abroad once more in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City SC. In his debut season with Hamilton, he helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the First Division. The club would FC Ukraine United in the opening round of the postseason where Hamilton was eliminated from the competition. He re-signed with Hamilton for the 2020 season.

After the merger between Hamilton with Brantford Galaxy, he played with BGH City FC for the 2021 season. Vukobrat returned for his second season with the hybrid team in 2022. Throughout the 2022 campaign, the club secured a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the standings. The team was defeated in the quarterfinal round of the postseason by Scarborough SC. In 2023, he returned to his former club Hamilton as it became a single entity once again.

