AFC Champions League: Dejan Damjanovic looks to add to scoring record with Kitchee as end draws near
- The 41-year-old Montenegrin is greatest goal scorer in the continental competition’s history, netting 42 times for four different clubs
- Striker will lead Hong Kong’s Kitchee into the knockout rounds next week against BG Pathum United eager for a final flourish
Record-breaking striker Dejan Damjanovic will lead Hong Kong’s Kitchee into the knockout rounds of the Asian Champions League next week eager for a final flourish to one of the most distinguished careers in Asian club football.
The 41-year-old Montenegrin is the greatest goal scorer in the continental competition’s history, netting 42 times for four different clubs over nine campaigns in the last 13 years.
But when he takes to the field against Thailand’s BG Pathum United on Friday, Damjanovic admits he may be making his last appearance in a competition with which he has become synonymous.
“I’m very aware of that and probably it is,” Damjanovic said. “I’m not saying 100 per cent that it is because you never know what can happen in the future, especially for me.
“But my contract is until May 2023 and the next Asian Champions League starts in September 2023 so it can be possible this is my last ACL campaign and I’m going to try to make it unforgettable.”
Damjanovic has been achieving memorable feats since first playing in the continental championship for FC Seoul in 2009, eventually helping the South Korean side to a runners-up finish behind Guangzhou Evergrande four years later.