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Mateja Kezman is a quick striker who is always there to take advantage of a mistake made by an opponent’s defender. Sometimes he looses control over the ball because he wants to make his actions in a too fast way. In general, Kezman is very dangerous in the box, where he does have the availability to score from all sorts of angles. He is on his best at the big important games with a big crowd, so the draw in Group C against big opponents will pleasure him. After a disappointing season at Chelsea, Kezman made the move to Spain. At Atlético Madrid he seems to have developed into more relaxed player and person. Kezman made 8 goals in the Primera Division this season, while he picked up a slight injury now and then. Once again, in the big games against Real Madrid and Barcelona for example, Kezman showed something extra, playing with even more passion then he normally does. One of the key players of the national team during the qualification games, Kezman did have a slow start though (beginning on the bench against San Marino for example), but played better and better when the campaign developed. He became top scorer of his team during the qualifications with 5 goals, among them the very important equalizer in the away game against Spain. He made the only goal in Belgrade against Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the last game, which sealed the successful World Cup qualification campaign with a ticket to Germany.
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Fenerbahçe striker Mateja Kezman is suspended for two Turkish Super Ligi games as a result for getting a red card in last weekend’s league game...
Former FK Partizan and PSV Eindhoven top scorer Mateja Kezman is still having a difficult period in Turkey. During his side’s 2:1 win against...
According to some media rumours, Spartak Moscow is in talks with Fenerbahce about the 27 year old Serbian striker Mateja Kezman.
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Another spectecular goal by Mateja Kezman in the Turkish SüperLigi. His third goal for "Fener" was the match winner against Konyaspor.
Kezman scored a fantastic equalizer for Fenerbahce, while Sasa Ilic got injured in Galatasray's match against Besiktas.
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Mateja Kezman is, as usually, full with confidence ahead of the World Cup. Just recovering from a recent minor knee injury, he trained on Monday...
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Serbia and Montenegro international, Mateja Kežman, will sign a three year contract with Fenerbahçe today. The striker spent an unsuccessful season with Chelsea and all three parties have agreed to this 7 million Euro transfer.

Kežman started his career in Serbia and Montenegro, where he became popular while playing for Partizan, Belgrade. He was bought by the Dutch team PSV, where he was a prolific striker, setting a record number of goals per season. His year in Chelsea was not as successful, as he mostly started games as a substitute and managed to score only seven goals in official games.

Other teams that demonstrated an interest in Kežman this summer included Sevilla, Olympique de Marseille and Schalke 04.

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.  He has managed 16 goals in 45 caps for Serbia and Montenegro, as of December 2005.

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, Fenerbahçe SK trusted in "Batman" and signed him to a three year contract in August 2006. The management and fans knew he was a risky transfer, especially considering he was to fill the void of departed superstar Nicolas Anelka. The management's faith seemed to pull through as Kežman quickly found his PSV-form back again and scored in consecutive matches early into the season. Kežman scored 3 crucial goals in his first 3 matches (2 were Game-winning and 1 was Game-tying). All three were beautiful strikes and won weekly honours.