Kežman made his name at Partizan in his homeland before moving to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven for €8 million in 2000. In his debut season, he was the top scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie, scoring 24 goals in 33 games. He also picked up the nickname 'Batman' because the famous theme song was played at the Philips Stadion every time he scored. Kežman and Arjen Robben gained the epithet 'Batman and Robben', a pun on 'Batman and Robin'.

Kežman went on to score 81 goals over the following three seasons with PSV, achieving the record as the first Dutch league player to score more league goals than games played in consecutive seasons, before finally moving for £5.3 million to English side Chelsea in the summer of 2004. Although he scored the winning goal in the 2005 Carling Cup final against Liverpool (with Chelsea winning 3–2 after extra time), he failed to make an impact with the London club and started only 14 games. He left for Atlético Madrid after just one season with Chelsea who made a minor profit on his transfer.[2]

After a short spell in Madrid, he moved once again to Fenerbahçe for $9.75m in August 2006 on a four year contract. He won the Turkish Super League with Fenerbahçe in their centennial year.[3]

On 19 August 2008, Kežman agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain on loan with a purchase option of €4 million plus €1 million that Kežman himself had to pay to Fenerbahçe upon leaving.[4]

On 30 August 2009, Zenit Saint Petersburg loaned the striker from Paris Saint-Germain for free with a purchase option for an undisclosed fee.[5] He scored two goals for Zenit helping the team to finish 3rd in the Russian Premier League, but the Russian side decided not to retain his services. [6]

On 20 January 2011, South China AA announced that Mateja Kezman has signed to play for the club for the rest of the 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League and the 2011 AFC Cup.[7]

 

 

  1. ^ "Mateja Kežman". PSG.fr. http://www.psg.fr/fr/Equipe-Pro/300002/Effectif/1830/Kezman-Mateja. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
  2. ^ Ex-Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman wants to become a monk
  3. ^ Mateja Kezman – Fenerbahçe-Resimleri
  4. ^ Mateja Kezman Zenit'te
  5. ^ Kezman setzt seine Reise fort
  6. ^ KEZMAN RETURNS TO PARIS
  7. ^ NEXT STOP FOR KEZMAN IS SOUTH CHINA 20 January 2011 www.southchinafc.com