Dejan Pandurevic (Serbian: Dejan Pandurević/Дејан Пандуревић, born 17 January 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Manly United.
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| Full name | Dejan Pandurevic | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dee Why, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manly United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Nike Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Manly United | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Manly United | 58 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Zemun | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Manly United | 56 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Australia U20 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 April 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Born in Sydney, Pandurevic played youth football with the Nike Academy before making his senior debut for Manly United in 2014. He returned to Manly after a short time with Central Coast Mariners, before moving to Serbia with FK Zemun in 2018.
He has represented Australia under-20.
Early life
editPandurevic is an Australian of Serbian descent.[1]
Club career
editIn 2014, aged 17, Pandurevic was selected as the Australian representative at the Nike Academy in England.[2]
In December 2014, after returning to Australia, Pandurevic went to Central Coast Mariners on trial.[3] He signed with the Mariners one month later, following in the footsteps of fellow Nike Academy Graduate Tom Rogic.[4] Pandurevic left the club in May 2015 after his contract was not renewed.[5]
Pandurevic then returned to Manly United, where he played 43 games and scored 19 goals in the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[6]
Pandurevic signed with Serbian club FK Zemun during the winter-break of 2017–18 season.[7] He debuted on 21 April 2018 in a Serbian super league game against Javor.[8]
International career
editPandurevic was called to for the qualifying games of Young Socceroos for the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship against the Philippines, Laos and Japan played in October 2015.[9][10] He scored the 6th goal when he entered as a substitute in the game against the Philippines which ended as an extensive 6–0 win.[11] Then he was called again to be part of the young socceroos training camp held in July 2016.[12] Pandurevic scored twice in their ASEAN Football Federation Under-19 Championship game against Myanmar.[13]
Honours
editInternational
edit- Australia U20
References
edit- ^ MUFC profile: Dejan Pandurevic at Manly United FC official website, 12-5-2016, retrieved 21-4-2018
- ^ "Dejan Pandurevic is out to make a name for himself at Nike Academy and follow in Tom Rogic's footsteps". Fox Sports. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (23 December 2014). "Dejan Pandurevic may be the next Tom Rogic for Central Coast Mariners". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Herd, Emma (15 January 2015). "Central Coast Mariners sign new striker Dejan Pandurevic". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Hassett, Sebastian (2 May 2015). "Isaka Cernak and Zac Anderson cut as Central Coast Mariners' new coach seeks fresh start". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Dejan Pandurevic". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Dejan Pandurevic at Soccerway
- ^ Javor vs Zemun match report at superliga.rs (in Serbian)
- ^ Dejan Pandurevic selected for the Young Socceroos at MUFC official website, 1-10-2015, retrieved 21-4-2018
- ^ Young Socceroos Squad named for AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers at socceroos.com.au, 25-9-2015, retrieved 21-4-2018
- ^ Young Socceroos hit Philippines for six at socceroos.com.au, 3-10-2015, retrieved 21-4-2018
- ^ Dejan Pandurevic selected in Young Socceroos squad at MUFC official website, 12-7-2016, retrieved 21-4-2018
- ^ Young Socceroos secure emphatic win over Myanmar at theworldgame.sbs.com.au, 15-9-2016, retrieved 21-4-2018