Dejan Pandurevic

Dejan Pandurevic
Personal information
Full name Dejan Pandurevic
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997
Place of birth Dee Why, Australia
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 April 2018

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.

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

Pandurevic is an Australian of Serbian descent.[1]

Club career

In 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

Pandurevic 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

International

Australia U20

References

  1. ^ MUFC profile: Dejan Pandurevic at Manly United FC official website, 12-5-2016, retrieved 21-4-2018
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Bossi, Dominic (23 December 2014). "Dejan Pandurevic may be the next Tom Rogic for Central Coast Mariners". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ Herd, Emma (15 January 2015). "Central Coast Mariners sign new striker Dejan Pandurevic". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Dejan Pandurevic". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. ^ Dejan Pandurevic at Soccerway
  8. ^ Javor vs Zemun match report at superliga.rs (in Serbian)
  9. ^ Dejan Pandurevic selected for the Young Socceroos at MUFC official website, 1-10-2015, retrieved 21-4-2018
  10. ^ Young Socceroos Squad named for AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers at socceroos.com.au, 25-9-2015, retrieved 21-4-2018
  11. ^ Young Socceroos hit Philippines for six at socceroos.com.au, 3-10-2015, retrieved 21-4-2018
  12. ^ Dejan Pandurevic selected in Young Socceroos squad at MUFC official website, 12-7-2016, retrieved 21-4-2018
  13. ^ Young Socceroos secure emphatic win over Myanmar at theworldgame.sbs.com.au, 15-9-2016, retrieved 21-4-2018