Dejan Pandurevic

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.

Dejan Pandurevic
Personal information
Full name Dejan Pandurevic
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997
Place of birth Dee Why, Australia
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club 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 19 (2)
National team‡
2015–2016 Australia U20 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2019
‡ 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

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 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]

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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

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