Filip Đorđević

Filip Đorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Ђорђевић, pronounced [fǐlip dʑǒːrdʑeʋitɕ]; born 28 September 1987) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Chievo.

Filip Đorđević

Personal information
Full name	Filip Đorđević
Date of birth	(1987-09-28) 28 September 1987
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Chievo
Number	23
Youth career
	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Red Star Belgrade	8	(0)
2006–2007	→ Rad (loan)	35	(16)
2008–2014	Nantes	181	(59)
2014–2018	Lazio	68	(11)
2018–	Chievo	46	(11)
National team^‡
2007–2008	Serbia U21	8	(5)
2012–2014	Serbia	14	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:04, 15 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2014

Đorđević earned 14 caps and scored 4 goals for Serbia from 2012 to 2014.

Club career

Early career

Đorđević began his career at his hometown club Red Star Belgrade, where he spent eight years. He also spent time on loan at Rad. For Red Star, he only appeared in eight league games before moving to France.

Nantes

After being loaned to Ligue 2 side Nantes and helping them achieve promotion to the top-flight Ligue 1 after the 2007–08 season, Nantes agreed to sign him permanently to a four-year contract.[1] In the club's return to Ligue 1, Đorđević featured in 19 league games and scored a total of two goals over the 2008–09 season, and Nantes was demoted to Ligue 2 again. In the subsequent 2009–10 season, he produced nearly identical statistics to the previous season, although Nantes remained in Ligue 2 following its campaign. Finally, Đorđević developed great consistency in the 2010–11 season and appeared in 36 league games, scoring a total of 12 goals and assisting on five occasions. In the 2011–12 season, with Nantes still in Ligue 2, Đorđević played 28 league games and scored six goals as well as providing five assists.

From the 2012–13 season, Đorđević exploded in form and directly contributed to Nantes' promotion at the end of the season. Over 34 league games, he scored 20 goals and was the top scorer of Ligue 2 at the end of the season. On 16 August 2013, Lyon allegedly proposed between €3–5 million for Đorđević,[2] although Đorđević and Nantes declined the transfer. In the club's return to Ligue 1, Đorđević scored seven goals in the first 12 games, rivalling Radamel Falcao and Zlatan Ibrahimović for a top place in the Ligue's list of high scorers of the season.

Lazio

On 19 March 2014, Đorđević announced that he would be departing Nantes for Italian Serie A side Lazio.[3] He signed a pre-contract agreement with Lazio after he entered the final six-months of his Nantes contract and joined the team on a free transfer on 1 July 2014.[4] Đorđević's first goals for Lazio came on 29 September 2014, scoring a hat-trick as the club defeated Palermo 4–0, lifting the club into the top half of the Serie A table.[5] He scored again in the club's next match, heading in an Antonio Candreva cross in the 25th minute, in a 3–2 home win over Sassuolo.[6]

Chievo

On 13 June 2018, Chievo have officially confirmed they’ll sign Đorđević when his contract expires on June 30. [7] The contract signed by the Serbian will last three years with an optional extension for a fourth year.

International career

Đorđević was called up for the Serbia national team for 24 November 2007 Euro 2008 Group A qualifier at home against Kazakhstan, but did not make an appearance.[8] Five years after his first call-up, Serbia head coach Siniša Mihajlović selected him for an exhibition match against Chile on 14 November 2012. He scored two minutes after entering the field as a substitute on his debut.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 July 2020[10]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	2005–06	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Rad (loan)	2006–07	35	16			—				35	16
Red Star Belgrade	2007–08	7	0	1	0	6	0	—		14	0
	Total	8	0	1	0	6	0	—		15	0
Nantes	2007–08	18	7	1	0	—		0	0	19	7
	2008–09	19	2	0	0	—		1	0	20	2
	2009–10	19	2	1	0	—		0	0	20	2
	2010–11	36	12	4	4	—		1	0	41	16
	2011–12	28	6	2	1	—		1	0	31	7
	2012–13	34	20	3	3	—		1	0	38	23
	2013–14	27	10	0	0	—		2	2	29	12
	Total	181	59	11	8	—		6	2	198	69
Lazio	2014–15	24	8	3	1	—		—		27	9
	2015–16	27	3	1	0	3	3	1	0	32	6
	2016–17	17	0	1	1	—		—		18	1
	Total	68	11	5	2	3	3	1	0	77	16
Chievo	2018–19	13	1	1	0	—		—		14	1
	2019–20	33	10	1	0	—		—		34	10
	Total	46	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	48	11
Career total		338	97	19	10	9	3	7	2	373	112

International

Serbia
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	1	1
2013	7	2
2014	6	1
Total	14	4

International goals

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2012	AFG Arena, St. Gallen	Chile	2–0	3–1	Friendly
2.	10 September 2013	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff	Wales	1–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying
3.	15 November 2013	Zabeel Stadium, Dubai	Russia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4.	5 March 2014	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Republic of Ireland	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

• First League of Serbia and Montenegro: 2005–06[11]
• Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2005–06[11]

Nantes

• Ligue 2: 2007–08, 2012–13[11]

References

1. Nantes : Djordjevic signe quatre ans Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Sportal: Đorđević glavna tema pregovora Nanta i Liona (in Serbian) 16 August 2013
3. "Djordjevic signs with Lazio". L'Equipe (in French). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
4. "Serie A: Djordjevic set to join Lazio". Sky Sports. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
5. "Filip Djordjevic hits hat trick as Lazio crush Palermo". ESPNFC. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
6. "Serie A: Successive wins for Lazio after 3–2 victory over Sussuolo". Sky Sports. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
7. "UFFICIALE: FILIP DJORDJEVIC È GIALLOBLÙ!" (in Italian). A.C. ChievoVerona. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
8. "Clemente names 10 debutants for Serbia's final qualifier". Reuters.com. 22 November 2007. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
9. Novosti (Serbian) Đorđević: Imao sam debi za pamćenje. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
10. "Filip Djordjevic". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
11. "Serbia – F. Đorđević". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

External links

• Filip Đorđević at WorldFootball.net
• Filip Đorđević – UEFA competition record
• Filip Đorđević – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
• Filip Đorđević at National-Football-Teams.com
• Filip Đorđević at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)