Aleksandar Prijović
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Prijović | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Sankt Gallen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Gallen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Parma | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Sion | 41 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Tromsø (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Djurgårdens IF | 27 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Boluspor | 31 | (16) |
| 2015– | Legia Warsaw | 43 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Serbia U-17 | |||
| Serbia U-19 | |||
| 2010 | Switzerland U-20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2011 | Switzerland U-21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2016. | |||
Aleksandar Prijović (Serbian Cyrillic: Aлeкcaндap Пpиjoвић; born 21 April 1990) is a Swiss footballer of Serbian descent who plays for Legia Warsaw.
Career
Early career
Prijović started his career as a youth player with his home town club FC St. Gallen but moved to Italy at the age of 16 to start his football career with Italian side Parma, making the first appearance of his career as a substitute for Parma on 27 April 2008 in a match against Reggina Calcio. Prijović's contract with Parma finished at the end of the 2007/08 season and he rejected the offer of a new one-year deal with the club.
Derby County
Prijović went on trial with English Championship side Derby County where he caught the eye by scoring a hat-trick as Derby's academy side beat Arsenal youth 4–1.[1] Derby offered Prijović a two-year contract. He provisionally signed for Derby on 7 August 2008,[2] subject to international clearance.[1] His full signing was delayed by issues over international clearance, firstly following disagreements over the player's registration which was sorted when Derby agreed to pay Prijović's former club, Parma, an undisclosed amount as compensation[3] and then by the Swiss army, who made Prijović return home to complete his spell with them.[4] On 27 January 2009, Prijović joined League One Yeovil Town on a months loan,[5] playing four times before returning early due to illness.
On 16 March, Prijović joined Northampton Town on loan for a month. He made his debut in the 4–0 win over Stockport County and impressed the fans. He scored his first professional goal in the 3–2 defeat to Southend United. He then scored his second in the 3–1 victory away at Leyton Orient.[6][7]
On 6 July 2009, he was called for a trial period with Germany-based club MSV Duisburg before he joined OB Odense on a similar deal in November 2009, where he impressed with a goal in a trial match. Of Prijović, Derby boss Nigel Clough said "They are very interested in taking him in January so we are just trying to get a deal done if they want to do one. If not, we will probably look to get him out on loan. If we can do it before the deadline, we will do. If not, in January."[8] He eventually signed for FC Sion for a nominal fee on 1 February 2010.[9]
Sion
While on loan at Lausanne, he went on a trial with the Norwegian club, Molde at their training camp in Marbella, Spain in February 2012.[10] He played one match for Molde, the pre-season match against the Spanish club Xerez CD, but was not offered a contract.[11]
On 31 July 2012, Tromsø signed Prijović on a one-year loan deal, with an option to buy.[12] Tromsø's head coach Per-Mathias Høgmo stated that Molde's manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær and coach Mark Dempsey had recommended Prijovic after the trial.[13] Prijović got his debut coming in off the bench for the last 22 minutes of an away loss to Fredrikstad on 5 August. Four days later he made his first start and scored his first goal in the away leg of the third qualifying round of the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League against Metalurh Donetsk, ensuring a 2–1 aggregate win for Tromsø.[14]
Tromsø could not afford to extend Prijović' loan-deal, and he returned to Sion when the loan-deal expired on 1 July 2013.[15]
Djurgårdens IF
On 15 August 2013, Prijović signed a 2,5 years contract with the Stockholm-based club Djurgårdens IF, where he was reunited with his coach from Tromsø, Per-Mathias Høgmo.[16] In his starting debut for Djurgårdens IF Prijovic scored a hattrick, when IFK Norrköping was beaten 3–2.[17]
Legia Warsaw
On 9 July 2015, Prijović joined Legia Warsaw on four-year deal.[18] During the 2015-16 Polish Cup Final on May 2, 2016, Prijović scored the match winner in the 69' to defeat Lech Poznan 1-0.[19] On 22 November 2016, Prijović scored two goals in the 2016-17 Champions League group match against Borussia Dortmund as his team lost 8-4 away from home.[20]
International career
Though born in Switzerland, Prijović qualifies for Serbia through his parents and has represented the country at both U17 and U19 level.
However he used his only chance in nationality switch in 2010. He scored in his debut with Switzerland national under-20 football team on 28 April. He collected his second cap on 6 September 2010.
Prijović made his Swiss U21 debut on 10 August 2011. He also played in the next match on 1 September 2011.
Career statistics
- As of 23 November 2016
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007–08 | Parma | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Yeovil | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Northampton | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Sion | Super League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Lausanne-Sport | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Tromsø | Tippeligaen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 5 |
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | Djurgården | Allsvenskan | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 2014 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | Boluspor | PTT 1. Lig | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 |
| 2015–16 | Legia Warsaw | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 16 |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 6 | ||
| Career Total | 192 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 238 | 68 | ||
References
- 1 2 "Rams sign kid striker who sank young guns". therams.co.uk. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ↑ "Rams sign Eastern European duo". BBC Sport. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ↑ "Serbian striker gets the all-clear to complete move to Derby County". therams.co.uk. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ↑ "Swiss army delays Derby signing". BBC Sport. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ↑ "Yeovil Town make double signing". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ↑ therams.co.uk (16 March 2009). "Prijović joins Northampton on loan".
- ↑ "Leyton Orient 1–3 Northampton". BBC Sport. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ football.co.uk (26 November 2009). "Prijović set for Danish switch".
- ↑ "Prijovic leaves Rams". dcfc.co.uk. 1 February 2010.
- ↑ Hustad, Trond (27 February 2012). "Solskjær sjekker serbisk spiss". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ Hustad, Trond (1 March 2012). "Solskjær vil se prislappen". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "TIL signerte ny spiss" (in Norwegian). nordlys.no. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Spiss-kjøp etter Solskjær-råd". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Prijovic helten da Tromsø avanserte". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ Grindstein, Gunnar (15 May 2013). "Prijovic forlater TIL i sommer" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "Høgmo henter tidligere Tromsø-spiller til Djurgården" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Norwegian News Agency. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "Djurgården og Høgmo reddet av gammel elev" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Norwegian News Agency. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "Aleksandar Prijović w Legii" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Legia Warsaw Claim Puchar Polski over Lechh". psnfutbol.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38055258
