Nenad Krstičić

Nenad Krstičić

Personal information
Full name	Nenad Krstičić
Date of birth	3 July 1990
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Alavés
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	OFK Beograd	27	(2)
2008–2016	Sampdoria	82	(2)
2015	→ Bologna (loan)	16	(0)
2016–	Alavés	2	(0)
National team^‡
2008–2012	Serbia U21	6	(0)
2013–	Serbia	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:02, 1 August 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:28, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Nenad Krstičić (born 3 July 1990 in Belgrade) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés and the Serbian national team. He is mostly played in defensive midfield role.

Club career

Krstičić started his career at OFK Beograd and joined Sampdoria on 1 September 2008 on the insisting of Giuseppe Marotta, who believed the 17-year-old was one of the most talented players he had ever brought to the club. While playing for the youth team, he played in the 2011 Torneo di Viareggio as over-age member. Before the end of the year, he suffered a knee injury and went through surgery when doctors unexpectedly diagnosed him with a rare and lethal form of tumor from a malignant neoplasm and allegedly told Krstičić he had 48 hours to live.^[1] Luckily, the metastasis randomly stopped and Krstičić lived on to play football, although the condition was a great setback from his initial prospects of his talents fully blossoming later in his career.^[2]

Krstičić made his debut for Sampdoria in a UEFA Europa League match against Debrecen, on 16 December 2010. On 2 December 2012, he scored his first goal for Sampdoria against Fiorentina.^[3]

On 2 February 2015 Krstičić was signed by Bologna F.C. 1909 in a temporary deal.^[4] The club also signed Angelo da Costa Júnior and Daniele Gastaldello from the Genoese club outright. However, Krstičić was injured in March.^[5] His contract with Sampdoria was terminated on 18 July 2016.^[6]

On 25 July 2016, Krstičić signed for La Liga side Deportivo Alavés on a free transfer.^[7]

International career

Krstičić made his debut for Serbia on February 6, 2013, in a friendly match against Cyprus at the age of 22.

Career statistics

As of end of 2013–14 season

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Serbia			League		Serbian Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	OFK Beograd	Serbian SuperLiga	24	2	?	?	0	0	24	2
2008–09			3	0	?	?	2	0	5	0
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2010–11	Sampdoria	Serie A	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2011–12		Serie B	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
2012–13		Serie A	23	1	1	0	0	0	24	1
2013–14			32	1	2	1	0	0	34	2
			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Total	Serbia		27	2	?	?	2	0	29	2
	Italy		68	2	3	1	1	0	72	3
Career total			95	4	3	1	3	0	101	5

International

As of 18 December 2013

Serbia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	3	0
Total	3	0

References

1. Reprezentacija.rs (Serbian): Krstičić Nenad
2. Telegraf (Serbian): POVRATAK OTPISANOG: Krstičić: Život mi je visio o koncu, a sad igram za Srbiju! (FOTO) October 8, 2012
3. Youtube: Fiorentina v Sampdoria (2-2) Nenad Krsticic Goal (48') Serie A Highlights - 2 December 2012
4. "Krsticic ceduto al Bologna a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
5. "Lesione al collaterale mediale per Krsticic" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
6. "Rescissione del contratto per Krsticic, il grazie e il saluto della Samp" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
7. "Krsticic, fuerza, calidad y coraje para el centro del campo albiazul" [Krsticic, strength, skill and courage to the white-and-blue centre of the midfield] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

External links

• (Italian) Nenad Krstičić