Andrija Novakovich

Andrija Novakovich
Personal information
Full name Andrija Novakovich[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-21) September 21, 1996
Place of birth Muskego, Wisconsin, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Fortuna Sittard
(loan from Reading)
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2006 United Serbians
2012–2014 Chicago Magic PSG
2014 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Reading 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 → Telstar (loan) 35 (19)
2018– → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 7 (4)
National team‡
2013 United States U17 2 (2)
2013–2014 United States U18 7 (1)
2014 United States U20 5 (3)
2018– United States 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 4, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 11, 2018

Andrija Novakovich (born September 21, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Fortuna Sittard, on loan from Reading, as a forward.

Career

Club

Despite signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at Marquette University, Novakovich agreed to join English Championship side Reading in April 2014, signing for the club in June of the same year.[2][3][4]

On November 26, 2015, Novakovich joined National League side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2, 2016.[5] Novakovich returned to Reading on January 4, 2016 after Cheltenham Town didn't extend his loan deal.[6]

On 2 July 2017, Reading announced that Novakovich had signed a new two-year contract with the club, and that he would join Eerste Divisie side SC Telstar for the 2017–18 season. A year later, 20 June 2018, Novakovich signed a new two-year contract with Reading and moved to Fortuna Sittard on a season-long loan deal.[7]

International

In March 2018, Novakovich was called up to the USMNT for the first time for their international friendly against Paraguay on March 27, 2018. In the 77' minute, he earned his first cap replacing Bobby Wood, the goalscorer, in Cary, North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park. Novakovich holds both British and American passports and remains eligible to represent England or the United States in a competitive match.

Career statistics

As of match played September 22, 2018[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014–15[9] Championship 20000000 20
2015–16[10] 00000000 00
2016–17[11] 00000000 00
2017–18[12] 00000000 00
2018–19[13] 00000000 00
Total 20000000 20
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2015–16[10] National League 40000010 50
Total 40000010 50
Telstar (loan) 2017–18[12] Eerste Divisie 351911–22 3822
Total 35191100223822
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2018–19[13] Eredivisie 7400–0064
Total 7400000074
Career total 48231100325226

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Andrija Novakovich Signs With Reading FC". GoMarquette.com. Marquette Golden Eagles. April 4, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Reading FC sign USA striker Andrija Novakovich". Get Reading. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Royals confirm Novakovich deal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. June 10, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cheltenham complete Novakovich loan singing". Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town F.C. November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Andrija's loan comes to an end". www.ctfc.com/. Cheltenham Town F.C. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Novakovich agrees new Royals deal and seals Fortuna loan switch". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "A.Novakovich". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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