Vedran Janjetović
 Janjetović playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vedran Janjetović | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Hurstville City Minotaurs | ||
| 2003 | Stanmore Hawks | ||
| 2003–2004 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2004 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | ||
| 2005 | Hurstville City Minotaurs | ||
| 2006 | FC Bossy Liverpool | ||
| 2007 | Hurstville City Minotaurs | ||
| 2007–2008 | Sydney United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | NK Bjelovar | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Sydney United | 74 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Brisbane Roar (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Melbourne Heart (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Sydney FC | 100 | (0) |
| 2017– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 42 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2018 | |||
Vedran Janjetović (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋědran janjěːtoʋitɕ]; born 20 August 1987) is a Croatian Australian football (soccer) player, currently playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League.
Club career
Janjetović started his career in the youth ranks at NSWPL club Sydney United before being spotted by Sydney FC and was signed to their Youth League squad alongside fellow young stars Matthew Jurman, Kofi Danning, Rhyan Grant and Anthony Golec. He helped Sydney FC to the inaugural title, making a significant impression on his peers with a number of good performances.[1]
In 2010, he would return to Sydney United being too old to be eligible for a spot in Sydney FC's youth team and was not offered a senior team contract at the club due to an onging neurological issue in his right arm which forced him into an extended period on the sidelines.[2] Later that year, Janjetović was loaned out to fellow A-League club Brisbane Roar as injury cover for Griffin McMaster as regular custodian Liam Reddy was out injured,[3] however did not make an appearance for the Roar in his time at the club.
Melbourne Heart
Janjetović joined Melbourne Heart on a two-game loan stint for their Hawaiian Islands Invitational in February 2012. He played against both American club Colorado Rapids and Korean side Busan IPark.
Sydney FC
On 18 June 2012, it was announced that Janjetović had signed a 2-year deal with Sydney FC to bolster their goalkeeping ranks.[4] Janjetović trialled for a number of weeks at the club against former Gold Coast United goalkeeper Jerrad Tyson, QPR youth goalkeeper Aaron Lennox and Sutherland goalkeeper Nathan Denham. He eventually won out, impressing Sydney FC's goalkeeping coach Zeljko Kalac and manager Ian Crook. Janjetović was also in talks with the club's new cross-city rivals Western Sydney FC during his trial at Sydney FC but chose to sign with the Sky Blues, stating that his decision came down to the calibre of goalkeeping coach at the club as well as Sydney FC's interest and desire to have him in their squad.[5] He made his Sydney FC debut on 2 December 2012 at Allianz Stadium keeping a clean sheet in Sydney’s 0–0 draw with Melbourne Heart.
Western Sydney Wanderers
On 20 December 2016, it was announced that Janjetović signed an 18-month deal with Western Sydney Wanderers.[6] He would rejoin his former goalkeeping coach Zeljko Kalac, stating that it played a large role in his switch to his former's cross-city rivals. The deal would be finalised the following year when the transfer window opened in January.
Career statistics
- As of 7 September 2015
CS = Clean Sheets
| Club | Season | Division | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | |||
| NK Bjelovar | 2006–07[7] | Druga HNL | 7 | ? | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | ? | |
| Total | 7 | ? | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | ? | |||
| Sydney United | 2009[8] | NSW Premier League | 22 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2010[8] | 17 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 7 | ||||
| 2011[8] | 23 | 6 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||||
| 2012[8] | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 22 | — | — | 74 | 22 | ||||
| Brisbane Roar | 2009–10 | A-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Melbourne Heart | 2011–12 | A-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2012–13[9] | A-League | 16 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14[9] | 28 | 5 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
| 2014–15[9] | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2015–16 [10] | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
| Total | 100 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26 | ||
| Career Total | 181 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 48 | ||
1 – includes A-League final series statistics
2 – AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing during group stages (i.e. ACL 2014 and A-League season 2013–2014 etc.)
Honours
References
- ↑ Young Sydney Shotstopper Vedran Janjetovic Delighted With Form
- ↑ Two year deal with Sky Blues for Janjetovic
- ↑ "Keeper gets Roar deal". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ↑ "Vedran wins Keeper Shootout". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ Two-year Sky Blues deal for Janjetovic
- ↑ "Janjetovic officially signs with Wanderers". FourFourTwo. 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "Career statistics". Nogometni Magazin.
- 1 2 3 4 "New South Wales Premier League: Sydney United 58". NSW Premier League.
- 1 2 3 "Vedran Janjetovic (Sydney FC)". Ultimate A-League.
- ↑ "Vedran Janjetovic (Sydney FC)". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
External links
- Vedran Janjetović at Soccerway