Andrija Novakovich
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrija Novakovich[1] | ||
Date of birth | September 21, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Muskego, Wisconsin, United States | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Bari (on loan from Venezia) | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | United Serbians | ||
2012–2014 | Chicago Magic PSG | ||
2014–2015 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Reading | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Telstar (loan) | 35 | (19) |
2018–2019 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 29 | (9) |
2019–2022 | Frosinone | 95 | (18) |
2022– | Venezia | 35 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → Lecco (loan) | 38 | (6) |
2024– | → Bari (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | United States U17 | 2 | (2) |
2013–2014 | United States U18 | 7 | (1) |
2014 | United States U20 | 5 | (3) |
2018 | United States | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 10, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2018 |
Andrija Novakovich (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Новаковић, romanized: Andrija Novaković; born 21 September 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie B club Bari, on loan from Venezia.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Born and raised in Muskego, Wisconsin to Serbian parents, Novakovich spent his youth career with United Serbians, Red Star, and Chicago Magic. He was once named Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year after scoring 41 goals[2]
Club
[edit]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, the move being made easier due to Novakovich holding a British passport through his mother who was born in England of Serbian descent.[3][4][5][6]
On November 26, 2015, Novakovich joined National League side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2, 2016.[7] Novakovich returned to Reading on January 4, 2016, after Cheltenham Town didn't extend his loan deal.[8]
On July 2, 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, June 20, 2018, Novakovich signed a new two-year contract with Reading and moved to Fortuna Sittard on a season-long loan deal.[9]
On September 2, 2019, it was announced that Novakovich would leave Reading, with Frosinone paying an undisclosed fee for the player. Novakovich signed a contract with Frosinone lasting until 30 June 2022.[10]
On July 15, 2022, Novakovich moved to another Italian club Venezia on a four-year contract.[11] On August 23, 2023, he was loaned to Lecco for the 2023–24 season.[12] On July 23, 2024, Novakovich moved on a new loan to Bari, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[13]
International
[edit]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, as well as Serbia, his father's birthplace.[6][citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played May 1, 2023[14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2014–15[15] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2015–16[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20[18] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2015–16[16] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Telstar (loan) | 2017–18[19] | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 19 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 38 | 22 | |
Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 2018–19[20] | Eredivisie | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | |
Frosinone | 2019–20 | Serie B | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
2020–21 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 11 | ||||
2021–22 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
Total | 95 | 18 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 101 | 19 | |||
Venezia | 2022–23 | Serie B | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | ||
Career total | 199 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 213 | 53 |
International
[edit]- As of match played October 12, 2018
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "SSFC Spotlight: Novakovich reaches double digits in Italy". May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Andrija Novakovich Signs With Reading FC". GoMarquette.com. Marquette Golden Eagles. April 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Reading FC sign USA striker Andrija Novakovich". Get Reading. April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "Royals confirm Novakovich deal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. June 10, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ a b "He has a Serbian accent, scores goals in the Netherlands and may help rebuild U.S. men's soccer". Washington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Cheltenham complete Novakovich loan singing". Cheltenham Town F.C. November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "Andrija's loan comes to an end". www.ctfc.com/. Cheltenham Town F.C. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ "Novakovich agrees new Royals deal and seals Fortuna loan switch". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ "NOVAKOVICH E' UN CALCIATORE DEL FROSINONE". frosinonecalcio.com. Frosinone Calcio. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "ANDRIJA NOVAKOVICH JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Novakovich è un giocatore bluceleste" [Official: Novakovich is a Lecco player] (in Italian). Calcio Lecco 1912. August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Benvenuto Andrija Novakovich". Bari. July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Andrija Novakovich at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
External links
[edit]- US Soccer Profile
- Reading Profile
- Andrija Novakovich at Soccerbase
- Andrija Novakovich on Twitter
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American people of Serbian descent
- People from Muskego, Wisconsin
- Sportspeople from Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- Soccer players from Wisconsin
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Reading F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- SC Telstar players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- Frosinone Calcio players
- Venezia FC players
- Calcio Lecco 1912 players
- SSC Bari players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Serie B players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in England
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- 21st-century American sportsmen