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David Pejičić

David Pejičić
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-06-14) 14 June 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Slovenia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 79
Youth career
ND Bilje
–2023 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Udinese 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Slovenia U15 2 (0)
2023– Slovenia U17 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2023

David Pejičić (born 14 June 2007) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese and the Slovenia under-17 national team.[1]

Youth career

Pejičić is a native of Slovenia and began his career playing in the youth teams of ND Bilje, before being spotted by Serie A club Udinese, with whom he then played. Pejičić was described in the youth teams as "looking like a veteran already" at 15 years old,[2] striking up a partnership with fellow Udinese youngster Simone Pafundi in the youth teams. At that time, Pejičić was garnering interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs, especially Ajax,[3] as reported by Fabrizio Romano.[4]

Club career

Pejičić signed his first professional contract with Udinese in July 2023,[5] with the contract running until June 2026, despite fierce interest from other clubs.

He made his first team debut on 1 November 2023, in a Coppa Italia match at home to Cagliari, coming on as a substitute for Etienne Camara in a 2-1 loss,[6] with Udinese coach Gabriele Cioffi commenting on the maturity of his performance stating that 'he (Pejičić) is only 16, but he played like he is 30'.[7]

International career

Pejičić has represented Slovenia at two levels, U15, and U17. He scored his first international goal for the U17 team in a 4-2 win against Serbia, scoring in the 4th minute.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 November 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Udinese 2023–24 Serie A 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ "David Pejicic". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "[FOCUS]-David Pejicic, la carta di identità mente: il 2007 che gioca con l'Udinese in Primavera 1". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "'Ajax heeft jonge middenvelder (16) van Udinese in het vizier'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Fabrizio Romano se je dokopal do zanimive informacije: Slovenski biser David Pejičić iz Udineseja je zanimiv velikemu klubu - Novica". Nogomania. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Pejicic signs first professional contract". OneFootball. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Udinese-Cagliari LIVE". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Debi, ki ga je slovenski nogomet težko čakal: Šestnajstletni slovenski nogometni dragulj David Pejičić je dočakal prve minute v dresu Udineseja - Novica". Nogomania. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Serbia U17 vs. Slovenia U17 - 18 May 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ David Pejičić at Soccerway


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