Nenad Krstičić
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| 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 club | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | OFK Beograd | 27 | (2) |
| 2008– | Sampdoria | 46 | (1) |
| 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 18:27, 30 March 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Nenad Krstičić (born 3 July 1990 in Belgrade) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Sampdoria and the Serbian national team. He is mostly played in an attacking 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]
International career
Krstičić made his debut for Serbia on February 6, 2013, in a friendly match against Cyprus at the age of 22.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 30 March 2013
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |
| League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Total | Serbia | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Italy | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
International
- As of 18 December 2013
| Serbia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
External links
- (Italian) Nenad Krstičić
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References
- ↑ Reprezentacija.rs (Serbian): Krstičić Nenad
- ↑ Telegraf (Serbian): POVRATAK OTPISANOG: Krstičić: Život mi je visio o koncu, a sad igram za Srbiju! (FOTO) October 8, 2012
- ↑ Youtube: Fiorentina v Sampdoria (2-2) Nenad Krsticic Goal (48') Serie A Highlights - 2 December 2012
- ↑ Transfermarkt: Nenad Krsticic - Special matches