Nemanja Gudelj
 Gudelj with AZ in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nemanja Gudelj | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BSV Boeimeer | |||
| NAC Breda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2013 | NAC Breda | 79 | (8) |
| 2013– | AZ | 64 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Serbia U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2014– | Serbia | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Nemanja "Neno" Gudelj (Serbian: Немања Гудељ; born 16 November 1991) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the Serbian national team. He is the son of former NAC player Nebojša Gudelj.
Club career
NAC Breda
He signed his first professional contract with NAC in July 2009 but failed to make an official appearance in his debut season despite being named on the bench several times.[1] Gudelj made his competitive debut for NAC Breda in August 2010 in an away match against FC Utrecht.
AZ
2013-14 season
In the summer of 2013 Gudelj transferred to AZ Alkmaar for a fee of around €3 million, sold by his father who was manager at NAC, signing a 4-year contract.[2] Gudelj featured prominently for AZ in the League, Cup and Europa League but, in his first official AZ game lost the chance of winning his first major honour; losing to Ajax in the Johan Cruijff Schaal (Dutch Super Cup). In the league Gudelj had perhaps his best season by scoring 5 goals and assisting a further 3 goals in only 29 matches. In the cup Gudelj assisted 2 goals in the competition en-route to the semi-final including one in extra-time against SC Heerenveen, later the game would go to penalties and Gudelj would have his saved but AZ would progress 9-8 on penalties.
In the 2013-14 Europa League, Gudelj featured in all but 9 minutes as AZ went to the semi-finals, scoring once and assisting 3 goals; including 2 crucial assists which lead to the only goals in matches against Czech side Slovan Liberec. Also in this competition Gudelj would be made captain of the AZ side for the first time in a group game against Greek side PAOK.
2014-15 season
Despite reported interest from Portuguese giants Porto[3] Gudelj was named as captain by manager Marco van Basten for the forthcoming season. After manager Marco van Basten stopped with his job in Alkmaar, the new coach John van den Brom also chose Gudelj as captain.
International career
After being capped at the U19 and U21 levels, Gudelj earned his first cap for Serbia on 5 March 2014, in a 2–1 away win over Ireland in a friendly match after coming on as a last minute substitute for Antonio Rukavina.[4] In 2014, Gudelj played for the national team a further four times, playing against Jamaica twice, Panama and Brazil.
In July 2014 his former coach at AZ, Dick Advocaat, was named as Serbia's national team manager for the Euro 2016 campaign.[5] He scored his first goal on 18 November 2014 in a 2–0 away friendly win against Greece.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 March 2015[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NAC Breda | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| Total | 79 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 8 | |
| AZ | 2013–14 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 | |
| Total | 64 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 19 | |
| Career total | 143 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 27 | |
International
| Serbia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 |
International goals
- Score and result list Serbia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2014 | Perivolia Municipal Stadium, Chania |  Greece | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "NAC geeft jeugdspeler Nemanja Gudelj contract" (in Dutch). bndestem.nl. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ↑ http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/242302/Gewilde-Gudelj-verlaat-NAC-Breda-voor-contract-bij-AZ.htm
- ↑ http://www.rtvnh.nl/sport/147976/Gudelj+niet+naar+FC+Porto
- ↑ "Ireland vs. Serbia 1:2". flashscore.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ↑
- ↑ "Serbia - N.Gudelj - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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