Nemanja Gudelj

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Nemanja Gudelj
Nemanja Gudelj (2016).jpg
Gudelj with Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nemanja Gudelj
Date of birth (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 29)
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 6
Youth career
1998–2001 BSV Boeimeer
2001–2010 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 NAC Breda 79 (8)
2013–2015 AZ 61 (16)
2015–2017 Ajax 40 (6)
2017–2018 Tianjin TEDA 19 (1)
2018–2019 Guangzhou Evergrande 11 (2)
2018–2019 → Sporting CP (loan) 27 (1)
2019– Sevilla 55 (0)
National team‡
2010–2012 Serbia U21 15 (2)
2014– Serbia 38 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:58, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Nemanja "Neno" Gudelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Гудељ; born 16 November 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga side Sevilla and the Serbia national team. He is the son of former NAC player Nebojša Gudelj and the older brother of Dragiša Gudelj.

Club career[]

NAC Breda[]

Gudelj signed his first professional contract with NAC Breda in July 2009 but failed to make an official appearance in his debut season despite being named on the bench several times.[1]

AZ[]

Gudelj playing for AZ in 2014

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 four-year contract.[2]

He received interest from Portuguese club Porto.[3]

Ajax[]

On 6 May 2015, it was announced that Gudelj would join AFC Ajax starting from the 2015–16 season. Along with him, his younger brother Dragiša would move to Ajax youth team and his father Nebojša would become a scout for the club focusing primarily on scouting players from the Balkans and Serbia.[4] On 5 November 2016, Gudelj was removed from the first team selection after stating he couldn't be motivated when not starting.[5]

Tianjin TEDA[]

On 5 January 2017, Ajax announced Gudelj would transfer to Tianjin TEDA on 25 January 2017 for a sum rumoured to be around €5.5 million.[6]

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao[]

On 28 January 2018, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao announced that Gudelj was transferred from Tianjin TEDA and signed a 2-year contract. The transfer fee was not announced.[7] He made his debut for Guangzhou on 21 February 2018 in a 0–0 away draw against Cerezo Osaka in the second group stage match of 2018 AFC Champions League.[8] On 14 March, he scored his first goal for the club in the fourth group stage match of the AFC Champions League against Jeju United, which ensured Guangzhou Evergrande's 2–0 away win.[9] Gudelj was excluded from first team squad in July 2018 due to the limitation of the number of foreign players.[10]

Sporting CP (loan)[]

On 23 August 2018, Gudelj was loaned to Primeira Liga side Sporting CP for the 2018–19 season. The contract at will extend for four years as a Sporting CP player. The actual loan contract expires in the end of the season so he would move as a free player .[11]

Sevilla[]

Gudelj playing for Sevilla in 2020

On 23 July 2019, Gudelj signed with Spanish side Sevilla FC.[12] In July 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15] He scored his first goal on 18 November 2014 in a 2–0 away friendly win against Greece.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 15 August 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NAC Breda 2009–10 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2010–11 29 2 4 0 — — 33 2
2011–12 16 1 1 0 — — 17 1
2012–13 34 5 3 0 — — 37 5
Total 79 8 8 0 0 0 — 87 8
AZ 2013–14 Eredivisie 29 5 5 0 14[a] 1 5[b] 1 53 7
2014–15 32 11 4 1 — — 36 12
Total 61 16 9 1 14 1 5 1 89 19
Ajax 2015–16 Eredivisie 34 4 2 0 10[c] 1 — 46 5
2016–17 6 2 0 0 7[d] 0 — 13 2
Total 40 6 2 0 17 1 — 59 7
Tianjin TEDA 2017 Chinese Super League 19 1 1 0 — — 20 1
Guangzhou Evergrande 2018 Chinese Super League 11 2 0 0 6[e] 1 1[f] 0 18 3
Sporting CP (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 27 1 7 0 5[a] 0 4[g] 0 43 1
Sevilla 2019–20 La Liga 24 0 4 0 10[a] 0 — 38 0
2020–21 30 0 6 0 6[h] 0 1[i] 0 43 0
2020–21 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
Total 55 0 10 0 16 0 1 0 82 0
Career total 292 34 37 1 58 3 11 1 399 39
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances and one goal in the Eredivisie Europa League play-offs, one appearance in the Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the AFC Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in the Chinese FA Super Cup
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in the Taça da Liga
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  9. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Super Cup

International[]

As of 11 June 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2014 9 1
2015 2 0
2016 5 0
2017 6 0
2018 0 0
2019 3 0
2020 8 0
2021 5 0
Total 38 1
Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gudelj goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Nemanja Gudelj
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2014 Perivolia Municipal Stadium, Chania, Greece  Greece 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours[]

Club[]

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao[17]

Sporting CP

Sevilla

References[]

  1. ^ "NAC geeft jeugdspeler Nemanja Gudelj contract" (in Dutch). bndestem.nl. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Voetbal International - Gewilde Gudelj verlaat NAC Breda voor contract bij AZ". Voetbal International.
  3. ^ "Gudelj niet naar FC Porto". rtvnh.nl.
  4. ^ "Ajax sign Serbian brothers and give dad a job in package deal". Channel NewsAsia.
  5. ^ "Ajax zet ook Gudelj uit selectie". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Nemanja Gudelj vertrekt naar China".
  7. ^ "内马尼亚·古德利(Nemanja Gudelj)正式加盟".
  8. ^ "古德利：第一场满意自身表现 0-0这结果能接受".
  9. ^ "两场零失球!恒大已走上正轨 古德利正向暴力鸟看齐".
  10. ^ "恒大外援7选4决定放弃这3人 暴力鸟未必马上登场".
  11. ^ "关于外援古德利租借至葡萄牙体育俱乐部的公告". Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. 23 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Transferts : Nemanja Gudelj s'engage avec le Séville FC". L'Équipe. 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Nemanja Gudelj, el positivo de COVID-19 del Sevilla" (in Spanish). Marca. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Ireland vs. Serbia 1:2". flashscore.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  15. ^ "BBC Sport - Serbia appoint Dick Advocaat as coach for Euro 2016 qualifiers". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Serbia - N.Gudelj - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Nemanja Gudelj - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  18. ^ "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL.net. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  19. ^ Wilkinson, Jack (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan: Sevilla edge five-goal thriller for sixth Europa League crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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