Đorđe Petrović (footballer)

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Đorđe Petrović
Ђорђе Петровић
Petrović playing for Chelsea in 2024
Personal information
Full name Đorđe Petrović
Date of birth (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Požarevac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 28
Youth career
Rudar Kostolac
Presing Požarevac
2014–2018 Čukarički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Čukarički 78 (0)
2018–2019 → IMT (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 New England Revolution 43 (0)
2023– Chelsea 17 (0)
International career‡
2020 Serbia U21 1 (0)
2021– Serbia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:14, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Đorđe Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Петровић; born 8 October 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the club Chelsea and the Serbian national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

FK Čukarički[edit]

Petrović was part of the FK Čukarički academy from 2014, going on to break in to the Serbian SuperLiga club's first team in 2019, following a loan to Serbian League club FK IMT for the 2018–19 season.[2][3] Petrović made 78 league appearances for Čukarički, as well as four Serbian Cup appearances, and four UEFA Europa Conference League appearances.[4][5]

New England Revolution[edit]

On 6 April 2022, Petrović signed with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6]

Petrović recorded his first clean sheet for his new club on 26 June 2022. Recording six saves in a 0–0 draw away at BC Place against the Vancouver Whitecaps. His efforts earned him a spot on the week 16 MLS Team of the Week.[7] During the month of August Petrovic recorded 4 clean sheets, holding his opponents scoreless for a total of 371 minutes.[8] He finished the 2022 season as a finalist for both the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award and the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award.[9]

2023 season[edit]

Petrović had a strong start to the 2023 season, becoming the fastest player in MLS history to record five penalty saves on 29 April 2023.[10] According to data provided by Opta Sports, Petrović had outperformed his expected goals on target (xGOT) by 16.2 since he had joined the league. No other keeper had recorded an xGOT of anything beyond 5.5 in that timeframe.[11][better source needed]

Petrović recorded his sixth clean sheet on 3 June against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. Petrović faced 20 shots during the match.[12] During the match, The Athletic's Tom Bogert reported that Petrović was being scouted by Manchester United and the Serbia national team.[13] On 27 June he was named to the 2023 MLS All-Star team, having lead the league with 160 saves since his debut.[14] On 20 July, MLS' Extratime Radio dubbed him their goalkeeper of the year in their midseason review.[15]

On 30 July 2023, The Athletic reported that the Revolution had rejected transfer bids "in the region of $8 million plus add-ons" from FC Nantes and Nottingham Forest for Petrovic.[16] As a result of the bids being rejected, Petrović sat out Revolution training and did not play in the Revolution's 3 August Leagues Cup match against Atlas FC.[17]

Chelsea[edit]

Petrović joined Chelsea on 26 August 2023, signing a seven-year contract, with the option of a further year.[18][19] Although the fee was officially undisclosed, it was reported to be worth an initial £12.5 million, plus £1.5 million in add-ons.[20]

On 10 December 2023, Petrović made his official Premier League debut as a substitute to injured Robert Sánchez in an away match against Everton, concedimg a goal in added time in the 2–0 loss.[21] On 16 December, he made his first start and kept his first cleansheet in a 2–0 victory against Sheffield United.[22] Three days later, he saved a penalty from Matt Ritchie in the Carabao Cup quarterfinal game versus Newcastle United to take Chelsea to the semi-finals, with the game ending 1–1 at full time and 4–2 on penalties.[23]

International career[edit]

Petrović was called up to the Serbia U21 side in 2020,[24] debuting against Poland.[25] He debuted for the Serbia senior national team on 25 January 2021, starting in a 0–0 draw against the Dominican Republic.[26]

Style of play[edit]

Petrović is known for his quick reflexes, saving penalty shootouts, and saving goals from long range goals. Many pundits suggest that his style of play is similar to Thibaut Courtois at Chelsea.[citation needed]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 23 April 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Čukarički 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 21 0 4 0 — — — 25 0
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 34 0 0 0 — — — 34 0
2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 23 0 0 0 — 4[c] 0 — 27 0
Total 78 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 86 0
New England Revolution 2022 Major League Soccer 21 0 2 0 — — — 23 0
2023 Major League Soccer 22 0 0 0 — — 3[d] 0 25 0
Total 43 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 48 0
Chelsea 2023–24 Premier League 17 0 4 0 4 0 — — 25 0
Career total 138 0 10 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 159 0
  1. ^ Includes Serbian Cup, U.S. Open Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International[edit]

As of match played 21 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2021 1 0
2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours[edit]

Chelsea

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Djordje Petrovic: Chelsea sign New England Revolution keeper". BBC. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Đorđe Petrović: Hvala svima u klubu, predivan osećaj je debitovati za Čukarički | FK Čukarički". www.fkcukaricki.rs.
  3. ^ "Revolution sign Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic to replace Matt Turner". Boston.
  4. ^ "Serbia - Đ. Petrović - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Đorđe Petrović - Čukarički - UECL". UEFA.
  6. ^ "New England Revolution sign 22-year-old Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrović | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net.
  7. ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers awaken in Week 16". 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Revolution looking to keep clean sheet streak going in midweek match with Toronto". www.cbsnews.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ^ McKenna, Greg (27 June 2023). "Goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic is Revolution's only representative in MLS All-Star Game". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. ^ Macomber, Seth (30 April 2023). "Djordje Petrović Makes History With 5th MLS PK Stop". The Blazing Musket.
  11. ^ @OptaJack (30 April 2023). "Djordje Petrovic has outperformed his Expected Goals on Target (xGOT) by 16.2 since joining MLS in June 2022 (35 GC excl. OG, 51.2 xGOT)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Tompson, Rich (3 June 2023). "Revolution battle New York City FC to scoreless draw". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  13. ^ @tombogert (3 June 2023). "🇷🇸 Djordje Petrovic is a cheat code. So good" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Revolution goalkeeper Djordje Petrović named MLS All-Star". cbsnews.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Extratime 2023 Midseason Review: Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year". 20 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. ^ "New England Revolution rejected Nottingham Forest bid for Djordje Petrovic". The Athletic. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  17. ^ Macomber, Seth (2 August 2023). "Sources: Djordje Petrovic Will Not Play Against Atlas". The Blazing Musket.
  18. ^ "Gallery: Petrović is a Blue!". Chelsea F.C. 26 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Petrovic signs for Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 26 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Djordje Petrovic: Chelsea sign New England Revolution keeper". BBC Sports. 26 August 2023.
  21. ^ ""Everything is faster", Djordje Petrovic on his first Premier League games". Tribuna. 26 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Match report: Chelsea 2 Sheff Utd 0". Chelsea F.C. 16 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Chelsea beat Newcastle on penalties to reach last four". BBC Sports. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  24. ^ "СПИСАК U21 ЗА ДУЕЛЕ ПРОТИВ ПОЉСКЕ И ЕСТОНИЈЕ | СТОЛИЦА ГЛЕДА У БУДУЋНОСТ, НОВИ ТАЛАС СРБИЈЕ | Фудбалски савез Србије". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 21 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Serbia U21 vs. Poland U21 - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
  26. ^ "Нула Србије и Доминиканске Републике". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 26 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Đ. Petrović". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  28. ^ McNulty, Phil (25 February 2024). "Carabao Cup final: Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  29. ^ "2023 MLS All-Star Team Roster". Major League Soccer. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

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