Aleksandar Prijović
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| Aleksandar Prijović | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Prijović | |
| Date of birth | 21 April 1990 | |
| Place of birth | St. Gallen, Switzerland | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Derby County | |
| Number | 34 | |
| Youth career | ||
| FC St. Gallen | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006–2008 2008– 2009 2009 |
Parma Derby County → Yeovil Town (loan) → Northampton Town (loan) |
1 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) 10 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Aleksandar Prijović (born 21 April 1990 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer, currently playing for Derby County.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Prijović started his career as a youth player with his home town club FC St. Gallen but moved to Italy at the age of 16 to start his football career with Italian side Parma, making the first appearance of his career as a substitute for Parma on 27 April 2008 in a match against Reggina Calcio. Prijović's contract with Parma finished at the end of the 2007/08 season and he rejected the offer of a new one year deal with the club.
[edit] Derby County
Prijović went on trial with English Championship side Derby County where he caught the eye by scoring a hat-trick as Derby's academy side beat Arsenal youth 4-1.[1] Derby offered Prijović a two year contract. He provisionally signed for Derby on August 7, 2008[2], subject to international clearance.[1] His full signing was delayed by issues over international clearance, firstly following disagreements over the player's registration which was sorted when Derby agreed to pay Prijović's former club, Parma, an undisclosed amount as compensation [3] and then by the Swiss army, who made Prijović return home to complete his spell with them.[4] On January 27, 2009, Prijović joined League One Yeovil Town on a months loan[5], playing four times before returning early due to illness.
On 16 March, Prijović joined Northampton Town on loan for a month. He made his debut in the 4-0 win over Stockport County and impressed the fans. He scored his first professional goal in the 3-2 defeat to Southend United. He then scored his second in the 3-1 victory away at Leyton Orient. [6]
[edit] International career
Though born in Switzerland, Prijović qualifies for Serbia through his parents and has represented the country at both U17 and U19 level.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Rams sign kid striker who sank young guns". therams.co.uk. 2008-08-08. http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-sign-kid-striker-who-sank-young-guns. Retrieved on 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Rams sign Eastern European duo". BBC Sport. 2008-08-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7547746.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Serbian striker gets the all-clear to complete move to Derby County". therams.co.uk. 2008-09-09. http://therams.co.uk/stories/serbian-striker-gets-the-all-clear-to-complete-move-to-derby-county. Retrieved on 2008-09-09.
- ^ "Swiss army delays Derby signing". BBC Sport. 2008-09-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7606213.stm. Retrieved on 2008-09-09.
- ^ "Yeovil Town make double signing". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7853609.stm. Retrieved on 2009-01-27.
- ^ therams.co.uk (March 16, 2009). "Prijović joins Northampton on loan". http://therams.co.uk/stories/Prijović-joins-northampton-on-loan.
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