Stefan Antonijevic
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefan Zelimir Antonijevic | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2008 | Chicago Fire | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007 | Marquette Golden Eagles | 16 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Valparaiso Crusaders | 54 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Vermont Voltage | 13 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 39 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 21 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Lillestrøm | 29 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Sogndal | 18 | (1) |
2020 | Øygarden | 11 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008 | Serbia U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2023 |
Stefan Zelimir Antonijevic (born 24 January 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for Øygarden. He previously played for Lillestrøm and Sogndal also in the Norwegian Eliteserien.[1] Born in the United States, he represented Serbia at youth level.
Career
[edit]Youth and college
[edit]Antonijevic began his college soccer career at Marquette University in 2007,[2] before transferring to Valparaiso University in 2009. In 2008, Antonijevic played for the Chicago Fire SC youth team that won the national USL Super-20 championship.[3]
Professional
[edit]On 17 January 2012 Antonijevic was selected by Sporting Kansas City in the 3rd round (No. 43 overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.[4]
After trialling in Serbia and Croatia, Antonijevic returned to the United States and signed for NASL club Fort Lauderdale Strikers on 27 March 2013.[5]
Antonijevic moved to rival Florida club Tampa Bay Rowdies on 7 January 2015.[6] Antonijevic played 1,823 minutes in 21 games for the Rowdies in 2015 and was named to the NASL Team of the Week four times, more often than any other Rowdies player. On 22 December 2015, the Rowdies signed the towering center back to a fresh contract good through the 2016 season, with an option for 2017.[7]
On 21 January 2019, Antonijevic signed with Sogndal on a two-year contract.[8]
Honours
[edit]- Lillestrøm
References
[edit]- ^ "Emosjonell Antonijevic: - Takk, alle sammen!".
- ^ "Stefan Antonijevic Bio Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site". Gomarquette.com. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Men's Soccer – 2011–12 Roster – Official Athletic Site of the Valparaiso University Crusaders". Valpoathletics.com. 24 January 1989. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Alex Englen (17 January 2012). "Some Surprising Info On Supplemental Draft Pick Stefan Antonijevic – The Blue Testament". The Daily Wiz. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "ValpoAthletics.com - Antonijevic Inks Professional Deal with Fort Lauderdale Strikers". www.valpoathletics.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Rowdies ink defender Antonijevic". NASL. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Stefan Antonijevic to New Contract". RowdiesSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Ny stoppar klar, sogndalfotball.no, 21 January 2019
External links
[edit]- Stefan Antonijevic at Soccerway.com
- Stefan Antonijevic at FBref.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- Soccer players from Illinois
- American people of Serbian descent
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Serbian men's footballers
- Serbia men's youth international footballers
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer players
- Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer players
- Vermont Voltage players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Sogndal Fotball players
- Øygarden FK players
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks
- USL League Two players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Serbian football defender stubs