Đorđe Petrović (footballer)

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

Djordje Petrović
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999
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)
2022–2023 New England Revolution 43 (0)
2023– Chelsea 0 (0)
International career‡
2020 Serbia U21 1 (0)
2021– Serbia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:06, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

FK Čukarički

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

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

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", or "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]

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 F.C. 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 F.C. 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

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]

International career

Petrović was called up to the Serbia U21 side in 2020,[21] making a single appearance against Poland.[22] He made his senior debut for the Serbia senior national team on 25 January 2021, starting in a 0–0 draw with the Dominican Republic.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 August 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Čukarički 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 21040——250
2020–21 34000——340
2021–22 23000—4[lower-alpha 1] 0270
Total 780400040860
New England Revolution 2022 Major League Soccer 21020——240
2023 22000—3[lower-alpha 2]0250
Total 430200030490
Chelsea 2023–24 Premier League 000000—00
Career total 12106000701350
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International
As of 25 January 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 202110
202200
202310
Total20

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Djordje Petrovic: Chelsea sign New England Revolution keeper". www.bbc.com. 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". www.boston.com.
  4. "Serbia - Đ. Petrović - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  5. "Đorđe Petrović - Čukarički - UECL". UEFA.com.
  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". www.bostonglobe.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. Macomber, Seth (30 April 2023). "Djordje Petrović Makes History With 5th MLS PK Stop". www.theblazingmusket.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. @OptaJack (30 April 2023). "'s 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". theathletic.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  17. Macomber, Seth (2 August 2023). "Sources: Djordje Petrovic Will Not Play Against Atlas". www.theblazingmusket.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  18. "Gallery: Petrovic is a Blue!". www.chelseafc.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  19. "Petrovic signs for Chelsea". www.chelseafc.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  20. "Djordje Petrovic: Chelsea sign New England Revolution keeper". BBC Sports. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  21. "Četvorica igrača Čukaričkog u mladoj reprezentaciji Srbije! | FK Čukarički". www.fkcukaricki.rs.
  22. "Serbia U21 vs. Poland U21 - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
  23. "Dominican Republic vs. Serbia - 25 January 2021". Soccerway.
  24. "Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  25. "2023 MLS All-Star Team Roster". Major League Soccer. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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