David Andjelic
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| Full name | David Andjelić | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1994[1] Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 2 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
David Andjelic (Serbian: David Anđelić; Cyrillic: Давид Анђелић) is a Serbian rugby league footballer. Primarily playing as a prop, Andjelic is a Serbian international representative and was contracted with Penrith Panthers in his junior career.
Early career
Born in Serbia, Andjelic and his mother Milijana moved to Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia as a child.[3] He played his junior rugby league for St Patricks Blacktown, Minchinbury Jets, and Penrith Panthers.[4] In 2016, Andjelic participated in the Nine Network's rugby league reality TV show, The NRL Rookie, being cut from the competition in week 5.[4] His audition video, featuring his running through a wall of bricks, went viral around the world.[5]
Representative career
Andjelic made his international debut for Serbia in their match against the Philippines on 5 February 2016.[1][6] He played in the match against Spain on 24 September 2016.[7] On 5 October, he was named in Serbia 22-man squad for their 2017 World Cup qualifying campaign.[8] He played in both of their matches, against Wales and Italy.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b "Srpski ragbisti uz dva momka iz Australije spremni za novi izazov" (in Serbian). BLIC Sport. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ McKee, Jillian (31 May 2016). "NRL Rookie contestant David Andjelic has finally had some good luck after doing it tough with his mum". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ a b Wang, Chris (29 June 2016). "Rookie Andjelic breaking down walls". NRL.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "The Footy Show's Erin Molan battle weary after filming new reality series, NRL Rookie". news.com.au. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Philippines 18 - 12 Serbia". Rugby League European Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Spain 4 - 64 Serbia". Rugby League European Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Three Debutants in Serbia 22-man squad for Qualifiers". Rugby League European Federation. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Wales 50 - 0 Serbia". Rugby League European Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Serbia 14 - 62 Italy". Rugby League European Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2017.