Đorđe Ivelja

Đorđe Ivelja (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Ивеља; also transliterated Djordje Ivelja; born 30 June 1984) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Đorđe Ivelja

Personal information
Full name	Đorđe Ivelja
Date of birth	(1984-06-30) 30 June 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bačka Palanka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hercegovac Gajdobra
Number	8
Youth career
	Bačka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Bačka	45	(32)
2001–2008	OFK Beograd	82	(2)
2003	→ Veternik (loan)	15	(5)
2004	→ ČSK Čelarevo (loan)	3	(2)
2004	→ Mladi Radnik (loan)	11	(1)
2005–2006	→ Mačva Šabac (loan)	46	(13)
2009	Rapid București	11	(0)
2010	Nasaf Qarshi	7	(0)
2011–2013	Olimpija Ljubljana	50	(2)
2014	Javor Ivanjica	23	(3)
2015	Bačka	12	(3)
2015–2016	Napredak Kruševac	26	(2)
2016	Zemun	11	(0)
2017	Montana	7	(0)
2017	Pajde Möhlin	3	(0)
2018	Kolubara	0	(0)
2019–	Hercegovac Gajdobra	?	(?)
International career
2003	Serbia and Montenegro U19	1	(0)
2006–2007	Serbia U21	4	(0)
Medal record UEFA Under-21 Championship 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2017

Club career

Ivelja made his First League of FR Yugoslavia debut with OFK Beograd in 2001, aged 17. He spent seven years there, including several loan spells with lower-tier clubs. In early 2009, Ivelja moved to Romanian side Rapid București. He made 11 league appearances for the club, before leaving at the end of the year.

On 12 January 2017, Ivelja joined Bulgarian First League side Montana, signing a short-term contract.^[1] He left the club in June.^[2] In the summer of 2017, Ivelja joined Swiss club NK Pajde Möhlin.^[3]

International career

Ivelja represented Serbia at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, winning the silver medal.

Statistics

Club	Season	League
		Apps	Goals
OFK Beograd	2001–02	6	1
	2002–03	9	1
	2003–04	8	0
	2004–05	0	0
	2005–06	10	0
	2006–07	26	0
	2007–08	23	0
	Total	82	2

Honours

Napredak Kruševac

• Serbian First League: 2015–16

References

1. "Монтана взе четвърти чужденец и общо шесто ново попълнение" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 12 January 2017.
2. "Монтана се раздели със седем чужденци" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 23 June 2017.
3. "Highlights NK Pajde – FC Lausanne-Sport – Cup Play" (in French). cupplay.ch. 12 August 2017.

External links

• Djordje Ivelja – UEFA competition record ()
• Đorđe Ivelja at WorldFootball.net
• Đorđe Ivelja at Soccerway
• PrvaLiga profile
• Srbijafudbal profile
• Ivelja Đorđe at Utakmica.rs (in Serbian)