Petar Petrović (footballer)
Petar Petrović (born 15 September 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a left midfielder[1] for El Paso Locomotive in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petar Petrović | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Paso Locomotive | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Arlövs BI | ||
| 2010–2013 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Malmö FF | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Radnički Niš (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Värnamo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ängelholm | 29 | (1) |
| 2017 | Värnamo | 26 | (6) |
| 2018 | Brommapojkarna | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | Radnički Niš | 11 | (2) |
| 2019 | Västerås SK | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Öster | 25 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Trelleborg | 25 | (8) |
| 2023– | El Paso Locomotive | 24 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Serbia U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2012 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 16 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
Petrović was born in Malmö, and is of Serb ethnic descent. His origin is from Niš.
Career edit
Club career edit
On 30 November 2012 Petrović signed a first team contract on a youth basis with Malmö FF.[2] Petrović made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in an away fixture against Syrianska FC at Södertälje Fotbollsarena on 20 June 2013.[3] On 24 March 2014 Petrović signed a new four year first team contract with the club.[4] On 24 July 2014 he was sent on loan to Serbian side Radnički Niš for the duration of the 2014 season.[5] Petrović was again sent on a loan spell for the first half of the 2015 season, this time to Superettan side IFK Värnamo.[6]
Radnički Niš edit
In winter 2018, he returns to FK Radnički Niš for the second time. The lunar item for his decision to come to Radnički was patriotism, because he originated from Niš. [7]
Östers IF edit
On 2 December 2019, Östers IF confirmed the signing of Petrović on a deal for the 2020 season.[8]
El Paso Locomotive edit
On 12 January 2023, Petrović signed with USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive.[9] Petrović led Locomotive in goal contributions in 2023 with 7 goals and 4 assists, and on 1 November 2023, the club announced that he had signed a contract extension to keep him in El Paso through the 2024 season.[10]
Career statistics edit
- As of 14 October 2023.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a][b][c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malmö FF | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Radnički Niš (loan) | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Värnamo (loan) | 2015 | Superettan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Ängelholm | 2016 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Värnamo | 2017 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Brommapojkarna | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Radnički Niš | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Västerås SK | 2019 | Superettan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Öster | 2020 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Trelleborg | 2021 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | ||
| El Paso Locomotive | 2023 | USL Championship | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | |
| Career total | 190 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 36 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes Serbian Cup
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearances in Europa League qualifying
- ^ Appearances in the Allsvenskan/Superettan play-offs
References edit
- ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
- ^ . mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Matchinformation: Syrianska FC - Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ (in Swedish). mff.se. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "KLART: Malmö FF lånar ut Petar Petrović till FK Radnički" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ . mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ (in Serbian). official FK Radnički Niš website. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
- ^ Östers IF värvar Petar Petrovic!, ostersif.se, 2 December 2019
- ^ "Locomotive FC signs Swedish midfielder Petar Petrović". 11 January 2023.
- ^ Huichapa, Alberto. "El Paso Locomotive FC Sign Midfielder Petar Petrovic to Contract Extension for 2024". EPLocomotiveFC.com. El Paso Locomotive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Petar Petrović". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links edit
- (in Swedish)
- Petar Petrović at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Petar Petrović at Soccerway