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 nameĐorđe Ivelja
Date of birth (1984-06-30) 30 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birthBačka Palanka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hercegovac Gajdobra
Number8
Youth career
Bačka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001Bačka45(32)
2001–2008OFK Beograd82(2)
2003Veternik (loan)15(5)
2004ČSK Čelarevo (loan)3(2)
2004Mladi Radnik (loan)11(1)
2005–2006Mačva Šabac (loan)46(13)
2009Rapid București11(0)
2010Nasaf Qarshi7(0)
2011–2013Olimpija Ljubljana50(2)
2014Javor Ivanjica23(3)
2015Bačka12(3)
2015–2016Napredak Kruševac26(2)
2016Zemun11(0)
2017Montana7(0)
2017Pajde Möhlin3(0)
2018Kolubara0(0)
2019–Hercegovac Gajdobra?(?)
International career
2003Serbia and Montenegro U191(0)
2006–2007Serbia U214(0)
Medal record
Silver medal – second placeUEFA Under-21 Championship2007
*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

ClubSeasonLeague
AppsGoals
OFK Beograd2001–0261
2002–0391
2003–0480
2004–0500
2005–06100
2006–07260
2007–08230
Total822

Honours

Napredak Kruševac

References