Andrija Novakovich
Personal information
Full name Andrija Novakovich[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-21) September 21, 1996
Place of birth Muskego, Wisconsin, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lecco
Number 90
Youth career
2004–2006 United Serbians
2012–2014 Chicago Magic PSG
2014–2015 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Reading 3 (0)
2015–2016 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 → Telstar (loan) 35 (19)
2018–2019 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 29 (9)
2019–2022 Frosinone 95 (18)
2022– Venezia 35 (1)
2023– → Lecco (loan) 19 (4)
International career‡
2013 United States U17 2 (2)
2013–2014 United States U18 7 (1)
2014 United States U20 5 (3)
2018 United States 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 10, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2018

Andrija Novakovich (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Новаковић, romanized: Andrija Novaković; born 21 September 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Lecco on loan from Venezia.

Career

Youth

Born and raised in Muskego, Wisconsin to Serbian parents, Novakovich spent his youth career with United Serbians, Red Star, and Chicago Magic. He was once named Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year after scoring 41 goals[2]

Club

Despite signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at Marquette University, Novakovich agreed to join English Championship side Reading in April 2014, signing for the club in June of the same year, the move being made easier due to Novakovich holding a British passport through his mother who was born in England of Serbian descent.[3][4][5][6]

On November 26, 2015, Novakovich joined National League side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2, 2016.[7] Novakovich returned to Reading on January 4, 2016 after Cheltenham Town didn't extend his loan deal.[8]

On July 2, 2017, Reading announced that Novakovich had signed a new two-year contract with the club, and that he would join Eerste Divisie side SC Telstar for the 2017–18 season. A year later, June 20, 2018, Novakovich signed a new two-year contract with Reading and moved to Fortuna Sittard on a season-long loan deal.[9]

On September 2, 2019, it was announced that Novakovich would leave Reading, with Frosinone paying an undisclosed fee for the player. Novakovich signed a contract with Frosinone lasting until 30 June 2022.[10]

On July 15, 2022, Novakovich moved to another Italian club Venezia on a four-year contract.[11] On August 23, 2023, he was loaned to Lecco for the 2023–24 season.[12]

International

In March 2018, Novakovich was called up to the USMNT for the first time for their international friendly against Paraguay on March 27, 2018. In the 77' minute, he earned his first cap replacing Bobby Wood, the goalscorer, in Cary, North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park. Novakovich holds both British and American passports and remains eligible to represent England or the United States in a competitive match, as well as Serbia, his father's birthplace.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played May 1, 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014–15[14] Championship 20000000 20
2015–16[15] 00000000 00
2016–17[16] 00000000 00
2019–20[17] 10000000 10
Total 30000000 30
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2015–16[15] National League 40000010 50
Telstar (loan) 2017–18[18] Eerste Divisie 351911–22 3822
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2018–19[19] Eredivisie 29921–113211
Frosinone 2019–20 Serie B 33400–51 385
2020–21 331110––3411
2021–22 29300––293
Total 951810–51 10119
Venezia 2022–23 Serie B 33110––341
Career total 1994752009421353

International

As of match played October 12, 2018
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 201830
Total30

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "SSFC Spotlight: Novakovich reaches double digits in Italy". May 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Andrija Novakovich Signs With Reading FC". GoMarquette.com. Marquette Golden Eagles. April 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Reading FC sign USA striker Andrija Novakovich". Get Reading. April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Royals confirm Novakovich deal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. June 10, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "He has a Serbian accent, scores goals in the Netherlands and may help rebuild U.S. men's soccer". Washington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cheltenham complete Novakovich loan singing". Cheltenham Town F.C. November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Andrija's loan comes to an end". www.ctfc.com/. Cheltenham Town F.C. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Novakovich agrees new Royals deal and seals Fortuna loan switch". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "NOVAKOVICH E' UN CALCIATORE DEL FROSINONE". frosinonecalcio.com. Frosinone Calcio. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  11. ↑ "ANDRIJA NOVAKOVICH JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ufficiale: Novakovich è un giocatore bluceleste" [Official: Novakovich is a Lecco player] (in Italian). Calcio Lecco 1912. August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ Andrija Novakovich at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Andrija Novakovich in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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