Petar Jelić

Petar Jelić
Jelić in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-10-18) 18 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Modriča, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1994–2002 Modriča Maxima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Modriča Maxima 79 (29)
2006–2007 1. FC Nürnberg 0 (0)
2006 → Carl Zeiss Jena (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2010 OFK Beograd 38 (6)
2010–2012 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 16 (3)
2011 → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) 6 (2)
2013 Novi Pazar 8 (1)
2014 Guangdong Sunray Cave 12 (3)
2014–2015 Rad 23 (8)
International career
2004–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petar Jelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Јелић; born 18 October 1986) is a Bosnian Serb former international footballer.[1]

Club career

Jelić played for FK Modriča Maxima in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina until he signed with 1. FC Nürnberg of the Bundesliga. Nürnberg had loaned Jelić to Second Division side FC Carl Zeiss Jena, but he could not gain a place in the first team. After his return to Nuremberg, he was sold to OFK Beograd. In summer 2010 he joined Russian side FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod where he stayed until summer 2013, with an exception of a loan to FC Dinamo Tbilisi in 2011. In summer 2013 he returned to Serbia and joined Serbian SuperLiga side FK Novi Pazar.[2] Jelić transferred to China League One side Guangdong Sunray Cave on 23 March 2014.

In summer 2014 he returned to Serbia and joined FK Rad. In his debut in the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga he scored five goals in the victory over Voždovac by 6–1.[3] He set the record of goals per game (5) since the formation of the Serbian SuperLiga in 2006.[4]

International career

He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a May 2006 friendly match away against South Korea and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was another friendly, 5 days later against Iran.[5]

Personal life

Jelić's father, Milan Jelić, was a Bosnian Serb politician and the 6th President of Republika Srpska.[6]

Honours

Player

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Petar Jelić". srbijafudbal.net (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ Petar Jelić at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Šou Petra Jelića na Vračaru: Četiri gola za poluvreme, ukupno pet! Pobede Pazaraca, Spartaka i Jagodine" (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 23 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Petar Jelić rekorder Super lige" (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 23 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. ^ Repija, Dušan (7 October 2013). "Petar Jelić predsjednik u kopačkama" (in Serbian). glassrpske.com.