Jana Radosavljević

Jana Radosavljević (Serbian: Јана Радосављевић; born 4 November 1996) is a Serbian-born New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen and the New Zealand women's national team.[1]

Jana Radosavljević
Personal information
Full name Jana Radosavljević
Date of birth (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996
Place of birth Serbia, Aleksinac
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 3
Youth career
Petone Pioneers
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 BV Cloppenburg 45 (15)
2020– Werder Bremen 11 (2)
National team‡
2013 Serbia U19 3 (0)
2019– New Zealand 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:31, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:31, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Radosavljević made her international debut for New Zealand on 7 November 2019, appearing in the 0–2 loss against China in the 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament.[2] She made her second appearance three days later against Canada.[3] Her third appearance she made at the 7 March 2020 at the 2020 Algarve Cup in the 3-0 loss against Italy women's national football team. For the new season 2020/2021, Radosavljević moved to the Werder Bremen team to play in the Frauen-Bundesliga.[4]

Personal life

Radosavljević was born in Aleksinac the Republic of Serbia, FR Yugoslavia to Serbian parents Aleksandra and Ivica Radosavljević, but moved to New Zealand, where her aunt lived, after the Yugoslav Wars.[5] She attended Waterloo School in Waterloo, Lower Hutt for five years before returning to Serbia with her parents in February 2006.[6]

Career statistics

International
As of 9 March 2020
New Zealand
YearAppsGoals
201920
202010
Total30

References
  1. Jana Radosavljević at Soccerway
  2. "Unlucky Ferns fall to China". New Zealand Football. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Ferns sign off with Canada defeat". New Zealand Football. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "Radosavljević wechselt zum SV Werder | SV Werder Bremen". www.werder.de (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "NZF Media: Perfect birthday present for Jana Radosavljevic". Voxy.co.nz. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. Easton, Paul (4 October 2013). "Former Lower Hutt player now shining for Serbia". Stuff. Independent Newspapers. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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