David Andjelic (Serbian: David Anđelić; Cyrillic: Давид Анђелић; born 27 April 1994) is a Serbian rugby league footballer. He is best known for competing on The NRL Rookie. Primarily playing as a prop, Andjelic has represented the Serbian national team.
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| Full name | David Andjelić | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1994[1] Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 29 May 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editBorn in Serbia, Andjelic and his mother Milijana moved to Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia when he was a child.[3] He played his junior rugby league for St Patricks Blacktown, Minchinbury Jets, and Penrith Panthers.[4]
Career
editIn 2016, Andjelic participated in the Nine Network's rugby league reality TV show, The NRL Rookie, being cut from the competition in week 5.[4] His audition video, in which he ran through a wall of bricks, went viral around the world.[5]
Andjelic made his international debut for Serbia in their match against the Philippines on 5 February 2016.[1] On 5 October, he was named in Serbia's 22-man squad for their 2017 World Cup qualifying campaign.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Srpski ragbisti uz dva momka iz Australije spremni za novi izazov". BLIC Sport (in Serbian). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "David Andjelić - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
- ^ McKee, Jillian (31 May 2016). "NRL Rookie contestant David Andjelic has finally had some good luck after doing it tough with his mum". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ a b Wang, Chris (29 June 2016). "Rookie Andjelic breaking down walls". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "The Footy Show's Erin Molan battle weary after filming new reality series, NRL Rookie". news.com.au. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Three Debutants in Serbia 22-man squad for Qualifiers". Rugby League European Federation. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.