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.

David Andjelic
Personal information
Full nameDavid Andjelić
Born (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 30)[1]
Serbia
Playing information
PositionLock, Prop
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–18 Serbia 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [2]
As of 29 May 2021

Early life

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Born 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ a b "Srpski ragbisti uz dva momka iz Australije spremni za novi izazov". BLIC Sport (in Serbian). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "David Andjelić - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.