Radovan Pavicevic

Radovan Pavicevic
Personal information
Full name Radovan Pavićević
Date of birth (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995
Place of birth Australia
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 17
Youth career
Westfields Sports High School
000–2013 Marconi Stallions
2013–2015 Newcastle Jets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Newcastle Jets Youth 35 (15)
2015– Newcastle Jets 17 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2015

Radovan Pavicevic (born 28 August 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle Jets FC in the A-League.

Career

Early Life & career

Pavićević is the son of Andrej Pavicevic, an Australian racing car driver who drove in the Australian Production Car Championship, Australian Suzuki Swift Series and the Australian GT Production Car Championship. Radovan would travel with his family in the United Kingdom and Italy as his father would go on to race in the British Formula 3 Championship, Italian Formula 3000 Championship. He would also race in the 1999 International Formula 3000 season for Fortec Motorsport (the then level below Formula One). Returning to Australia when he was 7, Radovan would start racing Go-Karts, and still holds lap records as a rookie at Newcastle Kart Racing Club at Cameron Park.[1]

Pavicevic attended, and played for Westfields Sports High School winning the 2010 Bill Turner Cup,[2] as well as Marconi Stallions, before signing a youth contract with the Newcastle Jets youth team. In 2014 Pavicevic severely broke his arm during a Northern NSW NPL fixture against South Cardiff FC, having run into the perimeter fence surrounding the field during the game. The break in his arm required surgery to put a metal plate and 12 screws into his left humerus, and there were fears he could suffer permanent nerve damage as a result of the injury.[3]

Newcastle Jets

Pavicevic made his senior debut for the Newcastle Jets off the bench in a 0-7 loss to Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium.[4] His first goal would come shortly afterwards in a 2-1 defeat to Brisbane Roar.[5] These early appearances would impress Jets manager Phil Stubbins enough, to earn him a 2-year contract.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Radovan's racing records revealed". Newcastle Jets. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Sandell, Ray (8 September 2010). "Westfields Sports High crowned 2010 Bill Turner Cup Champions". Football NSW. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Gardiner, James (8 July 2014). "Bad break for Jets youth team striker". Newcastle Hereld. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Laidlaw, Robert (24 January 2015). "Adelaide United 7-0 Newcastle Jets: Reds in seventh heaven". Goal. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pavicevic punch not enough to repel Roar". Newcastle Jets. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Gardiner, James (17 February 2015). "Radovan Pavicevic earns professional deal". Newcastle Hereld. Retrieved 23 December 2015.


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