Mateja Đorđević
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Kruševac, Serbia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Austin FC | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | FK Internacional | ||
2018–2021 | Partizan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Partizan | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Voždovac | 27 | (0) |
2023–2025 | TSC | 38 | (0) |
2025– | Austin FC | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Serbia U16 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Serbia U17 | 4 | (0) |
2022 | Serbia U19 | 7 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Serbia U21 | 4 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2023 |
Mateja Đorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Ђорђевић; born 17 January 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austin FC.
Early life
Đorđević was born on 17 January 2003 in Serbia. The son of Ivan and Biljana Đorđević, he has an older brother.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Đorđević joined the youth academy of Serbian side FK Internacional. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Serbian side Partizan in 2018 and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2021, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals.
Ahead of the second half of the 2022–23 season, he signed for Serbian side Voždovac, where he made twenty-seven league appearances and scored zero goals. Subsequently, he signed for Serbian side TSC in 2023, where he made thirty-eight league appearances and scored zero goals. Eighteen months later, he signed for American side Austin FC.[2]
International career
Đorđević is a Serbia youth international. During September and November 2023, he played for the Serbia national under-21 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
Style of play
Đorđević plays as a defender and is right-footed. American news website Verde All Day wrote in 2025 that he "is best with successful take-ons, progressive passes, and tackles".[3]
References
- ^ "Đorđević i Subotić: Ostojić nam najviše pomaže savetima" [Đorđević and Subotić: Ostojić helps us the most with advice] (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Mateja Đorđević at Soccerway
- ^ "It's good and yet it's worrying: What the Mateja Đorđević signing means for Austin FC". Verde All Way. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.