Petar Petrović (footballer)

Petar Petrović

Personal information
Full name	Petar Petrović
Date of birth	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bangkok
Number	37
Youth career
0000–2010	Arlövs BI
2010–2013	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Malmö FF	4	(0)
2014	→ Radnički Niš (loan)	11	(0)
2015	→ Värnamo (loan)	13	(0)
2016	Ängelholm	29	(1)
2017	Värnamo	26	(6)
2018	Brommapojkarna	13	(1)
2019	Radnički Niš	11	(2)
2019	Västerås SK	9	(0)
2020	Öster	25	(8)
2021–2022	Trelleborg	25	(8)
2023–2024	El Paso Locomotive	30	(7)
2024	Öster	5	(0)
2025–	Bangkok	0	(0)
International career
2011	Serbia U17	2	(1)
2012	Sweden U17	3	(0)
2013–2014	Sweden U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Petar Petrović (born 15 September 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a left midfielder^[1] for Thai League 2 club Bangkok.

Early life

Petrović was born in Malmö, and is of Serb ethnic descent. His origin is from Niš.

Career

Club career

On 30 November 2012 Petrović signed a first team contract on a youth basis with Malmö FF.^[2] Petrović made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in an away fixture against Syrianska FC at Södertälje Fotbollsarena on 20 June 2013.^[3] On 24 March 2014 Petrović signed a new four year first team contract with the club.^[4] On 24 July 2014 he was sent on loan to Serbian side Radnički Niš for the duration of the 2014 season.^[5] Petrović was again sent on a loan spell for the first half of the 2015 season, this time to Superettan side IFK Värnamo.^[6]

Radnički Niš

In winter 2018, he returns to FK Radnički Niš for the second time. The lunar item for his decision to come to Radnički was patriotism, because he originated from Niš.^[7]

Östers IF

On 2 December 2019, Östers IF confirmed the signing of Petrović on a deal for the 2020 season.^[8]

El Paso Locomotive

On 12 January 2023, Petrović signed with USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive.^[9] Petrović led Locomotive in goal contributions in 2023 with 7 goals and 4 assists, and on 1 November 2023, the club announced that he had signed a contract extension to keep him in El Paso through the 2024 season.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 12 July 2024.^[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a][b][c]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malmö FF	2013	Allsvenskan	4	0	0	0	2[d]	0	—		6	0
	2014		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
Radnički Niš (loan)	2014–15	Serbian SuperLiga	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
Värnamo (loan)	2015	Superettan	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Ängelholm	2016		29	1	1	1	—		—		30	2
Värnamo	2017		26	6	2	0	—		—		28	2
Brommapojkarna	2018	Allsvenskan	13	1	1	1	—		2[e]	0	16	2
Radnički Niš	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	11	2	3	0	—		—		14	2
Västerås SK	2019	Superettan	9	0	1	0	—		0	0	10	0
Öster	2020		25	8	0	0	—		0	0	25	0
Trelleborg	2021		22	8	2	1	—		0	0	24	9
	2022		3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
	Total		25	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	27	9
El Paso Locomotive	2023	USL Championship	24	7	1	0	—		0	0	25	7
	2024		5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total		29	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	7
Career total			195	33	13	3	2	0	2	0	212	36

Notes

1. Includes Svenska Cupen
2. Includes Serbian Cup
3. Includes U.S. Open Cup
4. Appearances in Europa League qualifying
5. Appearances in the Allsvenskan/Superettan play-offs

References

1. Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
2. "Ännu en Arlövspåg klar för A-laget". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
3. "Matchinformation: Syrianska FC - Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
4. "A-lagskontrakt till Petar Petrovic" (in Swedish). mff.se. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
5. "KLART: Malmö FF lånar ut Petar Petrović till FK Radnički" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
6. "Petar Petrovic lånas ut till IFK Värnamo". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
7. ПЕТРОВИЋ И ЧУМИЋ ПОЈАЧАЛИ РАДНИЧКИ (in Serbian). official FK Radnički Niš website. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
8. Östers IF värvar Petar Petrovic!, ostersif.se, 2 December 2019
9. "Locomotive FC signs Swedish midfielder Petar Petrović". 11 January 2023.
10. Huichapa, Alberto. "El Paso Locomotive FC Sign Midfielder Petar Petrovic to Contract Extension for 2024". EPLocomotiveFC.com. El Paso Locomotive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
11. "Petar Petrović". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

External links

• Petar Petrović at Soccerway.com
• Petar Petrović at WorldFootball.net
• Petar Petrović at kicker (in German)
• Petar Petrović at FBref.com
• Petar Petrović at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Malmö FF profile (in Swedish)