Nikola Andrijevic is a Canadian former soccer player who had stints in the

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, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Andrijevic began his career in 2000 with the

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of the

. He helped Toronto qualify for the postseason for the second time in the club's history, where Toronto would finish third in the Northeast Division. In the playoffs the Lynx faced

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in the first round, and advanced to the next round by a 3-1 goals on aggregate. In the next round Toronto would face the

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, but would be eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 2-1 on goals on aggregate. In 2001, he signed with

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of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut for the organization on June 3, 2001 in a match against

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. In the 2002 season he assisted Toronto in clinching the Western Conference title and securing a postseason berth. He appeared in the semi-final match against North York Astros, but were eliminated from playoff contention by a score of 1-0. In 2003, Andrijevic was traded to division rivals

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, where he clinched the Western Conference title. He featured in the semi-final match against

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, where Vaughan was defeated by a score of 2-0. The following season he repeated Hamilton's success by clinching their second division title.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrijevic, Nikola Living people Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian soccer players Hamilton Thunder players Toronto Croatia players Toronto Lynx players A-League (1995–2004) players Canadian people of Croatian descent Men's association football forwards 1969 births