Petar Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Јелић; born 18 October 1986) is a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби у Босни и Херцеговини, Srbi u Bosni i Hercegovini) are one of the three constitutive nations (state-forming nations) of the country, predominantly residing in the politi ...

former international footballer.

Club career

Jelić played for FK Modriča Maxima in the

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

until he signed with 1. FC Nürnberg of the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

. Nürnberg had loaned Jelić to Second Division side

FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Ober ...

, but he could not gain a place in the first team. After his return to Nuremberg, he was sold to

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...

. In summer 2010 he joined Russian side FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod where he stayed until summer 2013, with an exception of a loan to

FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football. Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mos ...

in 2011. In summer 2013 he returned to Serbia and joined

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

side

FK Novi Pazar Fudbalski klub Novi Pazar () is a professional football club from Novi Pazar, Serbia. The club was formed in 1928 as FK Deževa. FK Novi Pazar compete in the Serbian SuperLiga and play their home games at the 12,000 capacity Novi Pazar City Stad ...

. Jelić transferred to

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

side Guangdong Sunray Cave on 23 March 2014. In summer 2014 he returned to Serbia and joined FK Rad. In his debut in the

2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga The 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Jelen SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment. Teams The league contains 16 teams. 14 teams from the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga an ...

he scored five goals in the victory over Voždovac by 6–1. He set the record of goals per game (5) since the formation of the Serbian SuperLiga in 2006.

International career

He made his debut for

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

in a May 2006

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

away against

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was another friendly, 5 days later against

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

Personal life

Jelić's father, Milan Jelić, was a

politician and the 6th

President of Republika Srpska The president of Republika Srpska ( sh, Предсједник Републике Српске/Predsjednik Republike Srpske, ) is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the execut ...

Honours

Player

Individual

Performance * Bosnian Premier League Top Goalscorer: 2005–06 (19 goals)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jelic, Petar 1986 births Living people People from Modriča Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football forwards Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers FK Alfa Modriča players 1. FC Nürnberg players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players OFK Beograd players FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FK Novi Pazar players Shaanxi Wuzhou F.C. players FK Rad players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players 2. Bundesliga players Oberliga (football) players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian First League players Erovnuli Liga players Russian Premier League players China League One players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Russia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Georgia (country) Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Expatriate footballers in China Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in China