Anđela Kričak ( sr-Cyrl, Анђела Кричак; born 13 February 1999), also known as Andjela "Nadja" Kricak, is a Serbian

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who plays for

Ünye Gücü F.K. Ünye (''Oinòe'', Οἰνόη in ancient Greek) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Ordu Province, Turkey. Its area is 569 km2, and its population is 132,432 (2022). It is on the Black Sea coast, 76 km west of the city ...

in the

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. She was part of the Serbia women's national U17 and U19 teams.

Early years in sport

Kricak started playing football around the age of eight or nine. Influenced by her brother, she followed him, who entered a newly founded local football club. In her early years, she played mostly with boys. Between 2013 and 2015, she played for the local club

ŽFK Napredak Kruševac ŽFK Napredak Kruševac is a Serbian women's football club from Kruševac founded in 1989. It has won one Serbian league and three Serbian cups including a double in 2007. It has played three more cup finals since, but lost them. Most recently, ...

. In the 2018–19 season, she was with

ŽFK Spartak Subotica ŽFK Spartak Subotica (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ЖФК Спартак Суботица) is women's association football, women's football team from Subotica, Serbia. The team has won ten national championships, including nine i ...

, and took part at the

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for her team. From 2019 to 2022, she played in the United States for the college team East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's soccer. She scored three goals in 45 matches played in total.

Club career

Kricak is tall, and plays in the

position. After returning to Europe, she joined

San Ġwann F.C. San Ġwann Football Club is a Maltese football club from the urban town of San Ġwann, which currently plays in the Maltese Challenge League. History The club was founded in 1949 as St. John F.C. when San Ġwann was known as Imsierah but later b ...

in the

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. During this time, she was tasked with the coaching of the club's U16 team. End July 2024, Kricak moved to Turkey, and signed with the newly to the

promoted club

International career

Kricak was part of the Serbia U17 and Serbia U19 national teams.

Personal life

Anđela Kričak, in Romanized form Andjela "Nadja" Kricak, was born in

Kruševac Kruševac ( sr-Cyrl, Крушевац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina (river), Rasina river. According to the 202 ...

, Serbia on 13 February 1999. After completing her high school education, she went to the United States, and attended

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for the study of

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majoring in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kricak, Andjela 1999 births Living people Footballers from Kruševac Serbian women's footballers 21st-century Serbian sportswomen Women's association football midfielders ŽFK Spartak Subotica players East Tennessee State University alumni Serbian expatriate women's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's soccer players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate women's footballers in Malta Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey Turkish Women's Football Super League players Ünye Gücü F.K. players