Dragiša Gudelj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Córdoba | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | NAC Breda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Jong Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Wohlen | 31 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Vitória Guimarães B | 17 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Cádiz B | 31 | (3) |
| 2022– | Córdoba | 55 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Serbia U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Serbia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Serbia U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Serbia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2023 | |||
Dragiša "Dragi" Gudelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Гудељ; born 8 November 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Córdoba as a left back.[1] He also holds Dutch citizenship.[2]
Club career
Gudelj is the son of former NAC Breda player Nebojša Gudelj and he started his youth career in the Breda-based club.
On 6 May 2015, it was announced that Gudelj signed his first professional contract with Jong Ajax. He moved to Amsterdam along with his older brother Nemanja who signed a contract with Ajax's first team while their father Nebojša became a scout for the club.[3]
He signed for Spanish football club Córdoba on 12 January 2022 after two years of playing in Cádiz B.
2023 cardiac arrest
On 25 March 2023, while playing a league match against Racing de Ferrol, Gudelj collapsed in the 11th minute. Urgent medical assistance arrived, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and was performed. It is said that two defibrillations were needed in order to stabilize the player. After 10 minutes, Gudelj had to be put in an ambulance and taken to Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, in Córdoba. The match was suspended with both teams level at 1-1.[4]
Soon after the collapse, it was confirmed by the club that Gudelj had suffered a cardiac arrest, and that he was in stable condition and undergoing tests in an intensive care unit.
References
- ^ "Serbia - D. Gudelj - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ "Gudelj's UEFA Youth League profile". UEFA. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Ajax sign Serbian brothers and give dad a job in package deal". Channel NewsAsia.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brother of Sevilla's Nemanja Gudelj suffers cardiac arrest during Spanish third-tier game". ESPN. 26 March 2023.
External links
- Dragiša Gudelj at BDFutbol
- Dragiša Gudelj at ForaDeJogo (archived)