Aleksandar Prijović

Football player infobox
playername = Aleksandar Prijović


fullname = Aleksandar Prijović
nickname =
height = 1.90 m (6 ft 2 in)
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|4|21|df=y
cityofbirth = St. Gallen
countryofbirth = Switzerland
currentclub = Derby County
clubnumber = 34
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = FC St. Gallen
years = 2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Parma
Derby County
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
0 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:12, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Aleksandar Prijović (born 21 April 1990 in St. Gallen, Switzerland) is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer, currently playing for Derby County. He is considered as one of the most promising talents to come from the Balkans.

Career

Early Career

Prijovic started his career as a youth player with his home town club FC St. Gallen but moved to Italy at the age of 16 to start his football career with Italian side Parma, making the first appearance of his career as a substitute for Parma on 27 April 2008 in a match against Reggina Calcio. Prijovic's contract with Parma finished at the end of the 2007/08 season and he rejected the offer of a new one year deal with the club.

Derby County

Prijovic went on trial with English Championship side Derby County where he caught the eye by scoring a hat-trick as Derby's academy side beat Arsenal youth 4-1.cite news| title = Rams sign kid striker who sank young guns| url = http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-sign-kid-striker-who-sank-young-guns| publisher = therams.co.uk| date = 2008-08-08| accessdate = 2008-08-08] Derby offered Prijovic a two year contract. He provisionally signed for Derby on August 7 2008cite news| title = Rams sign Eastern European duo| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7547746.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2008-08-07| accessdate = 2008-08-07] , subject to international clearance.. His full signing was delayed by issues over international clearance, firstly following disagreements over the player's registration which was sorted when Derby agreed to pay Prijovic's former club, Parma, an undisclosed amount as compensation cite news| title = RSerbian striker gets the all-clear to complete move to Derby County| url = http://therams.co.uk/stories/serbian-striker-gets-the-all-clear-to-complete-move-to-derby-county| publisher = therams.co.uk| date = 2008-09-09| accessdate = 2008-09-09] and then by the Swiss army, who made Prijovic return home to complete his spell with them.cite news| title = Swiss army delays Derby signing| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7606213.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2008-09-09| accessdate = 2008-09-09]

International Career

Though born in Switzerland, Prijovic qualifies for Serbia through his parents and has represented the country at both U17 and U19 level.

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