Andjelo Rudović

Andjelo Rudović

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ulcinj, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team	Otrant-Olympic
Number	11
Youth career
2002–2009	Otrant
2009–2011	Mornar
2011–2013	Mogren
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Mogren	17	(1)
2014–2015	Jong PSV	16	(0)
2015–2016	Titograd	25	(2)
2016–2017	Petrovac	28	(6)
2017	Spartak Subotica	0	(0)
2018	Kom	8	(1)
2018–2019	Otrant-Olympic	50	(9)
2020–2021	Dečić	53	(10)
2021–2022	Mohammedan	17	(4)
2022	Budućnost	13	(0)
2023	Arsenal Tivat	14	(2)
2023–	Otrant-Olympic	47	(14)
International career
2012	Montenegro U17	3	(0)
2014–2015	Montenegro U19	6	(2)
2016	Montenegro U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024

Andjelo or Anđelo Rudović (Montenegrin: Анђело Рудовић,[2] Albanian: Angjëll Rudaj;[3] born 3 May 1996) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Montenegrin Second League club Otrant-Olympic.

Club career

Born in Ulcinj, Rudović started playing football with Otrant in his home town at the age of 6. Later he moved to Mornar Bar, where he stayed for two years. Finally, he joined Mogren where he ended his youth career and made his first senior appearances with the club in 2013. Rudović signed a one-year deal with PSV Eindhoven in 2014.[4] As a club member, he usually played with reserves, making his professional debut for Jong PSV player in the second division on 19 September 2014 in a 0–2 home defeat against Sparta Rotterdam. After the end of contract he left the club in summer 2015, after which he joined Mladost Podgorica.[5] Making 29 appearances with 2 goals at total in both domestic competitions mostly as a back-up player,[6] Rudović contributed to winning the Montenegrin First League for 2015–16 season.[7] Next summer, he left the club and moved to OFK Petrovac.[8]

On 17 August 2017, Rudović signed with the Serbian SuperLiga side Spartak Subotica, peening a three-year professional contract with new club.[2] Making a single appearance with a goal in the Serbian Cup match against Polet Lipljan,[9] Rudović released by the club in December same year.[10] At the beginning of 2018, Rudović signed with Kom.[11]

On 12 November 2021, Rudović moved to India and joined I-League side Mohammedan Sporting ahead of the team's Calcutta Football League final against Railway FC.[12] On 18 November, Mohammedan clinched their 12th Calcutta Football League title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0, in which Rudović played a key role.[13]

He scored his first league goal for Mohammedan on 8 March 2022 against Sreenidi Deccan in their 3–1 win.[14] Under Nikola Stojanović's captaincy, Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Gokulam Kerala at the end.[15]

International career

Rudović represented Montenegro under-17 and under-19 level.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 May 2022[17]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mogren	2012–13	First League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2013–14		15	3	1[a]	0	—		16	3
Jong PSV	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	16	0	0	0	—		16	0
Titograd	2015–16	First League	25	2	2[a]	0	—		27	2
Petrovac	2016–17		28	6	2[a]	0	—		30	6
Spartak Subotica	2017–18	SuperLiga	0	0	1[b]	1	—		1	1
Kom	2017–18	First League	8	1	0	0	—		8	1
Otrant-Olympic	2018–19	Second League	34	5	1[a]	0	—		35	5
	2019–20		16	4	0	0	—		16	4
	Otrant-Olympic total		50	9	1	0	0	0	51	9
Dečić	2019–20	Second League	10	4	0	0	—		10	4
	2020–21	First League	29	5	2[a]	3	—		31	8
	2021–22		14	1	1[a]	0	2[c]	0	17	1
	Dečić total		53	10	3	3	2	0	58	13
Mohammedan	2021–22	I-League	17	4	0	0	—		17	4
Career total			214	35	10	4	2	0	226	39

1. Appearance(s) in Montenegrin Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Serbian Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Mladost Podgorica

• Montenegrin First League: 2015–16[7]

Mohammedan Sporting

• Calcutta Football League: 2021[18]
• I-League runner-up: 2021–22[19]

References

1. "Andjelo Rudovic". YouTube (in Serbian). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
2. "ЛЕТЊА ПИЈАЦА: Рудовић Спартаков три године, Мијић у Раднику, Маричић Јаворов..." Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
3. "Angjëll Rudaj 18-vjeçari nga Ulqini, distancohet nga Kombëtarja Kuq e Zi". visit-ulcinj.com (in Albanian). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
4. "Anđelo Rudović – Fudbalski čarobnjak i buduća zvijezda reprezentacije". reprezentacija.me (in Serbian). 9 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
5. "Mladost se sprema za CFL: Stigao Anđelo Rudović". Vijesti (in Serbian). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
6. "Player Information - Anđelo Rudović". Football Association of Montenegro. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
7. "CRNA GORA: Mladost šampion!". Sport Klub (in Serbian). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
8. "Prelazni rok: Mladost dovela trinaest fudbalera!". cdm.me (in Serbian). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
9. "Spartak lako do osmine finala Kupa". gradsubotica.co.rs (in Serbian). 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
10. ""FUDBAL" 51/17 - page 2211" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 15 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
11. "CG FUDBAL 7/2018" (PDF). Football Association of Montenegro (in Serbian). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
12. Mohammedan Sporting roped in former PSV Eindhoven U21 player Andjelo Rudović Facebook (Mohammedan SC official). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
13. Kolkata Football League: চার দশক পর কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহমেডান স্পোর্টিংয়ের (in Bengali) bengali.abplive.com. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
14. Das Sharma, Amitabha (7 March 2022). "I-League: Gokulam Kerala thrashes Real Kashmir 5-1, Mohammedan Sporting beats Sreenidi Deccan 3-1". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
15. TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:22 IST (14 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
16. Andjelo Rudović at Soccerway
17. Andjelo Rudović at Soccerway
18. Das, Atish (19 November 2021). "Mohammedan SC lift their 12th Calcutta Football League title after four decades". The Bridge. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
19. Guha, Sayantan (14 May 2022). "Brilliant Gokulam Kerala FC edge past Mohammedan SC to win historic consecutive I-League titles". www.sportskeeda.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

• Andjelo Rudović stats at sport1.de
• Andjelo Rudović at WorldFootball.net
• Andjelo Rudović at Soccerbase
• Andjelo Rudović – UEFA competition record (archive)