Dejan Tetek

Dejan Tetek
Personal information
Full name Dejan Tetek[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aldershot Town
Number 34
Youth career
–2020 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Reading 17 (0)
2023– Aldershot Town 24 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U18 3 (1)
2020– Serbia U19 1 (0)
2021– Serbia U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:09, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

Dejan Tetek (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Тетек; born 24 September 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Aldershot Town. Born in England, he represents Serbia at youth international level.

Club career

Reading

Born in Oxford,[3] Tetek made his debut for Reading on 15 September 2020 as a substitute in a 1–0 EFL Cup defeat to Luton Town.[4][5] He made his league debut on 3 October 2020 as a substitute in a 1–0 victory at home to Watford.[6] On 17 May 2023, Reading confirmed that Tetek would leave the club at the end of his contract.[7]

Aldershot Town

On 20 October 2023, Tetek joined National League club Aldershot Town on an initial short-term deal.[8] He made his club debut the following day as a 72nd minute substitute for Theo Widdrington in a 2–1 victory at home against Hartlepool United.[9]

International career

Born in England, Tetek is of Serbian descent.[10] He was called up to the England under-18 squad in October 2019.[11] He has made 3 appearances for England at under-18 level, scoring once.[12] He was called up to the Serbia under-19 squad in September 2020.[13] Tetek played for 67 minutes whilst making his debut for Serbia U19 against Romania on 10 March 2021.[14] Tetek went on to make his Serbian U21 debut three weeks later, in a 1–0 victory over Turkey on 30 March 2021.[15]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2020–21[6] Championship 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
2021–22[16] Championship 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2022–23[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Aldershot Town 2023–24[18] National League 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 31 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 36 0

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Reading" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 58. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Dejan Tetek - Midfielder - Under-18s | Reading FC". www.readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Dejan Tetek". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ Low, Jonathan (16 September 2020). "Paunovic defends team selection as Reading bow out of Carabao Cup". BerkshireLive. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ Joy, Matt (15 September 2020). "Player ratings: Forwards go missing as toothless Reading crash out of Carabao Cup". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. ^ "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Dejan Tetek". www.theshots.co.uk. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. ^ "MATCH REPORT: SHOTS 2-1 HARTLEPOOL". www.theshots.co.uk. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Igrao za Englesku, ali u Srbiji mu je srce: Ovdje mi je sve, hoću kao Nemanja Matić!". MONDOBA.
  11. ^ "England MU18s squad will take in three different countries in their October schedule". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  12. ^ Dejan Tetek at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Ništa od Engleske, srce je reklo - Srbija!". Alo! (in Serbian). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  14. ^ "РЕМИ ДОБРЕ СРБИЈЕ У ПРОВЕРИ ПРОТИВ РУМУНИЈЕ У АРАДУ". fss.rs/ (in Serbian). asd asd. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Ümit Milli Takım, Sırbistan'a tek golle kaybetti". trtspor.com.tr/ (in Turkish). TRT Spor. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2023.