Stefan Antonijevic

Stefan Antonijevic

Personal information
Full name	Stefan Zelimir Antonijevic
Date of birth	(1989-01-24) January 24, 1989
Place of birth	Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number	5
Youth career
2008	Chicago Fire
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Marquette Golden Eagles	16	(1)
2009–2011	Valparaiso Crusaders	54	(8)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Vermont Voltage	13	(1)
2013–2014	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	39	(0)
2015–	Tampa Bay Rowdies	21	(1)
International career
2008	Serbia U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 16, 2015

Stefan Zelimir Antonijevic (born January 24, 1989) is a Serbian-American footballer who currently plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Youth and college

Antonijevic began his college soccer career at Marquette University in 2007, before transferring to Valparaiso University in 2009. In 2008, Antonijevic played for the Chicago Fire SC youth team that won the national USL Super-20 championship.

Professional

On January 17, 2012 Antonijevic was selected by Sporting Kansas City in the 3rd round (No. 43 overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.

After trialling in Serbia and Croatia, Antonijevic returned to the United States and signed for NASL club Fort Lauderdale Strikers on March 27, 2013.

Antonijevic moved to rival Florida club Tampa Bay Rowdies on January 7, 2015. Antonijevic played 1,823 minutes in 21 games for the Rowdies in 2015 and was named to the NASL Team of the Week four times, more often than any other Rowdies player. On December 22, 2015, the Rowdies signed the towering center back to a fresh contract good through the 2016 season, with an option for 2017.