David Pejičić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Maribor (on loan from Udinese) | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bilje[1] | |||
| –2021 | Gorica | ||
| 2021–2025 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Maribor (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Slovenia U15 | 8 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Slovenia U17 | 21 | (5) |
| 2024– | Slovenia U19 | 15 | (4) |
| 2025– | Slovenia U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 | |||
David Pejičić (born 14 June 2007) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, on loan from Serie A club Udinese.
Youth career
Pejičić is a native of Šempeter pri Gorici and began his career at the age of five with Bilje,[1] and later played youth football for Gorica. He was then spotted by Serie A club Udinese, which signed him in early 2021.[3] There, Pejičić was described as "looking like a veteran already" at 15 years old,[4] striking up a partnership with fellow Udinese youngster Simone Pafundi in the youth teams. At that time, Pejičić was garnering interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs, especially Ajax,[5] as reported by Fabrizio Romano.[6] At the age of 15, he had already trained with the club's senior team.[1]
Club career
Pejičić signed his first professional contract with Udinese in July 2023, with the contract running until June 2026.[7]
He made his first-team debut on 1 November 2023, in a Coppa Italia match at home against Cagliari, coming on as a substitute for Etienne Camara in a 2–1 defeat.[8] Udinese coach Gabriele Cioffi commented on the maturity of his performance, stating that 'he (Pejičić) is only 16, but he played like he is 30'.[9]
International career
Pejičić represented Slovenia at youth level, playing for the under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 November 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Udinese | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia
References
- ^ a b c d "Mladi upi – David Pejičić (Udinese): Pri petnajstih trenira s člani in igra z mladinci, s kadeti pa se je uvrstil na evropsko prvenstvo". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Profile of David Pejičić". BeSoccer. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Vijoličasti z dvema novima igralcema" (in Slovenian). Siol. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "[FOCUS]-David Pejicic, la carta di identità mente: il 2007 che gioca con l'Udinese in Primavera 1". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "'Ajax heeft jonge middenvelder (16) van Udinese in het vizier'". voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Fabrizio Romano se je dokopal do zanimive informacije: Slovenski biser David Pejičić iz Udineseja je zanimiv velikemu klubu". Nogomania (in Slovenian). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Pejicic signs first professional contract". OneFootball. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Udinese–Cagliari 1–2, gol e highlights: decide Lapadula al 120'". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Trener Udineseja Gabriele Cioffi zadovoljen s 16-letnikom iz Slovenije: "David Pejičić je na igrišču deloval, kot da bi bil star že 30 let!"". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "David Pejičić – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ David Pejičić at Soccerway
External links
- David Pejičić at NZS (in Slovene)
- David Pejičić at Soccerway