Andrija Vukčević

Andrija Vukčević (Cyrillic: Андрија Вукчевић, born 11 October 1996) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL Championship club Preston North End.

Andrija Vukčević

Personal information
Full name	Andrija Vukčević
Date of birth	(1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Preston North End
Number	3
Youth career
	Budućnost
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Budućnost	70	(3)
2016–2017	Sevilla B	4	(0)
2017	→ San Fernando (loan)	9	(0)
2017–2019	Spartak Subotica	50	(1)
2019–2021	Waasland-Beveren	20	(0)
2021–2023	Rijeka	71	(1)
2023–2025	Juárez	21	(1)
2024–2025	→ Cartagena (loan)	23	(0)
2025–	Preston North End	0	(0)
International career‡
2012	Montenegro U17	3	(0)
2013–2015	Montenegro U19	11	(0)
2014–2018	Montenegro U21	13	(0)
2022–	Montenegro	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2024

Club career

Budućnost

Vukčević represented Budućnost Podgorica as a youth, and was promoted to the first team in June 2013. On 11 August he made his senior debut at the age of 17, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Mladost Podgorica.

Vukčević scored his first goal as a senior on 19 October 2013, netting the first in a 1–2 away loss against Čelik Nikšić. He finished the campaign as an undisputed starter, contributing with two goals in 30 appearances as his side achieved a UEFA Europa League spot.

Vukčević made his European debut on 3 July 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win at Sanmarinese club Folgore Falciano.^[1]

Sevilla

On 14 January 2016 Vukčević moved to Sevilla, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal and being immediately assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.^[2] He appeared in four matches during the season, as the B-side achieved promotion to Segunda División.

On 23 January 2017, after failing to feature in any appearances for the first half of the campaign, Vukčević was loaned to third division side San Fernando until June.^[3]

Spartak Subotica

In the summer of 2017, he joined Serbian club Spartak Subotica.^[4]

Waasland-Beveren

On 26 July 2019, Vukčević signed a four-year contract^[5] with Belgian club Waasland-Beveren in a €250,000 transfer from Spartak Subotica.^[6] There he became teammates with fellow countryman Stefan Milošević.

Rijeka

On 5 February 2021, Vukčević joined HNL Club HNK Rijeka for an undisclosed fee. He would spend 2 years there, appearing in 71 matches and scoring a single goal.

Juárez

After two years in Croatia, on the 13th of September 2023, HNK Rijeka would sell Vukčević to Liga MX club FC Juárez for a fee of €1,000,000. On 17 July 2024, he returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with FC Cartagena in the second division.^[7]

Preston North End

On 25 July 2025, following the expiry of his Juárez contract, Vukčević signed a three year contract with EFL Championship club Preston North End.^[8]

International career

Vukčević represented Montenegro at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

On 4 June 2022, Vukčević made his debut of the Montenegro senior team in a 2–0 victory over Romania in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2025

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Budućnost	2013–14	Montenegrin First League	30	2	0	0	—		0	0	—		30	2
	2014–15		25	1	0	0	—		4[a]	0	—		29	1
	2015–16		15	0	4	0	—		2[a]	0	—		21	0
	Total		70	3	4	0	—		6	0	—		80	3
Sevilla B	2015–16	Segunda División B	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2016–17	Segunda División	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
San Fernando (loan)	2016–17	Segunda División B	9	0	0	0	—		—		—		9	0
Spartak Subotica	2017–18	Serbian SuperLiga	25	0	1	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2018–19[10]		25	1	3	0	—		6[a]	0	—		34	1
	Total		50	1	4	0	—		6	0	—		69	1
Waasland-Beveren	2019–20[11]	Belgian First Division A	11	0	1	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2020–21[12]		9	0	1	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		20	0	2	0	—		—		—		22	0
Rijeka	2020–21[12]	Croatian Football League	13	0	1	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2021–22[13]		33	1	3	0	—		6[b]	0	—		42	1
	2022–23[14]		26	0	1	0	—		2[b]	0	—		29	0
	2023–24[15]		1	0	0	0	—		3	0	—		4	0
	Total		73	1	5	0	—		11	0	—		89	0
Juárez	2023–24[15]	Liga MX	21	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		21	1
	2024–25[16]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		21	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		21	1
Cartagena (loan)	2024–25[16]	Segunda División	23	0	1	0	—		—		—		24	0
Preston North End	2025–26[17]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			270	6	16	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	299	6

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 9 June 2025^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Montenegro	2022	3	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	6	0
	2025	4	0
Total		17	0