David Andjelic

David Andjelic (Serbian: David Anđelić; Cyrillic: Давид Анђелић; born 27 April 1994) is a Serbian rugby league footballer. He is best known for competing on The NRL Rookie. Primarily playing as a prop, Andjelic has represented the Serbian national team.

David Andjelic

Personal information
Full name	David Andjelić
Born	(1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 31)[1] Serbia
Playing information
Position	Lock, Prop
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–18 Serbia 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [2] As of 29 May 2021

Early life

Born in Serbia, Andjelic and his mother Milijana moved to Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia when he was a child.^[3] He played his junior rugby league for St Patricks Blacktown, Minchinbury Jets, and Penrith Panthers.^[4]

Career

In 2016, Andjelic participated in the Nine Network's rugby league reality TV show, The NRL Rookie, being cut from the competition in week 5.^[4] His audition video, in which he ran through a wall of bricks, went viral around the world.^[5]

Andjelic made his international debut for Serbia in their match against the Philippines on 5 February 2016.^[1] On 5 October, he was named in Serbia's 22-man squad for their 2017 World Cup qualifying campaign.^[6]