Player Details

Name

Djordje Petrovic

Pronunciation

JOR-jay PET-tro-VITCH

Height

6' 4"

Weight

196 lbs

Date of Birth

10.8.1999 (25)

Birthplace

Požarevac, Serbia

Position

Goalkeeper

Position Detail

Goalkeeper

Preferred Side

Unknown

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

International
Career Summary

Updated July 18, 2023

DJORDJE PETROVIĆ AT A GLANCE:

  • 2022 Revolution Team MVP and Player’s Player of the Year posted seven clean sheets, a 6-7-8 record and a league-best four PK saves in 21 appearances.
  • Named a finalist for 2022 MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.
  • Ranked second in MLS in save percentage (min. 30 saves), with a 75.68 rate in debut season in 2022.
  • Serbian goalkeeper played 86 games with 33 clean sheets across all competitions over three seasons with FK Čukarički.
  • Owns two senior caps with the World Cup-bound Serbia Men’s National Team, keeping a clean sheet in his international debut in January 2021.
  • Posted a 20-7-7 record and 18 clean sheets in first full season as Čukarički’s starting goalkeeper.
  • Developed in the FK Čukarički academy, featuring for the club’s Under-19 side in the 2017-18 Serbian Youth League season.
  • Selected as a 2023 MLS All-Star for the first time in career.

MLS CAREER: Transferred to New England from FK Čukarički in April 2022 and signed to a three-year MLS contract…Posted a 17-11-15 record over 43 matches started, with 184 saves and a 1.26 GAA…Logged 14 clean sheets…Started 22 matches in 2023, posting an 11-4-7 record with 95 saves and six clean sheets…Earned selection to 2023 MLS All-Star Team…In first MLS season, made 21 starts with seven shutouts in regular season play, with two additional starts in the U.S. Open Cup…Led MLS with four PK denials, a club record…Voted Team MVP by Revolution fans and Player’s Player of the Year by his teammates…Named a finalist for MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.

2023: Started 22 matches in 2023, posting an 11-4-7 record with 95 saves and six clean sheets…Selected as a 2023 MLS All-Star for the first time in career…(3/4) vs. HOU: Became first Revolution goalkeeper to post shutouts in opening two matches of a campaign…(3/12) at LAFC: Matched single-game MLS high with eight saves…(4/8) vs. MTL: Collected fourth clean sheet of the season, also distributing first MLS assist…(4/29) vs. CIN: Became fastest goalkeeper in MLS history to save five penalty kicks, doing so in just his 31st appearance…Earned selection to MLS Team of the Matchday…(5/6) at TOR: Notched fifth clean sheet of the season…(6/3) at NYC: Selected to MLS Team of the Matchday after collecting sixth shoutout of the season…(7/12) vs. ATL: Recorded career high 10 saves, becoming first Revolution goalkeeper to record double-digit saves in a match since May 1, 2010… (7/15) vs. DC: Earned seventh shutout of the season

2022: Made 21 starts and posted a 6-7-8 record with seven clean sheets, 84 saves, and a 1.29 GAA…Led MLS with four penalty kick saves, a club record…Ranked second in MLS with a 75.68 save percentage, minimum 30 saves…Guided New England to a 402-minute shutout streak, highlighted by four straight clean sheets, from July 23 to August 17…Voted Revolution Team MVP and Player’s Player of the Year…Also a finalist for MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year and Newcomer of the Year…Added two U.S. Open Cup appearances, going 1-1-0...(4/30) vs. MCF: Made matchday roster for the first time in his MLS career, going as an unused substitute...(5/11) vs. CIN: Made club debut in U.S. Open Cup action, notching his first victory with a one-save effort...(5/25) at NYC: Started and played 120 minutes in an Open Cup defeat...(6/12) at SKC: Made MLS debut, becoming fifth goalkeeper in club history to record a win in his first league start and first since 2016 (Cody Cropper)...(6/15) vs. ORL: Made home MLS debut, recording four saves...(6/19) vs. MIN: Earned first home victory in MLS play with two saves...(6/26) at VAN: Recorded first MLS clean sheet with a six-save effort...(7/9) at NYC: Set an MLS career-high with seven saves, including one on a penalty kick...(7/23) at CLB: Logged second shutout of the season with a six-save performance...(7/30) vs. TOR: Made MLS Team of the Week with his third clean sheet of the season, stopping a late penalty to preserve the shutout…(8/6) at ORL: Made three saves in 3-0 win…(8/13) vs. DC: Extended shutout streak to four consecutive clean sheets, matching the club record…Made three saves in the 1-0 win…(8/17) at TOR: Club’s streak snapped at 402 minutes without conceding a goal…Made five saves in the 2-2 draw…(8/31) vs. CHI: Collected sixth shoutout of the season, highlighted by a PK denial…(9/4) vs. NYC: Made seven saves en route to seventh clean sheet of the campaign…(9/11) at HOU: Collected a season-high eight saves, including a three-save highlighted within a 10-second window, which was among finalists for MLS Save of the Year…Stopped one of two penalty kick attempts in the 3-1 loss…(10/1) vs. ATL: Improved home record to 4-2-4 in home finale, a 2-1 victory…(10/9) at CHI: Ended the season with a four-save performance in the 1-1 draw.

CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE OF MLS: Signed senior contract with FK Čukarički from the club’s academy ahead of the 2019-20 Serbian League season…Played 86 games across all competitions for Čukarički, posting a 0.99 goals-against average and 33 clean sheets…In Serbian Super Liga play, totaled 78 appearances with a 0.96 goals-against average and 30 shutouts…Made the bench for the first time in a senior match at the age of 18 on Aug. 25, 2017…Spent 2018-19 season on loan with Serbian club IMT Belgrade…Made senior debut on Sept. 21, 2019, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over FK Mladost Lucani…Went unbeaten in first seven senior starts, posting a 5-0-2 record with two goals allowed…Helped club to a berth in the semifinals of the 2019-20 Kup Srbije…Ended first season with a 10-8-5 record and six clean sheets…Registered first career assist on Feb. 20, 2021 in a 2-0 victory over FK Zlatibor Cajetina…Ended the 2020-21 campaign, first as a starting goalkeeper, with a 20-7-7 record and 18 clean sheets…Has posted a 13-2-8 record to date during the 2021-22 Super Liga season…Started both all four matches for FK Čukarički in UEFA Europa Conference League play in 2021…Kept two clean sheets in a 2-0 aggregate victory over Azerbaijan Premier League side Sumgayit FK…Posted a victory in a third-round qualifying match over Swedish club Hammarby.

NATIONAL TEAM CAREER (SERBIA): Capped once by the Serbia National Team…Posted a shutout in his debut, an international friendly with the Dominican Republic on Jan. 25, 2021 under interim coach and former Revolution forward Ilija Stolica…Included on the bench for a friendly against Panama on Jan. 29, 2021…Made the bench for a UEFA Nations League B Group Stage match with Russia on Nov. 18, 2020…Featured for the Serbian U-21 side in UEFA European U-21 Championship Qualifying on Oct. 9, 2020 against Poland, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory.

PERSONAL: Alternate Serbian spelling is Đorđe Petrović…Developed in the FK Čukarički youth system prior to turning pro in 2018.