{{Short description|Serbian footballer (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nemanja Gudelj | image = Nemanja Gudelj (2016).jpg | caption = Gudelj with Ajax in 2016 | fullname = Nemanja Gudelj<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB) |publisher=FIFA |page=26 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|11|16|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA 2022"/> | birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | height = 1.87 m<ref name="FIFA 2022"/> | position = Defensive midfielder, centre-back | currentclub = Sevilla | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = 1998–2001 | youthclubs1 = BSV Boeimeer | youthyears2 = 2001–2009 | youthclubs2 = NAC | years1 = 2009–2013 | clubs1 = NAC | caps1 = 79 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = AZ | caps2 = 61 | goals2 = 16 | years3 = 2015–2017 | clubs3 = Ajax | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = Tianjin Teda | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = Guangzhou Evergrande | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = → Sporting CP (loan) | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2019– | clubs7 = Sevilla | caps7 = 196 | goals7 = 7 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam1 = Serbia U21 | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2014– | nationalteam2 = Serbia | nationalcaps2 = 75 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 23:24, 23 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 27 March 2026 }}
'''Nemanja Gudelj''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Немања Гудељ}}; born 16 November 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for La Liga side Sevilla and the Serbia national team.
==Club career==
===NAC Breda=== Gudelj signed his first professional contract with NAC Breda in July 2009 but failed to make an official appearance in his debut season despite being named on the bench several times.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bndestem.nl/sport/sportalgemeen/5248519/NAC-geeft-jeugdspeler-Nemanja-Gudelj-contract.ece | title=NAC geeft jeugdspeler Nemanja Gudelj contract | language=nl | publisher=bndestem.nl | date=13 July 2009 | access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref>
===AZ=== thumb|150px|Gudelj playing for AZ in 2014 In the summer of 2013 Gudelj transferred to AZ Alkmaar for a fee of around €3 million, sold by his father who was manager at NAC, signing a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/242302/Gewilde-Gudelj-verlaat-NAC-Breda-voor-contract-bij-AZ.htm|title=Voetbal International - Gewilde Gudelj verlaat NAC Breda voor contract bij AZ|work=Voetbal International}}</ref>
He received interest from Portuguese club Porto.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtvnh.nl/sport/147976/Gudelj+niet+naar+FC+Porto|title=Gudelj niet naar FC Porto|work=rtvnh.nl|date=28 July 2014|access-date=3 August 2014|archive-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055303/http://www.rtvnh.nl/sport/147976/Gudelj+niet+naar+FC+Porto|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Ajax=== On 6 May 2015, it was announced that Gudelj would join AFC Ajax starting from the 2015–16 season. Along with him, his younger brother Dragiša would move to Ajax youth team and his father Nebojša would become a scout for the club focusing primarily on scouting players from the Balkans and Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/ajax-sign-serbian-brother/1830180.html|title=Ajax sign Serbian brothers and give dad a job in package deal|work=Channel NewsAsia}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 5 November 2016, Gudelj was removed from the first team selection after stating he couldn't be motivated when not starting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/26963841/__Ajax_zet_ook_Gudelj_uit_selectie__.html|title=Ajax zet ook Gudelj uit selectie|access-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417153000/http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/26963841/__Ajax_zet_ook_Gudelj_uit_selectie__.html|archive-date=17 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Tianjin TEDA=== On 5 January 2017, Ajax announced Gudelj would transfer to Tianjin TEDA on 25 January 2017 for a sum rumoured to be around €5.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajax.nl/streams/ajax-actueel/nemanja-gudelj-vertrekt-naar-china.htm|title=Nemanja Gudelj vertrekt naar China}}</ref>
===Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao=== On 28 January 2018, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao announced that Gudelj was transferred from Tianjin TEDA and signed a 2-year contract. The transfer fee was not announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?fid=138&ftid=45670|title=内马尼亚·古德利(Nemanja Gudelj)正式加盟|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713171101/http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?fid=138&ftid=45670|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his debut for Guangzhou on 21 February 2018 in a 0–0 away draw against Cerezo Osaka in the second group stage match of 2018 AFC Champions League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/afccl/2018-02-21/doc-ifyrvspi0484517.shtml|title=古德利：第一场满意自身表现 0-0这结果能接受|date=21 February 2018 }}</ref> On 14 March, he scored his first goal for the club in the fourth group stage match of the AFC Champions League against Jeju United, which ensured Guangzhou Evergrande's 2–0 away win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/afccl/2018-03-15/doc-ifyscsmv8305414.shtml|title=两场零失球!恒大已走上正轨 古德利正向暴力鸟看齐|date=15 March 2018 }}</ref> Gudelj was excluded from first team squad in July 2018 due to the limitation of the number of foreign players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2018-07-16/doc-ihfkffak2911679.shtml|title=恒大外援7选4决定放弃这3人 暴力鸟未必马上登场|date=16 July 2018 }}</ref>
====Sporting CP (loan)==== On 23 August 2018, Gudelj was loaned to Primeira Liga side Sporting CP for the 2018–19 season. The contract at will extend for four years as a Sporting CP player. The actual loan contract expires in the end of the season so he would move as a free player .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?fid=138&ftid=46038|title=关于外援古德利租借至葡萄牙体育俱乐部的公告|work=Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|date=23 August 2018|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823105642/http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?fid=138&ftid=46038|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Sevilla=== 140px|thumb|Gudelj playing for Sevilla in 2020 On 23 July 2019, Gudelj signed with Spanish side Sevilla FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-nemanja-gudelj-s-engage-avec-le-seville-fc/1042780|title=Transferts : Nemanja Gudelj s'engage avec le Séville FC|work=L'Équipe|date=23 July 2019}}</ref> In July 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 July 2020|title=Nemanja Gudelj, el positivo de COVID-19 del Sevilla|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/sevilla/2020/07/29/5f216bd846163f48188b464f.html|access-date=6 August 2020|publisher=Marca|language=es}}</ref>
==International career== Having represented Serbia at the U19 and U21 levels, Gudelj debuted for the senior squad on 5 March 2014 in a 2–1 away victory against the Republic of Ireland in a friendly match after coming on as a last minute substitute for Antonio Rukavina.<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=sr:Тријумф Србије након преокрета!|url=https://www.rts.rs/sport/fudbal/1538861/trijumf-srbije-nakon-preokreta.html|publisher=Radio Television of Serbia|date=5 March 2014|access-date=3 June 2024|language=sr}}</ref> He scored his first goal the same year on 18 November in a 2–0 away friendly victory against Greece.<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=sr:Гудељ: Игра против Грчке путоказ|url=https://rtv.rs/sr_ci/sport/fudbal/gudelj-igra-protiv-grcke-putokaz_538320.html|publisher=Radio Television of Serbia|date=19 November 2014|access-date=3 June 2024|language=sr}}</ref>
In November 2022, Gudelj was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar|url=https://fss.rs/en/head-coach-dragan-stojkovic-announces-the-list-of-players-for-the-fifa-world-cup-2022-in-qatar/|publisher=Football Association of Serbia|date=11 November 2022|access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> He played in group stage matches against Brazil<ref>{{cite news|first=Kristen|last=Conti|title=Richarlison Brings Brazil to Life in the Second Half, Defeats Serbia 2-0|url= https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/world-cup-2022/richarlison-brings-brazil-to-life-in-the-second-half-defeats-serbia-2-0/3971175/|newspaper=WNBC|location=New York|date=24 November 2022|access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nick|last=Ames|title=Switzerland advance and Serbia go out as Freuler finish settles stormy contest|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/02/serbia-switzerland-world-cup-group-g-match-report|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=2 December 2022|access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> Serbia finished fourth in the group.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Nicholas|last=Mendola|title=World Cup 2022 Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Cameroon, Switzerland schedule, fixtures, rankings|url= https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/world-cup-2022-group-g-brazil-serbia-cameroon-switzerland-rankings-table-standings/|newspaper=NBC Sports|location=Lusail|date=2 December 2022|access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
Gudelj was part of the Serbia squad for UEFA Euro 2024 and started the team's opening match of the tournament against England, playing the first half of the 1–0 loss before being replaced by Ivan Ilić.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cz992dxd4xwt#Line-ups|title=Serbia 0-1 England LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction|website=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> He also played in a group stage match against Denmark, where Serbia finished fourth in the group.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
==Personal life== Gudelj is the son of former player Nebojša Gudelj and the older brother of Dragiša Gudelj.
In August 2023, Gudelj married his girlfriend Anastasija Ražnatović, the daughter of Ceca and Arkan, in a secret ceremony at Rajinovac.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espreso.co.rs/showbiz/zvezde/1355559/anastasija-raznatovic-nemanja-gudelj-prezime |title=CECA NAKON ANASTASIJINE ODLUKE ODMAH ODREAGOVALA: Došlo je do velike PROMENE, da li ste ovo očekivali? |date=28 August 2023 |accessdate=29 August 2023 |website=Espreso |lang=sr}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 23 May 2026}}<ref name="sway">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nemanja-gudelj/86404/|title=N. Gudelj|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Taça da Liga}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|NAC Breda |2009–10 |rowspan="4"|Eredivisie |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2010–11 |29||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||2 |- |2011–12 |16||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||1 |- |2012–13 |34||5||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !79!!8!!8!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!87!!8 |- |rowspan="3"|AZ |2013–14 |rowspan="2"|Eredivisie |29||5||5||0||colspan="2"|—||14{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||5{{efn|One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four appearances and one goal in Eredivisie Europa League play-offs}}||1||53||7 |- |2014–15 |32||11||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||12 |- !colspan="2"|Total !61!!16!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!14!!1!!5!!1!!89!!19 |- |rowspan="3"|Ajax |2015–16 |rowspan="2"|Eredivisie |34||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||46||5 |- |2016–17 |6||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||13||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !40!!6!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!17!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!59!!7 |- |Tianjin TEDA |2017 |Chinese Super League |19||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||1 |- |Guangzhou Evergrande |2018 |Chinese Super League |11||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup}}||0||18||3 |- |Sporting CP (loan) |2018–19 |Primeira Liga |27||1||7||0||4||0||5{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||43||1 |- |rowspan="8"|Sevilla |2019–20 |rowspan="7"|La Liga |24||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||0 |- |2020–21 |30||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||0||1{{efn|name=USC|Appearance in UEFA Super Cup}}||0||44||0 |- |2021–22 |21||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||28||0 |- |2022–23 |34||3||5||0||colspan="2"|—||14{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||53||4 |- |2023–24 |22||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||1{{efn|name=USC}}||0||30||3 |- |2024–25 |31||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- |2025–26 |34||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !196!!7!!23!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!40!!3!!2!!0!!261!!10 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !433!!41!!50!!1!!4!!0!!82!!6!!8!!1!!577!!49 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 27 March 2026}}<ref name="sway"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="13"|Serbia |2014||9||1 |- |2015||2||0 |- |2016||5||0 |- |2017||6||0 |- |2018||0||0 |- |2019||3||0 |- |2020||8||0 |- |2021||11||0 |- |2022||7||0 |- |2023||9||0 |- |2024||6||0 |- |2025||8||0 |- |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||75||1 |}
:''Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gudelj goal''.<ref name="sway"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Nemanja Gudelj |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 18 November 2014 || Perivolia Municipal Stadium, Chania, Greece || {{fb|GRE}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly |}
==Honours== '''Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao'''<ref name = "honours">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nemanja-gudelj/86404/|title=Nemanja Gudelj - Career Honours |publisher=Soccerway}}</ref> *Chinese FA Super Cup: 2018
'''Sporting CP''' *Taça de Portugal: 2018–19<ref>{{cite news |last=Nogueira |first=Carlos |date=26 May 2019 |title=Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época |language=pt |trans-title=Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season |newspaper=Diário de Notícias |location=Lisbon |url=https://www.dn.pt/desportos/interior/leao-rei-dos-penaltis-e-leva-para-casa-o-segundo-trofeu-da-epoca-10941375.html |access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref> *Taça da Liga: 2018–19<ref>{{cite web|title=Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown|url=https://portugoal.net/club-news/1045-penalties-give-sporting-the-taca-da-liga|access-date=27 January 2018|publisher=PortuGOAL.net|date=26 January 2019}}</ref>
'''Sevilla''' *UEFA Europa League: 2019–20,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Jack |title=Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan: Sevilla edge five-goal thriller for sixth Europa League crown |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/sevilla-vs-inter/report/426076 |access-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=21 August 2020}}</ref> 2022–23<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |date=31 May 2023 |title=Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma |language= |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/31/sevilla-roma-europa-league-final-match-report |access-date=31 May 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.sevillafc.es/en/teams/first-team/gudelj Profile] at the Sevilla FC website * {{NFT player|54760}} * {{Soccerway|nemanja-gudelj/86404}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225160317/http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/nemanja-gudelj.htm |title=Nemanja Gudelj at ''Voetbal International'' |date=25 February 2016 }} {{in lang|nl}}
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