Andrija Vukčević
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrija Vukčević | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Montenegro U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Montenegro U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Montenegro U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Montenegro | 21 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
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.
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]