Dejan Tetek (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Тетек; born 24 September 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Aldershot Town. Born in England, he represents Serbia at youth international level.
 Tetek in May 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dejan Tetek[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aldershot Town | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Reading | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Aldershot Town | 65 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Serbia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Serbia U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:58, 27 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Club career
editReading
editBorn in Oxford,[3] Tetek made his debut for Reading on 15 September 2020 as a substitute in a 1–0 EFL Cup defeat to Luton Town.[4][5] He made his league debut on 3 October 2020 as a substitute in a 1–0 victory at home to Watford.[6] On 17 May 2023, Reading confirmed that Tetek would leave the club at the end of his contract.[7]
Aldershot Town
editOn 20 October 2023, Tetek joined National League club Aldershot Town on an initial short-term deal.[8] He made his club debut the following day as a 72nd minute substitute for Theo Widdrington in a 2–1 victory at home against Hartlepool United.[9] On 27 April 2026, it was announced that Tetek would leave the club at the end of his contract in June.[10]
International career
editBorn in England, Tetek is of Serbian descent.[11] He was called up to the England under-18 squad in October 2019.[12] He has made 3 appearances for England at under-18 level, scoring once.[13] He was called up to the Serbia under-19 squad in September 2020.[14] Tetek played for 67 minutes whilst making his debut for Serbia U19 against Romania on 10 March 2021.[15] Tetek went on to make his Serbian U21 debut three weeks later, in a 1–0 victory over Turkey on 30 March 2021.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 25 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2020–21[6] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021–22[17] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Aldershot Town | 2023–24[19] | National League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[20] | National League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 40 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 2 | ||
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Reading" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 58. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "Dejan Tetek - Midfielder - Under-18s | Reading FC". www.readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Dejan Tetek". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ Low, Jonathan (16 September 2020). "Paunovic defends team selection as Reading bow out of Carabao Cup". BerkshireLive. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ Joy, Matt (15 September 2020). "Player ratings: Forwards go missing as toothless Reading crash out of Carabao Cup". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Dejan Tetek". www.theshots.co.uk. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ↑ "MATCH REPORT: SHOTS 2-1 HARTLEPOOL". www.theshots.co.uk. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "ATFC RELEASED LIST". theshots.co.uk. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "Igrao za Englesku, ali u Srbiji mu je srce: Ovdje mi je sve, hoću kao Nemanja Matić!". MONDOBA.
- ↑ "England MU18s squad will take in three different countries in their October schedule". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ Dejan Tetek at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "Ništa od Engleske, srce je reklo - Srbija!". Alo! (in Serbian). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ "РЕМИ ДОБРЕ СРБИЈЕ У ПРОВЕРИ ПРОТИВ РУМУНИЈЕ У АРАДУ". fss.rs/ (in Serbian). asd asd. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Ümit Milli Takım, Sırbistan'a tek golle kaybetti". trtspor.com.tr/ (in Turkish). TRT Spor. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Dejan Tetek in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "Second-half goals seal Aldershot Town's first FA Trophy title with 3-0 win at Wembley". www.thefa.com. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.