Nemanja Gudelj (; born 16 November 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for La Liga club Getafe 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.

AZ

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.

He received interest from Portuguese club Porto.

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. On 5 November 2016, Gudelj was removed from the first team selection after stating he couldn't be motivated when not starting.

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.

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. 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. 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. Gudelj was excluded from first team squad in July 2018 due to the limitation of the number of foreign players.

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 .

Sevilla

On 23 July 2019, Gudelj signed with Spanish La Liga side Sevilla. In July 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away victory over Mallorca o 15 October 2022. A year later, on 3 October, he netted his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–2 away draw with PSV Eindhoven.

Following the retirement of Jesús Navas in December 2024, Gudelj succeeded him as Sevilla's club captain. Gudelj left Sevilla at the end of the 2025–26 season after seven years at the club. He made 261 official appearances, becoming the club's fifth-most capped foreign player, and won two UEFA Europa League titles, in 2019–20 and 2022–23.

Getafe On 30 August 2026, Gudelj signed for fellow La Liga side Getafe.

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. He scored his first goal the same year on 18 November in a 2–0 away friendly victory against Greece.

In November 2022, Gudelj was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He played in group stage matches against Brazil and Switzerland. Serbia finished fourth in the group.

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. He also played in a group stage match against Denmark, where Serbia finished fourth in the group.

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.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNAC Breda2009–10Eredivisie0000—00—002010–1129240———3322011–1216110———1712012–1334530———375Total79880—00—878AZ2013–14Eredivisie29550—141515372014–15321141———3612Total611691—141518919Ajax2015–16Eredivisie34420—101—4652016–176200—70—132Total40620—171—597Tianjin TEDA2017Chinese Super League19110———201Guangzhou Evergrande2018Chinese Super League11200—6110183Sporting CP (loan)2018–19Primeira Liga271704050—431Sevilla2019–20La Liga24040—100—3802020–2130060—70104402021–2221040—30—2802022–2334350—141—5342023–2422110—62103032024–2531100———3112025–2634230———372Total1967230—4032026110Getafe2026–27La Liga4000———40Career total43741501408268158149

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSerbia2014912015202016502017602018002019302020802021110202270202390202460202580202650Total791

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gudelj goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Nemanja GudeljNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 18 November 2014 Perivolia Municipal Stadium, Chania, Greece 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Chinese FA Super Cup: 2018

Sporting CP Taça de Portugal: 2018–19 Taça da Liga: 2018–19

Sevilla UEFA Europa League: 2019–20, 2022–23

References

External links Profile at the Sevilla FC website