Veljko Petkovic

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Veljko Petkovic dribbling vs. Virginia Tech.

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Veljko Petkovic, Filip Mirkovic celebrating against Louisville.

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Veljko Petkovic taking a shot against Louisville.

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Position:
M
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Queens, N.Y.
High School:
Maspeth

Career Highlights:
2021 All-ACC Second Team
2020 United Soccer Coaches South All-Region Second Team
2020 All-ACC Second Team
2020 All-ACC Tournament Team
2020-21 TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year
2020-21 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team
ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Oct. 12, 2020, Aug. 31, 2021
CollegeSoccerNews Player of the Week – Oct. 11, 2020
CollegeSoccerNews Team of the Week – May 9, 2021, Oct. 11, 2020, Oct. 25, 2020, Aug. 31, 2021
TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week - May 11, 2021
TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week – May 11, 2021, Oct. 13, 2020, Oct. 27, 2020, Aug. 31, 2021, Sept. 28, 2021
2019 All-ACC Third Team
2019 All-ACC Freshman Team

Career Highs
Goals – 2, 4x; last vs. Duquesne Aug. 26, 2021
Assists – 2, 6x; last vs. North Carolina Sept. 10, 2021
Points – 6 vs. Duquesne Aug. 26, 2021
Shots – 7 at Boston College on Sept. 20, 2019
Shots on Goal – 3, 2x; last at Syracuse Oct. 6, 2020

Season Highs
Goals – 9 (2020-21)
Assists – 8 (2020-21)
Points – 26 (2020-21)
Shots – 39 (2019/2020-21)
Shots on Goal – 25 (2020-21)
Minutes – 1,468 (2020-21)

2021: Appeared in 10 games, starting in nine … Recorded five goals and five assists with 23 shots and nine shots on goal … Opened the season with six points vs. Duquesne (8/26) scoring twice with two assists … Tallied a goal at home vs. Lehigh (9/3) … Had four points with a goal and two assists in Pitt’s win over North Carolina (9/10) at home … Registered a goal at Wake Forest (9/17) and had an assist in the next game at Clemson (9/25) … Earned All-ACC Second Team.

2020-21: Appeared in 19 games, starting in 18 … Finished as one of the top goal scorers in the country, tallying nine goals and ranking second in the ACC and eighth in the country … Totaled 26 points, good for second in the conference and fifth in the nation … Finished second in the ACC and seventh in the country in total assists (8) … Ended the season as the ACC’s most accurate shot taker, compiling a .641 shot accuracy … Registered a 1.32 shot on goal percentage and .42 assists per game mark, good for second and third in the ACC, respectively … Recorded three multi-goal games, including scoring two goals against UCF in the NCAA Tournament Third Round May 6 … Had three multi-assist games … Registered 39 shots and 25 shots on goal … Named United Soccer Coaches South All-Region Second Team, All-ACC Second Team and All-ACC Tournament Team … Awarded TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year.

2019: Appeared in 19 games, starting in 15 … Finished second on the team in goals (6), assists (5) and points (17) … Recorded 39 shots and 16 shots on goal, both good for second on the squad … Tallied a .410 shot on goal percentage … Scored his first collegiate goal on Sept. 6 against Liberty … Earned All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Freshman Team honors.

Academy: Played for the New York City FC youth team ... Team won two U19 USSDA Championships.

High School: Attended Maspeth High School.

Personal: Son of Nataša and Bojan Petkovic … Has two siblings, Bratislav and Ognjen … Brother, Bratislav, plays soccer at Lehigh.