2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Anja Jestrovic
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
- High School:
- ZFK Crvena Zvezda
- Deals:
2023 (Freshman at Creighton)
In her first season with the Bluejays, Jestrovic made an immediate impact appearing in eight matches and making five starts after missing the first 10 contests with a foot injury ... Logging a combined 394 minutes of action, Anja collected a team-high tying three goals and dished out a pair of assists, ranking second on the team with eight total points ... She notched her first goal as a Bluejay in the 41st minute of play off the rebound of a failed penalty kick against St. John’s on Oct. 5 ... Followed that performance by earning the first start of her career and connecting with Hannah Luke for the equalizer in Creighton’s 2-1 win over Villanova (Oct. 8), earning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors ... Jestrovic continued her success netting a goal and dishing out an assist in a 2-0 win over Seton Hall (Oct. 12), becoming just the second Bluejay to earn BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks ... Anja added another goal in the Bluejays’ 1-1 draw at DePaul on Oct. 19 ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
ZFK Crvena Zvezda & Club:
Jestrovic, a native of Serbia, comes to Creighton after serving as the team captain for the Serbian U19 National Team in the spring of 2023 ... An attacking midfielder, Jestrovic scored three goals and dished out two assists to lead Serbia to a 4-1-1 record during the first round draws of the 2022/23 UEFA European Women’s U19 Championships ... Prior to serving as the captain of the U19 Team, Jestrovic was a two-year starter for the Serbian U17 National Team ... She has also played at the club level for ZFK Crvena Zvezda, one of the top clubs in the Superliga league.
Awards & Honors
2023 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/9
2023 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/16
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Mihailo and Mirjana Jestrovic.
• Is an only child.
• Currently is undecided on a major.
• Dream vacation destination is Italy.
• Named Novak Djokovic as her sports hero and Neymar as her favorite soccer player.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Dream dinner guest would be Nikola Tesla, Nikola Jokic and Novak Djokovic.
• Says her first job was a desk receptionist.
• Go-to pre-game music artist is Goca Trzan.
• Favorite TV show is Sprint.
• Named Davender Malik as her favorite professor at Creighton.
• Says the best birthday gift she ever got was the Monoploy board game.
• Best sports memory was scoring a goal and dishing out an assist against Switzerland in the UEFA European U19 Championships.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• Loves to draw and ride bikes.
• In 10 years, would liked to still be playing professionally somewhere.
