Darko Brašanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Брашанац; born 12 February 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Leganés as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Čajetina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leganés | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Zlatibor Čajetina | ||
| 2005–2010 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Partizan | 82 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | → Smederevo (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Betis | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Leganés (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Alavés (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Osasuna | 108 | (4) |
| 2024– | Leganés | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Serbia U17[α] | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Serbia U19[α] | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Serbia U21 | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Serbia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2017 | |||
Brašanac represented his country at all youth international levels, collecting more than 35 appearances, before making his senior team debut in 2015.
Club career
editPartizan
editAfter starting out at his local club Zlatibor Čajetina at the age of 6, Brašanac moved to Partizan still as a trainee in 2005. He was one of the most promising members of the team led by Slađan Šćepović that won numerous international youth tournaments.[1][2] Consequently, Brašanac was promoted to the senior squad in January 2010.[3] He made his competitive debut for Partizan in a 2–0 away league win over Hajduk Kula on 14 March 2010, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Cléo.[4] Until the end of the 2009–10 season, Brašanac recorded two more league appearances, as the club won its third consecutive championship title.
In June 2010, alongside Marko Šćepović and Matija Nastasić, Brašanac signed his first professional contract with Partizan.[5] He made his first appearance of the new season on 4 September 2010, replacing Saša Ilić in a 2–0 home league victory over Hajduk Kula. On 8 December 2010, Brašanac made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–3 away loss to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Almami Moreira.[6] He made six appearances in all competitions in the 2010–11 campaign, as the club won the double.
In August 2011, Brašanac was sent on a six-month loan to Smederevo.[7] He scored his first senior career goal on 26 October 2011, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 Serbian Cup draw with Sloboda Užice. They eventually went through to the next round on penalties. In February 2012, Brašanac was loaned back to Smederevo until the end of the season. He scored his first league goal on 4 March 2012, finding the back of the net in a 1–0 away win over BSK Borča. In total, Brašanac made 24 league appearances and scored two goals in the 2011–12 campaign.
After a season-long loan, Brašanac returned to Partizan, but was rarely chosen to play in the first half of the 2012–13 campaign, making only two national cup appearances. He eventually received more playing time in the second half of the season, often playing in the starting lineup. Brašanac netted his first goal for the club on 6 March 2013, scoring directly from a corner kick in a 4–0 away league win over BSK Borča.[8]
On 7 December 2013, Brašanac scored his first goal of the current season, netting the winner in a 1–0 away victory over Čukarički. He subsequently signed a contract which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2017.[9] Afterwards, Brašanac became a first team regular, missing only one out of 15 league games in the second part of the 2013–14 campaign. He continued to play regularly early into the 2014–15 season, making all six starts in qualifications for UEFA competitions, before suffering a broken rib while playing for the national youth team in September 2014.[10] After fully recovering, Brašanac returned to the starting lineup after winter break, helping Partizan win the championship.
In the 2015–16 season, Brašanac was an undisputed starter for Partizan, recording 40 appearances and scoring four goals in all competitions, as the club won the domestic cup after five years.
Betis
editIn August 2016, Brašanac was transferred to Spanish club Betis on a five-year deal.[11] He made his official debut for the Andalusian side on 11 September 2016, playing the full 90 minutes and receiving a yellow card in a 3–2 away win against Valencia. On 23 April 2017, Brašanac scored his first goal in La Liga, giving his team a 1–0 win away at Celta.
Loans to Leganés and Alavés
editOn 30 August 2017, Brašanac was loaned to fellow top tier club CD Leganés for one year.[12] Roughly one year later, he joined Deportivo Alavés in the same category, also in a temporary deal.[13]
Osasuna
editOn 22 July 2019, Brašanac agreed to a three-year contract with newly promoted side CA Osasuna, for a fee of € 1 million and an additional €750,000 in add-ons, with Betis retaining 10% of a future sale; his release clause was set at €8 million.[14]
Return to Leganés
editOn 1 February 2024, Brašanac returned to Lega on a contract until the end of the season.[15]
International career
editBrašanac was a regular member of the Serbia national under-17 team. He also represented Serbia at the 2011 UEFA Under-19 Championship. They reached the semi-final of the tournament and were eliminated from the competition by the Czech Republic. In early 2013, Brašanac made his debut for the Serbia U21s and immediately became a regular member of the team. He scored his first goal for the under-21 side in a 3–0 away win over Belgium on 5 March 2014.[16] Brašanac was also a member of the final squad at the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
On 4 September 2015, Brašanac made his full international debut for Serbia, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier win over Armenia.[17] He was also an unused substitute in the team's last two UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying games against Albania and Portugal in October 2015.[18][19] His third and final international was a March 2016 friendly match away against Estonia.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 20 March 2023[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 2009–10 | Serbian SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10[d] | 1 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 115 | 10 | ||
| Smederevo (loan) | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| Betis | 2016–17 | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Leganés (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| Alavés (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| Osasuna | 2019–20 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 118 | 5 | |||
| Leganés | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 293 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 348 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of 7 May 2018
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
editPartizan
Leganés
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Omladinska škola za ponos!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Partizan pobednik 27. Memorijala Stevan Nešticki" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Darko se nameće samo radom" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dan posle Kule" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Mladost nadolazi" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Walcott settles Arsenal nerves to seal passage". uefa.com. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Darko Brašanac pozajmljen Smederevu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Partizan ubedljiv u Borči za +8" (in Serbian). b92.net. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Brašanac produžio ugovor" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Peh za Partizan pred Ligu Evrope: Brašanac slomio rebro i oštetio plućnu maramicu!" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Darko Brašanac prešao u Betis iz Sevilje" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Real Betis and CD Leganés reach an agreement for the loan of Brasanac". Real Betis. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Darko Brasanac se marcha cedido al Deportivo Alavés" [Darko Brasanac moves out on loan at Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Darko Brasanac, nuevo jugador de Osasuna hasta 2022" [Darko Brasanac, new player of Osasuna until 2022] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "El C.D. Leganés refuerza su centro del campo con la vuelta de Darko Brasanac" [C.D. Leganés bolster their midfield with the return of Darko Brasanac] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Mitrović heads Serbia to Belgium success". uefa.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Serbia see off Armenia for first win". uefa.com. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Serbia spoil Albania's big night". uefa.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Moutinho magic keeps Portugal buoyant". uefa.com. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Darko Brašanac, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "D. Brašanac Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
External links
edit- Darko Brašanac at BDFutbol
- Darko Brašanac at Soccerway
- Darko Brašanac at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- Darko Brašanac – UEFA competition record (archive)