Predrag Pavlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Павловић; born 19 June 1986) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kruševac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Napredak Kruševac | |||
| 2002–2004 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Partizan | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Napredak Kruševac (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Teleoptik (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Napredak Kruševac (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2006–2010 | Napredak Kruševac | 108 | (19) |
| 2010 | Debrecen | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Debrecen II | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 13 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | OFK Beograd | 31 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Novi Pazar | 65 | (12) |
| 2016 | Sūduva | 28 | (8) |
| 2017–2020 | Mladost Lučani | 96 | (18) |
| 2020–2023 | Trayal Kruševac | 66 | (9) |
| Total | 473 | (81) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Serbia and Montenegro U17[a] | 6 | (4) |
| 2005 | Serbia and Montenegro U19[a] | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Serbia U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2008 | Serbia U23 | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Kruševac, Pavlović made his first football steps at his hometown club Napredak. He would join the youth system of Partizan in 2002, becoming a member of their promising generation, consisting of Nebojša Marinković, Milan Smiljanić and Borko Veselinović, among others. In order to get senior team experience, Pavlović was sent on loan to his parent club Napredak in the 2004–05 season. He returned to Partizan in the summer of 2005, being assigned to their satellite club Teleoptik, before eventually going back on loan to Napredak in January 2006.[1]
In the summer of 2006, Pavlović signed a permanent contract with Napredak, before the club got promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga in 2007. He had a breakthrough season in 2007–08, scoring eight goals in 30 league appearances. After failing to complete his move to Dutch side NEC Nijmegen in August 2008,[2][3] Pavlović spent two more seasons at Napredak, but struggled to recover his old form.
In the summer of 2010, Pavlović moved abroad to Hungary and signed with Debrecen. He made two cup appearances for the first team, but also played for their reserve team in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, before being released near the end of the year. In January 2011, Pavlović returned to his homeland, having a six-month stint with Metalac Gornji Milanovac.
On 12 July 2011, Pavlović signed a four-year contract with OFK Beograd.[4] He retired from professional football in October 2013, at the age of 27, due to a long history of injury problems. However, Pavlović came out of retirement in February of the following year by signing with Novi Pazar.
In January 2016, Pavlović moved abroad for the second time and joined Lithuanian side Sūduva.[5] He played one season for the club, helping them reach the national cup final. In January 2017, Pavlović returned to his homeland and joined Mladost Lučani.[6] He would make 108 appearances and score 20 goals across all competitions over the next three and a half seasons.
International career
editPavlović represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2005 UEFA Under-19 Championship in Northern Ireland. He played the full 90 minutes in all of his team's four games, as they were eliminated by England in the semi-final. Already capped for the Serbia national under-21 team, Pavlović made one appearance at the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship, which was hosted in the Netherlands, losing to the hosts in the final.
Pavlović was also selected to represent Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[7] but failed to make an appearance in the tournament. He previously played in two friendlies against China U23.[8][9]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Napredak Kruševac | 2006–07 | Serbian First League | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |
| 2007–08 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2009–10 | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 108 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | 115 | 21 | |||
| Debrecen | 2010–11 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Debrecen II | 2010–11 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 2010–11 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| OFK Beograd | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| Novi Pazar | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| Total | 65 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 66 | 12 | |||
| Sūduva | 2016 | A Lyga | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| Mladost Lučani | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 35 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 96 | 18 | 12 | 2 | — | 108 | 20 | |||
| Trayal Kruševac | 2020–21 | Serbian First League | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | Serbian League East | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Serbian First League | 34 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 66 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 68 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 413 | 72 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 454 | 77 | ||
Honours
editSūduva
- Lithuanian Cup runner-up: 2016
Mladost Lučani
- Serbian Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Serbia U21
- UEFA Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2007
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Pavlovic is in Nijmegen om te trainen met NEC" (in Dutch). vi.nl. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "NEC ziet af van Pavlovic en Smith" (in Dutch). gelderlander.nl. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Novo pojačanje OFK Beograda" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ ""Sūduva" pasirašė sutartį su P.Pavlovičiumi" (in Lithuanian). fksuduva.lt. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Zečević i Pavlović pojačali plavo-bele" (in Serbian). fkmladostlucani.com. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Đukić odredio konačan sastav" (in Serbian). b92.net. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Igra bez motiva" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Dobro, ali mora bolje" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Predrag Pavlović at Soccerway
External links
edit- HLSZ profile
- Predrag Pavlović at the Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
- Lietuvos Futbolas profile
- Predrag Pavlović at WorldFootball.net
- Predrag Pavlović – UEFA competition record (archive)