Uroš Spajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Спајић, pronounced [ǔroʃ spâːjitɕ]; born 13 February 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a center back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.
 Spajić with Krasnodar in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radnički Beograd | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sopot (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Toulouse | 63 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Anderlecht | 56 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Krasnodar | 53 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kasımpaşa | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Red Star Belgrade | 36 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Serbia | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editRed Star Belgrade
editSpajić made his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade on 27 October 2010 in a Serbian Cup match against Borac Čačak. He was subsequently loaned to Red Star's farm team Sopot in the Serbian third tier, where he played the 2011–12 season. In his final season at Red Star, he appeared in 16 games and became recognized as a player with remarkable qualities.[2]
Toulouse
editOn 29 May 2013, Red Star Belgrade and Toulouse FC agreed on Spajić's transfer to the French side for €1.5 million.[3] Spajić made his Toulouse debut against Valenciennes on the opening day of the 2013–14 season; after Steeve Yago committed a foul to concede a penalty, the uninvolved Spajić was sent off in an apparent case of mistaken identity.[4]
Anderlecht
editOn 31 August 2016, Spajić joined Belgian club Anderlecht on a season-long loan deal.[5] The deal was made permanent near the end of the 2016-17 season.
Krasnodar
editOn 26 May 2018, he signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Krasnodar.[6] Before the 2020–21 season, a new limit of 8 foreign players in a squad was introduced by the Russian Premier League. Spajić did not appear for Krasnodar in 2020 up to that point due to injury, and he was not registered with the league for the season. On 21 January 2022, his contract with Krasnodar was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
Feyenoord
editOn 15 September 2020 he joined Feyenoord on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] He made his debut for the club on 4 October 2020 by starting in the away game against Willem II, a match which was won 1–4.[9]
Kasımpaşa
editOn 31 January 2022, Spajić joined Turkish club Kasımpaşa.[10] In April 2022, he injured his knee ligaments, and missed the rest of the season and the World Cup 2022.[11] He left the club at the end of the season.
Red Star Belgrade
editIn December 2022, he signed a three-year deal with his home club, Red Star Belgrade.[12]
International career
editSpajić first played for Serbia's U21 team in a friendly with Israel U21 on 6 February 2013.[13] He played all three group matches for the team at the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
He made his debut for the Serbia national team on 4 September 2015 in a EURO 2016 qualifier against Armenia which Serbia won 2–0.[14]
In June 2018 he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2018 World Cup,[15] but he failed to make any appearances there.
Spajić was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 3 November 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Sopot (loan) | 2011–12 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Toulouse | 2013–14 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 71 | 1 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2016–17 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 3 | |
| Krasnodar | 2018–19 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2 | |
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| Kasımpaşa | 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2022–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 286 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 352 | 10 | |
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Champions League
International
edit| Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
Honours
editAnderlecht
Red Star Belgrade
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™ – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Uroš Spajić, dečko koji je rođen da vodi! Mozzart Sport (Serbian), 29 January 2013
- ^ Spajić u Tuluzu, Zvezdi licenca! Sportske (Serbian), 29 May 2013
- ^ "Radamel Falcao scores in debut as Monaco downs Bordeaux". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Associated Press. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Uros Spajic prêté à Anderlecht" [Uros Spajic on loan to Anderlect] (Press release) (in French). Toulouse FC. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "КРАСНОДАР_ ОФОРМИЛ ТРУДОВЫЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ С УРОШЕМ СПАИЧЕМ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020.
- ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" РАСТОРГ КОНТРАКТ С УРОШЕМ СПАЙИЧЕМ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Feyenoord huurt verdediger Uros Spajic" [Feyenoord signs defender Uros Spajic] (Press release) (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Berghuis leidt sterk Feyenoord in Tilburg naar koppositie" [Berghuis guides strong Feyenoord in Tilburg towards the number one spot.] (in Dutch). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Kasımpaşa, Uros Spajic'i renklerine bağladı". Fanatik (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "KATASTROFA! SRBIJA IZGUBILA IGRAČA ZA SVETSKO PRVENSTVO!? Teška povreda štopera, Piksi će morati bez njega u Katar..." mondo.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "BOMBA NA MARAKANI - ZVEZDA SVE DOGOVORILA SA REPREZENTATIVCEM: Ugovor na tri godine, a dolazi bez obeštećenja!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ [1] Sportske: Ponosni reprezentativac Spajić (in Serbian). 8 February 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ [2] Author unknown. Dnevnik: Zaustavlje negativan niz (Cyrillic) (in Serbian). 5 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Uroš Spajić at Soccerway
- ^ "Tim sezone 2023/24 Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije" (in Serbian). Serbian SuperLiga. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
edit- Uroš Spajić at WorldFootball.net
- Uroš Spajić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Uroš Spajić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)