Dušan Tadić

Dušan Tadić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Тадић, pronounced [dǔʃan tǎdiːtɕ, tǎːditɕ]; born 20 November 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for and captains Dutch club Ajax and the Serbia national team.

Dušan Tadić
Tadić with Serbia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Dušan Tadić[1]
Date of birth (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988
Place of birth Bačka Topola, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 10
Youth career
AIK Bačka Topola
2002–2006 Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Vojvodina 107 (29)
2010–2012 Groningen 68 (14)
2012–2014 Twente 66 (28)
2014–2018 Southampton 134 (20)
2018– Ajax 79 (49)
National team‡
2007 Serbia U19 5 (3)
2007–2010 Serbia U21 24 (1)
2008 Serbia Olympic 3 (0)
2008– Serbia 73 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:11, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

He spent his youth at hometown club AIK Bačka Topola and Vojvodina, eventually playing in the UEFA Europa League with the latter. After two seasons with FC Groningen he joined FC Twente in 2012, where he earned a move to Southampton of the Premier League. After four years in England, Tadić returned to the Netherlands in 2018, when he joined Ajax.

Tadić has over 70 caps for Serbia, having made his international debut in 2008, and represented the country at the Olympics in that year, as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Vojvodina

Dušan Tadić grew up honing his skills within the youth ranks of his hometown's club known as AIK Bačka Topola. Eventually he signed a professional contract with Vojvodina and played his first competitive matches in the Meridian SuperLiga at the age of 18.[3] While playing for Vojvodina, he gained invaluable experiences playing against great top-flight teams (even against Atlético Madrid) and playing almost four full seasons without any major injuries or incidents. His potential in big European games was displayed in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase when he scored a goal against Austria Wien when he was only 20 years old.

Groningen
Tadić playing for Groningen in 2011

In 2010, Vojvodina sold Dušan Tadić to FC Groningen for the equivalent of €1.23 million.[4] On 8 August 2010, Tadić made his official debut for the club in an Eredivisie match against Ajax, playing full match and provide assist for Tim Matavž his goal in a 2–2 home draw.[5] On 18 December 2010, Tadić has scored his first goal in Groningen, against Excelsior in 2–2 away draw.[6] On 30 January 2011, he scored twice and provide one assist in a 1–4 away league draw over Heerenveen. Tadić finished the 2010–11 season with 7 goals, and 22 assists in 41 matches. He had the third highest number of assists in Europe for the 2010–11 season.[7] Only Mesut Özil (26) and Lionel Messi (25) registered more assists.

He played for Groningen from 2010 to 2012, before being transferred to FC Twente.

Twente

On 10 April 2012, it was announced that Tadić had signed for FC Twente in a €7.7 million move from FC Groningen.[8] In his debut game on 12 August 2012, he scored two goals against his former club.[9] He finished his debut season as the team's second-highest scorer with 16 goals in all competitions, two less than Nacer Chadli.[10] In the following season, Tadić again scored 16 goals across all competitions, being the team's top scorer.[10]

Southampton
Tadić scoring a penalty, his first goal for Southampton, as they defeated Arsenal in 2014

Tadić became the first signing under new Southampton manager Ronald Koeman on 8 July 2014, signing on a four-year deal. He joined for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £10.9 million.[11] He made his competitive debut on 17 August in their first game of the Premier League season, playing 74 minutes of a 2–1 defeat at Liverpool before being substituted for fellow debutant Shane Long. Tadić assisted Southampton's goal through a one-two with goalscorer Nathaniel Clyne.[12]

He scored his first Southampton goal on 23 September with a penalty against Arsenal in a 2–1 League Cup victory at Emirates Stadium.[13] His first league goal for the club came in an 8–0 trouncing of Sunderland on 18 October, in which he assisted four others, equalling the Premier League record for the most assists in a single match.[14]

On 13 December, Tadić had a penalty saved by Tom Heaton as Southampton went on to lose 1–0 away to Burnley.[15] He scored in a 2–0 win over Arsenal on 1 January 2015,[16] and ten days later scored the only goal as Southampton defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford and rose into third position at their expense.[17] This marked Southampton's first league victory at Old Trafford since 1988.[18]

Tadić scored twice in a 3–0 win against Norwich City on 30 August 2015 for the Saints' first league win of the season.[19]

He scored another brace in a 4–2 win over relegated Aston Villa on 23 April 2016.[20] In the next game, he provided three assists in a 4–2 win over Manchester City, becoming only the fourth player to achieve three or more assists in more than one Premier League game.[21]

Ajax
Tadić playing for Ajax in 2019

Tadić signed for Dutch club Ajax in June 2018. Ajax paid a transfer sum of €11.4 million, which could reach €13.7 million based on variables.[22][23]

On 5 March 2019, Tadić’s goal, two assists and man-of-the-match performance helped knock Real Madrid out of the last 16 of the Champions League, as Ajax unexpectedly won 4–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The Spanish side had won the previous three Champions League titles and had beaten Ajax 2–1 in the first leg in Amsterdam.[24] Tadić's performance in the game resulted in him becoming the ninth player ever to receive a 10/10 rating from the French football newspaper, L'Equipe.[25] The signing of Tadić was seen by some pundits as the single biggest reason for Ajax’s improvement in the 2018–19 season.[26]

On 23 April, Ajax defeated Vitesse in an Eredivisie match by a score of 4–2; the four goals scored by Ajax secured their position as the first Dutch team in history to score 160 goals across all competitions in a single season.[27] Through 51 games played at the time, Tadić had directly contributed to 53 of the club's goals in all competitions: 34 goals and 19 assists.[28]

Tadić was one of four Ajax players nominated for the 2019 Ballon d'Or,[29] and at the ceremony on 2 December 2019, it was announced that he finished in 20th place.[30]

International career

Tadić was a regular member of Serbia's under-19 and under-21 teams,[31] taking part at both the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He also represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, appearing in all three group stage matches.[32]

Tadić was first named in the Serbia national squad in 2008, aged 20. It was not until 2011 that he became a regular fixture in both the squad and the team, and was an integral part of the national side during Serbia's unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Tadić scored his first senior goal for his country in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification game at home to Wales on 12 September 2012 in a 6–1 victory, coming on the occasion of his eighth full cap.[33]

Tadić was one of Serbia's most influential players during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications, scoring four goals and helping them win their group.[10] In June 2018 he was selected in the 23-man squad for the final tournament,[34] playing all three group stage matches.[35][36][37]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 January 2021.[10]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vojvodina 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga 23351———284
2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga 28710—30—327
2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 29910—20—329
2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga 271050—21—3411
Total 10729121—71—12631
Groningen 2010–11 Eredivisie 34730——40417
2011–12 Eredivisie 34710———357
Total 681440——407614
Twente 2012–13 Eredivisie 331210—133415116
2013–14 Eredivisie 331610———3416
Total 662820—133418532
Southampton 2014–15[38] Premier League 3143031——375
2015–16[39] Premier League 347102031—408
2016–17[40] Premier League 333204050—443
2017–18[41] Premier League 3664110——417
Total 1342010110181—16223
Ajax 2018–19 Eredivisie 342841—189—5638
2019–20 Eredivisie 251142—123104216
2020–21 Eredivisie 201022—62—2814
Total 7949105—36141012668
Career total 454140387101641991575168

International
As of match played 15 November 2020[42]
Serbia
YearAppsGoals
200810
200900
201010
201100
201291
2013104
201481
201560
201675
201771
2018122
201962
202060
Total7316

International goals
As of match played 17 November 2019.

Serbia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tadić goal.[10]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 September 2012Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia8 Wales4–16–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 February 2013GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus12 Cyprus1–13–1Friendly
3 2–1
4 11 October 2013Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia19 Japan1–02–0
5 15 October 2013Jagodina City Stadium, Jagodina, Serbia20 Macedonia4–05–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 26 May 2014Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States23 Jamaica1–02–1Friendly
7 25 May 2016Užice City Stadium, Užice, Serbia36 Cyprus2–02–1
8 31 May 2016Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia37 Israel3–13–1
9 5 September 2016Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia39 Republic of Ireland2–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 6 October 2016Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova40 Moldova3–03–0
11 9 October 2016Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia41 Austria3–23–2
12 24 March 2017Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia43 Georgia1–13–1
13 23 March 2018Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy50 Morocco1–11–2Friendly
14 7 September 2018LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania57 Lithuania1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League C
15 25 March 2019Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal62 Portugal1–01–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
16 17 November 2019Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia67 Ukraine1–02–2

Honours

Club

Ajax

Individual

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