Lazar Romanić

Lazar Romanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Романић; born 25 March 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Lamia.

Lazar Romanić

Personal information
Full name	Lazar Romanić
Date of birth	25 March 1998[1]
Place of birth	Kragujevac, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Lamia
Number	18
Youth career
	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Red Star Belgrade	0	(0)
2017	→ OFK Beograd (loan)	6	(1)
2017–2018	→ Borac Čačak (loan)	18	(0)
2018–	Lamia	41	(3)
National team^‡
2015–2016	Serbia U18
2016–2017	Serbia U19	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 April 2017

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Born in Kragujevac, Romanić is a product of Red Star Belgrade youth system. After remarkable games in youth team,[3] he signed his first three-year professional contract with the club on 27 October 2016.[1] At the end of the year, Romanić was nominated for the best youth player in the club academy. He has also been called into the first team, passing the winter break-off season with senior members.[4] For the rest of season, Romanić was loaned to the Serbian First League side OFK Beograd, but also stayed playing with youth team on dual registration.[5] Romanić scored his first senior goal on 9 April 2017 in the 21 fixture match of 2016–17 between Budućnost Dobanovci and OFK Beograd.[6] Although he was Italian side Carpi in summer 2017,[7] Romanić moved at one-year loan deal to Borac Čačak.[8]

Lamia

On 30 August 2018, Romanić moves to Lamia as a free agent from Red Star Belgrade, which kept a resale rate of 30%.

International career

Romanić got a first call into the Serbia U18 level in October 2015 under coach Ivan Tomić.[9] He his debut for Serbia national under-19 football team on 1 September 2016 in a match against the United States, played on the memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele".[10] Romanić scored his first goal for the team in a friendly match against Bulgaria on 23 February 2017.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 December 2020[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OFK Beograd (loan)	2016–17	First League	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Borac Čačak (loan)	2017–18	Serbian SuperLiga	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
Lamia	2018–19	Superleague Greece	7	0	5	1	—		—		12	1
	2019–20		32	1	4	2	—		—		36	3
	2020–21		9	2	0	0	—		—		9	2
	Total		48	3	9	3	0	0	0	0	57	6
Career total			72	4	9	3	0	0	0	0	81	7

References

1. "Romanić potpisao na 3 godine!". sportjunior.rs (in Serbian). 29 October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
2. "Romanic, Lazar". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
3. "Lazar Romanić - 5 utakmica, 5 golova, 6 asistencija! Zvezda će imati muke da ga zadrži..." mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
4. "Lazar Romanić, mladi napadač crveno-belih, za Blicsport: Biću nova Zvezdina kobra!". Blic (in Serbian). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
5. "Сенић и Романић на пролеће играју за ОФК Београд". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
6. Lazar Romanić at Soccerway
7. "ZVEZDIN BISER U ITALIJI Romanić stavio potpis na ugovor sa Karpijem". Blic (in Serbian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
8. "Tri mlada pojačanja". FK Borac Čačak official website (in Serbian). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
9. "У-18: Прoверa прoтив Хoлaндије". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
10. "„Стевaн Ћеле Вилoтић": Србијa – СAД 2:1 (1:1)". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
11. "Омладинци поново бољи од Бугарске". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

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