Saša Lukić

Saša Lukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Лукић, pronounced [sǎʃa lǔːkitɕ, sâ-]; born 13 August 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Torino and the Serbia national team.

Saša Lukić
Personal information
Full name Saša Lukić
Date of birth (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996
Place of birth Šabac, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Torino
Number 7
Youth career
POFK Savacium
2009–2013 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Partizan 27 (2)
2013–2015 → Teleoptik (loan) 39 (9)
2016– Torino 87 (6)
2017–2018 → Levante (loan) 16 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Serbia U17[lower-alpha 1] 6 (1)
2015–2019 Serbia U21 21 (3)
2018– Serbia 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:44, 6 February 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Early life

Saša Lukić was born in Varna, village near Šabac, FR Yugoslavia on 13 August 1996.

Club career

Partizan

Saša Lukić started playing football at POFK Savacium, football school in Šabac, before joining Partizan as a trainee in August 2009.[1] He signed his first professional contract for the club in August 2013 on his 17th birthday, signing a three-year deal.

Loan to Teleoptik

In order to gain senior experience, Lukić was immediately loaned to Teleoptik.[2] He played regularly for the Opticians in the 2013–14 season, making 23 league appearances and scoring three goals, as the club failed to avoid relegation.

Return to Partizan

On 16 May 2015, Lukić made his competitive debut for Partizan and played the full match in a 1–1 home league draw with Novi Pazar.[3] On 17 July 2015, he entered in the game against Metalac, replacing Stefan Babović in first game of 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga.[4] On 8 August, he scored his first official goal for Partizan in the final minutes of a 2–1 home win over Spartak Subotica.[5] Two weeks later, he scored his second goal for Partizan in 1–3 away league win over Borac Čačak.[6] On 26 August 2015, Lukić made his debut in the UEFA Champions League in the second leg of the play-off round against BATE Borisov.[7] On 22 October, he played his first match in UEFA Europa League group stage against Athletic Bilbao.[8] In the absence of some players he captained the team for several games.[9][10]

Torino

On 29 July 2016, Lukić was signed by Italian club Torino.[11] On 17 October, he made his debut in Serie A in a 4–1 win away to Palermo, replacing Mirko Valdifiori.

Levante (loan)

On 15 August 2017, Lukić was loaned to La Liga side Levante, for one year.[12]

International career

Lukić made his under-21 debut for Serbia during the 2017 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 home victory over Lithuania on 8 September 2015.

On 7 September 2018, he made his debut for the Serbia national team in a 1–0 win against Lithuania.[13]

Style of play

Lukić is a quick, hardworking, versatile with good vision, passing, and technique and well-rounded midfielder, who is also capable of playing in several positions, due to his ability to aid his team both offensively and defensively. A right-footed player, he is usually deployed as a creative attacking midfielder, due to his vision, passing, technique, and striking ability, as well as his adeptness at making attacking runs.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 January 2021[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Teleoptik 2013–14 Serbian First League 2330000233
2014–15 Serbian League Belgrade 1660000166
Total 3990000399
Partizan 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 20000020
2015–16 2523030312
Total 2723030332
Torino 2016–17 Serie A 1401000150
2017–18 00100010
2018–19 2421000252
2019–20 3012040361
2020–21 1930000193
Total 8765040966
Levante (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 1602000180
Career total 169171007018617

International
As of 15 November 2020[16]
Serbia
YearAppsGoals
201860
201960
202050
Total170

Honours
Partizan

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included

References
  1. "Nadolaze 'mladi lavovi'" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Lukić Saša postao profesionalac u Partizanu" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "Kraj odsviran sa tribina, remi Partizana nije pokvario šampionsku proslavu" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. "Partizan – Metalac 4:0 (3:0)" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. "Ima pravde – ima Lukića!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. "KRAJ: Borac - Partizan 1:3! (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  7. "BATE advance after holding off Partizan rally". uefa.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. "Athletic conquer Partizan's Belgrade fortress". uefa.com. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  9. "Treći test meč: Partizan – Shíjiāzhuāng Yǒngchāng 2:0 (1:0)" (in Serbian). FK Partizan.rs. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. "Četvrti test meč: Partizan – UFA 0:0" (in Serbian). FK Partizan.rs. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  11. "Lukic al Toro" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  12. "El Torino y el Levante pactan la cesión de Sasa Lukic por una temporada" [Torino and Levante agree for the loan of Sasa Lukic for one season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  13. http://www.toronews.net/toro/lituania-serbia-0-1-per-lukic-ce-lesordio-in-nazionale/
  14. "To je ta klasa 1996! Nije nam teško da po selima tražimo igrače kakav je Saša Lukić (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  15. "S. Lukić". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  16. "S. Lukić". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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