Strahinja Pavlović

Strahinja Pavlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Страхиња Павловић; born 24 May 2001) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge, on loan from Monaco.

Strahinja Pavlović
Personal information
Full name Strahinja Pavlović
Date of birth (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001
Place of birth Šabac, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
(on loan from Monaco)
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2015 Savacium Šabac
2015–2019 Partizan
2016–2017 → Teleoptik (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Partizan 29 (1)
2020– Monaco 1 (0)
2020 → Partizan (loan) 8 (0)
2021– → Cercle Brugge (loan) 1 (1)
National team‡
2017 Serbia U17[lower-alpha 1] 2 (0)
2018– Serbia U19[lower-alpha 1] 5 (0)
2019– Serbia U21[lower-alpha 1] 4 (0)
2020– Serbia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:35, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

2015–2018: Youth years

Born in Šabac, Pavlović started out at local club Savacium. He officially joined the youth system of Partizan in the summer of 2015. In September 2018, Pavlović signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing to a three-year deal.[1] He was promoted to the first team by manager Zoran Mirković ahead of winter preparations for the second half of the season.[2]

2018–19: First-team breakthrough

On 23 February 2019, Pavlović made his competitive senior debut for the club in a 3–0 home league win over Proleter Novi Sad, playing the full 90 minutes and receiving a yellow card in the process.[3] He quickly established himself in the team's starting lineup, collecting 15 official appearances and helping Partizan win the 2018–19 Serbian Cup.[4]

2019–20: New contract and first goal

At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Pavlović confirmed himself as a first-team regular, forming a central defensive partnership with the experienced Bojan Ostojić. He was reportedly close to signing with Italian club Lazio near the end of the summer transfer window. However, the negotiations failed[5][6] and Pavlović signed a new five-year contract with Partizan.[7] He scored his first career goal in a controversial 2–1 home league loss to Voždovac on 6 October.[8]

2019–20: Transfer and Partizan loan

On 18 December 2019, it was officially announced that Partizan and Monaco had agreed terms for the transfer of Pavlović over the forthcoming winter transfer window.[9] Pavlović would remain on loan with Partizan until June 2020.[10]

2020–21: Loan to Cercle Brugge

Pavlović's debut for Monaco came on 20 December 2020, as he came on as a late-match substitute in a 1–0 away victory over Dijon.[11] On 21 January 2021, he joined Cercle Brugge on loan until the end of the season, having seen limited game time at Monaco due to being the fifth-choice centre-back in Niko Kovač's team.[12]

International career

Pavlović was capped for Serbia at under-17 and under-19 levels. He made his national under-21 team debut on 6 September 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Russia in their 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[13]

He made his senior team debut on 3 September 2020, when he started in an away 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Russia.[14]

Style of play

Pavlović is a left footed centre-back, known for physical power and aggressive style of defending. He's been praised for his strong mentality, but also criticized due to poor positional awareness. One of his trademarks offensively is running with the ball through the middle.

Statistics

Club
As of 23 January 2021[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Partizan 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 1104000 —150
2019–20[lower-alpha 2] Serbian SuperLiga 26141120 —422
Total 37181120 0 0572
Monaco 2020–21 Ligue 1 100000 —10
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2020–21 First Division A 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
Career total 39281120 0 0593

International
As of 8 November 2020
Serbia
YearAppsGoals
202040
Total40

Honours
Partizan[4]

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included
  2. Half of 2019–20 season Pavlović spent on loan from AS Monaco

References
  1. "Crno-beli potpisali 9 klinaca" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. "Ovo su tri nova bisera Partizana: Da li crno-beli na njima žele da grade budućnost?" (in Serbian). telegraf.rs. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "Sa Kićom i Strahinjom pred derbi!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. Strahinja Pavlović at Soccerway
  5. "Strahinja Pavlovic's move to Lazio falls through". soccernews.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. "Nota del Direttore Sportivo". sslazio.it (in Italian). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. "Pavloviću ugovor na pet godina!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  8. "Šokovi u Humskoj! Nepostojeći penal, izjednačenje u 91, hladan tuš Devića u 95. minutu (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. "Pavlović zvanično u Monaku!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  10. "Accord avec le Partizan Belgrade pour Pavlovic" (in French). asmonaco.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  11. "Dijon vs. Monaco - 20 December 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. "Strahinja Pavlović joining Cercle Brugge on loan". Get French Football News. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  13. "Poraz Milovanovića na debiju – Rusija nadigrala Srbiju" (in Serbian). b92.net. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  14. "Russia v Serbia game report". UEFA. 3 September 2020.
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