Uroš Spajić
Uroš Spajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Спајић, pronounced [ǔroʃ spâːjitɕ]; born 13 February 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Dutch club Feyenoord, on loan from Krasnodar.
 Spajić with Krasnodar in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Uroš Spajić | ||
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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– | Krasnodar | 43 | (1) |
| 2020– | → Feyenoord (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Serbia U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Serbia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015– | Serbia | 14 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Red Star Belgrade
Spajić 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
On 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
On 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
On 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.
International career
Spajić first played for Serbia's U21 team in a friendly with Israel U21 on 6 February 2013.[9] He made his debut for the Serbian national team on 4 September 2015 in a EURO 2016 qualifier against Armenia which Serbia won 2–0.[10]
In June 2018 he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2018 World Cup,[11] but he failed to make any appearances there.
Career statistics
Club
- As of end of 2019–20 season[12]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 71 | 1 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2016–17 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 3 | |
| Krasnodar | 2018–19 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | |
| Career total | 212 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 264 | 5 | |
- Appearances in the Europa League
- Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
International
| Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
References
- "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™ – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 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. 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.
- "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.
- Sportske: Ponosni reprezentativac Spajić (in Serbian). 8 February 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- 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
External links
- Uroš Spajić at WorldFootball.net
- Uroš Spajić – UEFA competition record
- Uroš Spajić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
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