Boban Lazić (born 29 January 1994) is a Bosnian

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who plays as a

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. He was eligible for national teams of

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and had already played for Netherlands U-17. However, in 2013 Lazić had discussed his future in talks with

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, then manager of Bosnian U21 national team, in which he expressed his firm decision to play for

Club career

Ajax

Born in Woerden, in the Netherlands, Lazić was recruited from

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into the

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in 2004 at age 10. During the 2011–12 season, Lazić was playing for the Ajax A1 squad, the team's highest youth level, winning the Nike Eredivisie league title, as well finishing as runners-up to

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in the

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(the Champions League equivalent for under-20 teams) after losing on penalties (5–3) following a 1–1 deadlock after extra time. Lazic would be the first choice on the right wing for head coach Wim Jonk that season, playing alongside the likes of

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and Davy Klaassen. He signed his first professional contract with Ajax on 31 May 2012, a three-year contract binding him to the Amsterdam club until the summer of 2015. The following season saw Lazić playing in the

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for the club's reserve squad

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, not receiving any call-ups for the first team. He made his first appearance for the first team the following year on 13 July 2013 in a pre-season friendly encounter against

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. Coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute, Lazić scored the final goal in the 78th minute off an assist from Bojan Krkić, who was on loan from

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. The match ended in a 5–1 away victory for Ajax at the

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in Waalwijk. Ahead of the 2013–14 season,

were promoted to the

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, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, which resulted in Lazić making his professional debut against MVV Maastricht on 16 August 2013. The match ended as an away loss for Ajax, as they went down 1–0 in

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. Lazić was brought in for Dejan Meleg in the 45th minute, playing for the second half of the fixture. He scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2013, scoring in the 65th minute in the 2–1 win against

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at Sportpark De Toekomst.

Olympiacos

On the last day of the winter transfer window of the 2013–14 season, on 31 January 2014 it was announced that Lazić was released from his contract with Ajax, following a trial period with

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side

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. He then signed a six-month contract with

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, with an option for an additional two years, joining the first team of the club from

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PEC Zwolle

Sidelined by an injury for the duration of the 2014–15 Superleague season in Greece, Lazić returned to the Netherlands, signing a contract with Eredivisie side

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. He was sent on loan to

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in January 2016, but returned to Zwolle after only 2 sub appearances. In March 2017 he moved to

side

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FK Teleoptik

After almost five years away from football, Lazic came out of retirement to play for

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from July 2021 until November of the same year.

BVV Barendrecht

He signed a contract with the Dutch team

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on the 3rd of February 2022.

International career

Lazić received his first International call-ups for the Netherlands U-15 team, making four appearances in friendly fixtures for the Dutch, while scoring once. He then participated in the Netherlands under-17 team qualification rounds ahead of the

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in Serbia, and played two games. After prolonged absence from football, caused by injury complications, Lazić finally received call by Bosnian U-21 manager for the qualification game against Kazakhstan on September 2, 2015.

Personal life

Lazić has an older cousin,

Vlatko Lazić Vlatko Lazić (born 1 May 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for as a left back for Jodan Boys. Personal life Lazić was born in Bodegraven. He is of Serbian descent. Career Lazić has played for Ajax, Dordrecht, RBC Roosend ...

, who is a professional footballer currently playing as a wing-back for

side

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Career statistics

Club performance

¹ Includes

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and

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matches. ² Includes

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and Play-off matches.

Honours

Club

; Ajax A1 (Under-19) * A-Junioren Eredivisie: 2011–12 *

Runner-up: 2011–12

References

External links

*
Netherlands U15 stats
at OnsOranje
Netherlands U17 stats
at OnsOranje

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