Bojan Šaranov (

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: Бојан Шаранов; born 22 October 1987) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Brodarac.

Club career

OFK Beograd

Born in

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, Šaranov started out at

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

, making his senior debuts in the 2004–05 season, aged 17. He subsequently went on loan to Mačva Šabac,

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, and Rudar Pljevlja in order to gain first team experience. After consecutive loan spells, Šaranov returned to OFK Beograd and became the first-choice goalkeeper following

Radiša Ilić Radiša Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радиша Илић; 20 September 1977 – 13 March 2025) was a Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career After starting out at Sloboda Užice, Ilić was transferred to Partizan in the summe ...

's departure in the 2009 winter

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. Šaranov missed just two games in the

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, helping the side earn a 3rd-place finish and secure a spot in the

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. In the following 2010–11 campaign, Šaranov was named in the league's Team of the Season due to his performances in the process.

Maccabi Haifa

In June 2011, Šaranov moved abroad and signed with Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa. He made his official debut for the club on 27 July 2011, being substituted by Nir Davidovich at half-time in an eventual 2–1 home win over Slovenian side

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. On 20 August 2011, Šaranov made his first league appearance for Maccabi Haifa in a 4–1 away success at

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. He also collected five appearances in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage. On 24 October 2013, Šaranov saved two penalties taken by

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, but failed to prevent his team's 2–3 loss away at

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

in Group L of the Europa League. He again missed just one game in the group stage, as the team finished in third place. In his third season at Maccabi Haifa, Šaranov made a career-high 38 appearances in all competitions.

Ergotelis

On 30 December 2014, Šaranov signed with Greek side

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. He saved a penalty from Alejandro Domínguez in a 0–3 away league loss against

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on 14 February 2015. Until the end of the 2014–15 Superleague Greece, Šaranov recorded 13 appearances, before leaving the club following their relegation from the top flight.

Partizan

In the 2016 winter transfer window, Šaranov returned to Serbia and joined Partizan. He helped the side win the

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in May 2016. On 31 August 2016, Šaranov terminated his contract with Partizan by mutual consent.

Qarabağ

Shortly after leaving Partizan, Šaranov joined Azerbaijani club Qarabağ. He mostly served as the team's third-choice goalkeeper behind Ibrahim Šehić and Şahruddin Məhəmmədəliyev in the 2016–17 season, as Qarabağ won the double.

Later career

In September 2017, Šaranov joined Serbian SuperLiga newcomers

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on a free transfer. He immediately established himself as a first team regular, collecting 12 league appearances in the first half of the 2017–18 season under manager Milan Milanović. In January of the following year, Šaranov switched to fellow SuperLiga club Radnički Niš. On 13 July 2018, he signed a year contract with

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club

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for an undisclosed fee. On 28 February 2019, Šaranov saved the resulting spot-kick from

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which was destined for his left corner, five minutes before the final whistle, sealing a shocking 1-0 away

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win against giants Olympiakos and advanced to the semi-finals of the Greek Cup 4-3 on aggregate.

International career

In March 2008, Šaranov was included in the preliminary squad for the

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, but failed to make the final cut for the tournament. He was subsequently selected to represent

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at the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship. Serving as a backup for

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, Šaranov was unable to make any appearance in the tournament. In March 2011, Šaranov received his first call-up to the Serbia national team by manager Vladimir Petrović ahead of a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier versus

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. He eventually made his full international debut for Serbia on 3 June 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 friendly loss

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against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;OFK Beograd *

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: Runner-up 2005–06 ;Partizan *

: 2015–16 ;Qarabağ *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17

Individual

* Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season:

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