Petar Planić ( sr-cyr, Петар Планић; born 16 March 1989) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Serbian SuperLiga

He started with the local club Metalac Kraljevo. In 2009, he arrived at

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

, where he stayed for three seasons, usually playing as a

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. In his second season with Beograd, he played in the

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in both matches against Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino. Then he moved to

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and played as a

, and

too. After

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of the club from the Serbian SuperLiga, he left the club and joined Sloga Petrovac. After three seasons in the second tier, he returned to the top tier to sign with Radnik Surdulica.

Lebanon

In 2017, he played abroad in the Middle East in the Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh. Throughout his tenure In Lebanon, he played in the

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Moldova

Following his brief stint in Asia, he returned to Europe to play in the Moldovan National Division with

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. For the Moldovan side, he would appear in 7 matches and record 2 goals. He departed from Speranta during the winter of 2018.

Return to Asia

In 2018, he joined Liga 1 Indonesia club PSIS Semarang. After a series of frequent injuries, the club decided not to renew his contract for another season. He would return to Asia in 2019 to play with Chattogram Abahani in Bangladesh. His third and final spell in Asia was in the

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with Maziya in 2020. He helped Maziya qualify for the

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after securing the league title.

Return to Europe

Following his short stint in Southeast Asia, he returned to the Balkan region in 2019 to play with

OFK Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo Omladinski fudbalski klub Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo (English: Youth Football Club Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo) is a professional football club, based in Crnjelovo Gornje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was founded in 1961 and plays its home matches at ...

in the second tier of Bosnia. On 18 March 2021, he signed up for the Icelandic 1st division club

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. In his debut season in Iceland, he appeared in 17 matches. After a season with Akureyri, he departed from the club.

Canada

In the summer of 2022, he played abroad in the

with the

. He helped the Serbs in securing the regular-season title including a playoff berth. Planić played in the second round of the postseason against

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where the White Eagles were eliminated. He re-signed with the Serbs for the 2023 season where he participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where Toronto Falcons defeated the White Eagles in a penalty shootout.

Managerial career

In 2023, he served as a coach for the Serbian White Eagles academy program.

Career statistics

References

External links

Petar Planić stats
at utakmica.rs * {{DEFAULTSORT:Planic, Petar 1989 births Living people Footballers from Kraljevo Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers OFK Beograd players FK BSK Borča players FK Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi players FK Radnik Surdulica players Nejmeh SC players Speranța Nisporeni players PSIS Semarang players Chittagong Abahani Limited players Maziya S&RC players Þór Akureyri players Serbian White Eagles FC players Serbian White Eagles FC non-playing staff Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Lebanese Premier League players Moldovan Super Liga players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players First League of the Republika Srpska players Bangladesh Premier League footballers Dhivehi Premier League players 1. deild karla players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Expatriate men's footballers in the Maldives Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada