Radosav Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Радосав Петровић, ; born 8 March 1989) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club APOEL. He represented

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at the

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Club career

Early career

Petrović began playing football at his hometown club Jedinstvo Ub (where he gained the nickname Raća) and he played there for all youth ranks of the club, before making his senior debut during the 2006–07 season. After only a year of senior football for Jedinstvo, he moved to Radnički Obrenovac.

Partizan

;2008–09 season On 20 June 2008, Petrović completed a move to Partizan from Radnički Obrenovac. He signed a five-year contract and was given the number 20 shirt for Partizan. Petrović made his official debut for the club in a

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qualifier against Inter Baku on 6 August 2008, a game which Partizan won 2–0. On 21 May 2009, he scored his first goal for Partizan in a 3–0

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final match win over Sevojno. He also scored against Čukarički Stankom in the final

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game of the season. ;2009–10 season After the departure of Juca to

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, Petrović was given the number 8 shirt. He featured in total of 24 league matches and scored 7 goals in Partizan's title-winning campaign. His most notable moment of the season was a fantastic goal for a 1–0 win against cross-town rivals

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. He was also named in the 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year. ;2010–11 season On 10 April 2011, Petrović made his 100th competitive match for Partizan and marked his jubilee with a goal from the penalty kick against Spartak Subotica. He was named in the Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year for the second season in a row. On 30 June 2011,

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announced on their official website that Petrović was on the way to move to the

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. On the same day, Partizan confirmed the transfer with statement that Petrović would sign a five-year contract. However, few days later appeared information that the transfer failed due to problems with the amount of compensation to the player's agent.

Blackburn Rovers

On 24 July 2011, Serbian media revealed possible interest in Petrović from English

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(at the time) team

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. The following day it was confirmed by Partizan that Rovers had bid for the young Serbian midfielder. It was later confirmed by Partizan that Petrović had been left behind from the club travelling to a pre-season tour ready for travelling to England to discuss personal terms when an offer was accepted. On 27 July it was reported that a fee had been agreed between Partizan and Rovers. On 26 July it was revealed that Petrović had arrived in England to undertake a medical. On 9 August 2011, a work permit was obtained and Petrović officially joined Blackburn Rovers. Petrović's full home-debut for the club was against

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on 24 August 2011 in the League Cup second round, in a game which Rovers won 3–1.

Gençlerbirliği

On 22 August 2012, Petrović signed for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği for an undisclosed fee.

Dynamo Kyiv

On 26 May 2015, Petrović signed a 5-year contract with the Ukrainian champions

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, joining them as a free agent. On 19 July 2015, Petrović made his first official debut for Dynamo in a 2–1 win against FC Stal in the

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. On 4 December 2015, Petrović scored his first goal for Dynamo in a 0–6 win against Metalurh Zaporizhzhia in the

Sporting CP

On 14 June 2016, Petrović signed a 4-year contract with Portuguese club

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. He was loaned to Rio Ave the following year and played 13 games for them. Petrović finally made his league debut for Sporting as a second half substitute in a 2–1 win over

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. On 15 May 2018, Petrović and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification. Despite the events, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend, eventually losing to C.D. Aves.

Almería

On 19 August 2019, Petrović signed a three-year deal with

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. He was a regular starter for the club as they missed out promotion in the play-offs twice. On 10 August 2021, Petrović terminated his contract with the

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ns.

Zaragoza

Hours after leaving Almería, Petrović signed a two-year contract with

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also in the Spanish second division. On 31 January 2023, he terminated his contract with the club.

International career

Petrović made his international debut for the Serbia U21 squad in the first leg of the 2009 European Championship qualifying play-offs against Denmark U21 on 11 October 2008. He made his debut for the Serbia national team against

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on 12 August 2009. On 1 June 2010, Petrović was named in the final 23-man squad for the

, where he appeared in group stage victory against

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. He earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 2 goals and his final international was a November 2015

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against the

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Partizan *

: 2009, 2010, 2011 *

: 2009, 2011 Dynamo Kyiv *

: 2015–16 Sporting CP *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 APOEL *

: 2023–24 *

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: 2024 Individual * Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2009–10, 2010–11

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Radosav 1989 births Living people People from Ub, Serbia Sportspeople from Kolubara District Men's association football midfielders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players FK Jedinstvo Ub players FK Radnički Obrenovac players FK Partizan players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers FC Dynamo Kyiv players Sporting CP footballers Rio Ave F.C. players UD Almería players Real Zaragoza players FC Ordabasy players APOEL FC players Serbian League players Serbian SuperLiga players Premier League players Süper Lig players Ukrainian Premier League players Segunda División players Kazakhstan Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Serbian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus