Rodoljub Paunović (

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: Родољуб Пауновић; born 20 June 1985) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Sabah

In June 2017, Paunović signed for

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side

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for 6 month contract with an option. On 30 June 2017, Paunović made his debut in a 1–0 victory over PDRM and providing an assist for

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goal. On 14 July 2017, Paunović scored the first goal for Sabah in a 0–1 away win against

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during league match. As in most of Sabah's matches, Paunović also become the key player on the team success to secured a place in the

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with many important goals delivered by him including the sole goal from 35 meters during the match against

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for Sabah to lead the league table in

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Rodoljub Paunovic
* 1985 births Living people Serbian footballers Association football forwards Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players FK Budućnost Valjevo players FK Zemun players FK BASK players FK Hajduk Kula players FK Jedinstvo Užice players FK Kolubara players Rodoljub Paunovic Rodoljub Paunovic Rodoljub Paunovic Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriates in Thailand Serbian expatriates in Malaysia {{Serbia-footy-forward-stub