Strahinja Tanasijević ( sr-cyr, Страхиња Танасијевић, ; born 12 June 1997) is a Serbian professional

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who plays for Mladost GAT. He is capable of playing as a

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or as a full-back on the right flank.

Club career

Rad

Born in

Mladenovac Mladenovac ( sr-cyr, Младеновац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 53,050 inhabitants, while the urban area has 23,314 inhabitants. Name Its name stems ...

, Tanasijević started playing football with the same named club. He moved to FK Rad youth academy at the age of 11, where he later passed all categories. He signed his first scholarship contract in 2013, after which he extended the deal for two years in 2015. During the 2015–16 campaign, Tanasijević appeared in the

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and he was also licensed for the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

, where failed to make any appearance until the end of season. In summer 2016, after overgrown youth selection, Tanasijević was loaned to the satellite club

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, making 8 caps for the 2016–17 campaign in the

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as a bonus player. Returning to

Rad RAD or Rad may refer to: People * Robert Anthony Rad Dougall (born 1951), South African former racing driver * Rad Hourani, Canadian fashion designer and artist * Nickname of Leonardus Rad Kortenhorst (1886–1963), Dutch politician * Radley R ...

, Tanasijević signed his first professional contract with the club in summer 2017, passing the whole pre-season under coach

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. Shortly after, Tanasijević moved on loan to the

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side Šumadija Aranđelovac, but after he missed opening matches, a deal was terminated and Tanasijević returned to

in last days of the summer transfer window. Tanasijević became a full member of the first team since October 2017 under

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. He made his official debut for

in 3–0 away defeat from

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in 14 fixture of the

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campaign. As one of the most deserving home players for 1–0 victory over

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on 4 November same year, Tanasijević was named in the team of the week in the

Chievo

On the last day of January 2018, Tanasijević moved on six-month loan deal to

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, with an option to purchase the contract. Tanasijević stayed on the bench as an unused substitution in 37 fixture away match of the

2017–18 Serie A The 2017–18 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th season of top-tier Italian football, the 86th in a round-robin tournament and the 8th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. ...

campaign, against

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. On 14 June 2018, Chievo permanently signed with Tanasijević, penning a deal that would keep him in the club until June 2021. At the beginning of the

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campaign, Tanasijević converted his

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and took number 3 jersey. On 19 July 2019, Tanasijević joined

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club

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on a one-year loan.

Čukarički

On 8 February 2021, he moved to Čukarički.

International career

Tanasijević was called into the Serbian under-19 national team in late 2015, under coach Branislav Nikolić. He was training with the team, but failed to make any appearance in the official competition.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Strahinja Tanasijević
at serbiacorner.com * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanasijevic, Strahinja 1997 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football defenders Serbian footballers OFK Žarkovo players FK Šumadija Aranđelovac players FK Rad players A.C. ChievoVerona players Paris FC players FK Čukarički players Serbian SuperLiga players Serie A players Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in France