Srđan Spiridonović (german: Srdjan Spiridonovic, sr-Cyrl, Срђан Спиридоновић; born 13 October 1993) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for Saudi Arabian club Hajer.

Career

Born in Vienna into a family of Serbian descent, Spiridonović started his career at

Austria Vienna Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria (German: Österreich) in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the mos ...

. In summer 2014, he was signed by Italian Lega Pro club

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. The club was accidentally selected to replace A.C. Siena in at the start of Serie B season. He wore no.11 shirt. On 29 January 2015 Spiridonović was farmed to

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club Messina in a temporary deal. His no.11 was also taken by Leonardo Spinazzola. In the next season he changed to wear no.20 shirt. On 28 August 2015 he was signed by Admira Wacker Mödling for free.

Panionios

On 29 August 2017, he joined Superleague Greece side

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

for 3 years, days after being released from Admira. On 21 September 2017 he scored his first goal in 1–1 home win against

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

in the 2017–18 Greek Cup. Three days later he scored the third of four in a comfortable 4–1 win against AEL. On 14 October he opened the score in a dramatic 4–3 home loss against Olympiakos. On 26 November, he scored the second goal giving the lead in a 2–2 home draw with rivals PAOK. On 9 December he scored in a 2–1 home win against Platanias. On 9 January 2018 he scored the only goal in an away Greek Cup win against OFI, which ensured his team's qualification for the quarter-finals. On 10 March 2018, Spiridonovic scored two second-half goals (48', 59') for experienced manager

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's team in a 2–2 home draw with Atromitos. On 29 April, Spiridonovic scored two second-half goals in a 2–1 away win against Platanias. On 3 October 2018, he opened the score in a 2–0 home win against AEL in the 2018–19 Greek Cup. Following a brilliant scoring 2017-18 Superleague Greece season, Spiridonović scored his first goal of the 2018-19 season on 24 February 2019, taking advantage of an assist from Fiorin Durmishaj on the right wing, slotting a low effort beyond Sokratis Dioudis in a 2–0 home win against Panathinaikos in his club's effort to avoid relegation. On 21 April 2019, he scored with a tap-in after a cross from

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, to seal a 2–1 home win against PAS Giannina.

Pogoń Szczecin

On 4 July 2019, he joined

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side

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after being released from Panionios for an undisclosed fee.

Red Star Belgrade

On June 23, 2020, he signed a 3-years contract with Serbian champions

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. On January 25, 2021, he was loaned to Turkish side Gençlerbirliği on a six-month loan. On 6 August 2021, he returned to the Superleague Greece, joining Atromitos on a season long-loan. The deal also includes an option to buy.

Kauno Žalgiris

On 3 March 2023, Spiridonović signed for Lithuanian

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club Kauno Žalgiris.

Hajer

On 16 July 2023, Spiridonović joined Saudi First Division club Hajer.

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