Uroš Ćosić (; born 24 October 1992) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for IMT.

Club career

Uroš Ćosić was born on October 24, 1992 in Belgrade and he made his first steps in football at the youth academies of

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 ...

. At the age of 17 he transferred to

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and then he moved back to Red Star on loan. In 2013 he moved to

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. During his spell at the Italian club he also had a loan transfer to

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. In the season 2016–17, Ćosic was playing for Italian

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club Empoli.

AEK Athens

On 2 July 2017,

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

and Empoli have reached an agreement for the transfer move of the Serbian central defender to the Super League Greece club. The 25-year-old former player of

and

, who made 14 performances during 2016–17 season at Serie A with the struggling Italian team, is expected in Athens in order to complete the final details of deal and sign his four-season contract with AEK. On 3 July 2017, after successfully passing his medicals he put pen to paper to a three (plus one) years' contract.

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paid €500,000 to acquire Ćosić from Empoli, which has a resale rate of 25%. On 2 August 2017 he made his official debut in a 1–0 away defeat against

for the second leg of the Champions League third qualifying round. On 24 September 2017 he was sent-off, after an altercation with Bjorn Engels in a dramatic 3–2 home win against

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

. Five days later both players were suspended with a two-match ban. On mid November faced an ankle problem that will keep him out of action for 2–3 weeks. At the end of February 2018, Ćosić have to undergo surgery at his stomach muscles and initial estimations showed that he will miss the rest of 2017–18 season. On 5 April 2018, central defender Uroš Ćosić completed

's training and seem ready to return in action. The 25-year-old Serbian remain out of action since last November, but he will manage to perform at the last five matches of experienced Spanish manager Manolo Jimenez's team at the domestic competitions until the end of 2017–18 season, in its club effort to win the Super League title.

Universitatea Craiova

On 2 September 2019 he signed a contract with

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side Universitatea Craiova for 3 year with an option for another 1 year.

International career

Ćosić has already played for the Serbia U-19 team and has been selected in early 2011 for the Serbia U-21 team.

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup (Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup f ...

(1): 2011–12 ;AEK Athens * Super League Greece (1): 2017–18

Career statistics

References

External links

Uroš Ćosić Stats
at Utakmica.rs * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cosic, Uros 1992 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers PFC CSKA Moscow players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Frosinone Calcio players Empoli FC players AEK Athens F.C. players CS Universitatea Craiova players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players PAEEK FC players FK IMT players Serbian SuperLiga players Serie A players Serie B players Super League Greece players Liga I players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus