Đorđe Lazić (

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: Ђорђе Лазић; born 18 June 1983) is a

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n professional

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who plays as an

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Club career

Lazić started out at his hometown club Budućnost Valjevo. He also played for Remont Čačak and

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, before joining

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

in the 2007 winter transfer window. With the ''Crno-beli'', Lazić won the double in the 2007–08 season. In the winter of 2009, Lazić went abroad to Ukraine and signed with

Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football ...

. He spent the following six and a half years there, before the club folded in July 2015. After being without a club for six months, Lazić joined fellow

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club Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk until the end of the season. In the summer of 2016, Lazić moved to Greece and signed for

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit of the modern regions of Greece, region of East Macedonia and Thrace. A ...

. He spent one year with the club, making 26 league appearances and scoring three goals. In the 2018 winter transfer window, Lazić returned to his homeland Serbia and joined his former club

International career

In November 2007, Lazić was called up to the Serbia national team by manager

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for their rescheduled UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier at home against

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, but failed to make his debut.

Statistics

Honours

;Partizan *

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 ...

: 2007–08 *

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 ...

: 2007–08 ;Metalurh Donetsk *

Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003� ...

: Runner-up 2009–10, 2011–12 *

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: Runner-up 2012

References

External links

FPL profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazic, Djordje Association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Ukraine FC Metalurh Donetsk players FC Stal Kamianske players FK Budućnost Valjevo players FK Mladost Lučani players FK Partizan players FK Remont Čačak players Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Serbian footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Sportspeople from Valjevo Super League Greece players Ukrainian Premier League players Xanthi F.C. players 1983 births Living people