Srđan Babić ( sr-cyr, Срђан Бабић; born 22 April 1996) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a defender for Spanish club

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Club career

Vojvodina

Babić started out at his hometown club

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, before joining the youth system of

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in August 2011. He made his first team debut under manager Branko Babić on 1 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over Voždovac. Despite making only eight league appearances in the 2013–14 season, Babić was named in the competition's best eleven. He also helped his team win the

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, scoring a goal in a 2–0 victory over

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in the final. In the 2014–15 season, Babić was a regular choice at centre-back, making 27 appearances in all competitions.

Real Sociedad

On 8 July 2015, Babić signed a four-year contract with Spanish side

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, being assigned to the reserves in

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. He was an undisputed starter during the 2015–16 campaign, making 31 appearances and scoring three goals.

Reus (loan)

On 31 August 2016, Babić was loaned to

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club

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, on a

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-long loan. A backup option to Pichu Atienza and Jesús Olmo, he featured in eleven matches, and also scored his first professional goal while at the club, netting his team's only in a 1–2 home loss against Córdoba on 4 December.

Red Star Belgrade

On 7 July 2017, Babić made a one-year loan deal with

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club

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 Be ...

. In the mid-season of the 2017–18 campaign, Red Star purchased his contract and Babić signed with the club permanently for a fee of €800,000. On 9 February 2018, Babić signed a new four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade. Babić scored his first goal for Red Star in 5–2 away victory over

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on 1 April 2018, on Slavoljub Srnić's assist from

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. On 12 August 2018, Babić scored in 3–0 home win against Spartak Subotica.

Almería

On 30 August 2021, Babić returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with

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in the second division. The following 5 June, after contributing with the club's

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as champions, he signed a permanent contract until 2026.

International career

Babić represented

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at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by

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. He was also a regular member of the team that won the

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. In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the

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in Qatar. He played in a group stage match against

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, coming on as a sub in 78th minute, replacing

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Statistics

International

Honours

Club

;Vojvodina *

: 2013–14 ;Red Star Belgrade *

: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 ;Almería *

: 2021–22

International

;Serbia *

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New Zealand:

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Individual

Team of the Season: 2013–14 ;Orders * Medal of Merit (

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)

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