Đorđe Despotović (; born 4 March 1992) is a Serbian

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who plays as a

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for Bosnian club Borac Banja Luka.

Career

In February 2015, Despotović moved on loan to FC Zhetysu for six-months. In July 2015 he went for another loan move to

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat () is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in 1955 and Kairat in 1956. ...

. The following February, Despotović signed for

FC Astana Astana Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,000-seat As ...

. On 15 February 2017, Despotović moved to

FC Tobol FC Tobol () is a Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional association football, football club based at the Kostanay Central Stadium, Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. In 20 ...

on loan for the

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

season, but the loan was cut short and Despotović returned to Astana on 15 June 2017. Despotović left Astana on 23 July 2018 at the end of his contract. On 31 August 2018, Despotović signed for

FC Orenburg FC Orenburg () is a Russian professionalism in association football, professional football club based in Orenburg. Founded in 1976, it will return to the Russian First League in the 2025–26 season. History It played professionally as Gazovik ...

. On 1 June 2020, Despotović left FC Orenburg after his contract had expired. On 21 July 2020, he signed a 3-year contract with another

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was establis ...

club

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (; ) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the Russian Premier League. Founded in 1958, Rubin played its first-ever top flight season in 2003. It has remained there through the 2021–2 ...

. On 30 January 2022, his contract with Rubin was terminated by mutual consent. On 2 February 2022, Despotović signed a 3-year contract with Arsenal Tula.

Career statistics

Honours

Lokeren *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

: 2013–14 Kairat *

Kazakhstan Cup The Kazakhstan Cup is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan Football (soccer), football, run by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for club ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Astana *

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

* Kazakhstan Super Cup:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Despotovic, Djordje 1992 births Living people Footballers from Loznica Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers FK Spartak Subotica players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Sopot players FC Zhetysu players FC Kairat players FC Astana players FC Tobol players FC Orenburg players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Arsenal Tula players FK Budućnost Podgorica players FK Borac Banja Luka players Serbian League players Serbian SuperLiga players Belgian Pro League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Montenegrin First League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina