Aleksandar Paločević (

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: Александар Палочевић; born 22 August 1993) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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, on loan from

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Club career

Paločević progressed through

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

's youth system, making his senior debuts while on loan at Sinđelić Beograd in 2011. He also went on loan to

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, before returning to OFK Beograd in early 2013. On 27 May 2015, Paločević signed a two-year contract with

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. He was selected in the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season due to his performances in the process. In the summer of 2017, Paločević moved abroad and joined the Portuguese club Arouca. In July 2018, Paločević signed a three-year contract with

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. In June 2019, Paločević joined South Korean side

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on a one-and-a-half-year loan. On 18 January 2021, Paločević signed a contract with

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side

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. On 24 July 2024, he left the club and was loaned to

International career

Paločević made his full international debut for

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on 29 January 2017, captaining the side in a goalless draw against the

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Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

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: 2016–17 * K League 1 Best XI:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palocevic, Aleksandar 1993 births Living people Footballers from Gjilan Kosovo Serbs Men's association football midfielders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's international footballers OFK Beograd players FK Sinđelić Beograd players FK Voždovac players FK Vojvodina players F.C. Arouca players C.D. Nacional players Pohang Steelers players FC Seoul players Nantong Zhiyun F.C. players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian League players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players K League 1 players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China