Aleksandar Čavrić (; born 18 May 1994) is a Serbian-Slovak professional

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who plays as a winger or forward for

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Club career

Serbia, Belgium and Danmark

Čavrić made his senior and simultaneously professional debut at Banat Zrenjanin in the

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season. His exceptional performances immediately called the attention of the top-tier,

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, squad,

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which brought him in June 2012 as a great prospect. He was the club's top scorer with 11 league goals (from 30 appearances) in the 2013–14 season. On 1 September 2014, Čavrić officially joined the Belgian club

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on a three-year contract (plus a two-year option). He moved on a season-long loan to the Danish side

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in August 2015, with an option for a permanent deal.

Slovan Bratislava

In September 2016, Čavrić signed a four-year contract with Slovak club Slovan Bratislava. On 3 November 2022, Čavrić scored two decisive goals during UEFA Europa Conference League – Group H fixture at

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versus Žalgiris Vilnius (2–1), which secured a Slovak club first advancement to European play-off rounds in 17 years, when Čavrić's then-manager Vladimír Weiss Sr. led Artmedia Petržalka in the

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. In January 2024, Čavrić joined

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club

on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy. He scored and assisted on his league debut against

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, scoring in 47th minute and assisting in the 62nd minute. On 20 July 2024, Čavrić suffered a knee and ankle ligament injury against FC Tokyo.

International career

Youth career

Čavrić represented

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at the

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twice, winning the gold medal in

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. He subsequently went on to play for the Serbia U21s, taking part in both the

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and

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, as the team exited in the group stage.

Senior career

Following the match against Žalgiris Vilnius in November 2022, it was announced that Čavrić and Slovan began pursuing Slovak citizenship, which would make him eligible to represent

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internationally. Later in November ahead of Slovak national team fixtures against

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and

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, national team manager Francesco Calzona informed that he would consider Čavrić to the national team once he meets eligibility requirements.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Slovan Bratislava *

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: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 *

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: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21

International

Serbia U19 * UEFA Under-19 Championship:

Individual

Player of the Month: November 2022, April 2023 *

Team of the Season: 2022–23

References

External links

Futbalnet profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavric, Aleksandar 1994 births Living people Footballers from Vukovar People from the Republic of Serbian Krajina Serbs of Croatia Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers FK Banat Zrenjanin players OFK Beograd players K.R.C. Genk players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Kashima Antlers players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Belgian Pro League players Danish Superliga players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players J1 League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Japan