Darko Lazić ( sr-Cyrl, Дарко Лазић; born 19 July 1994) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a defender.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Lazić made his professional debut for

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

on 26 May 2013, in a

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

match versus

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 23 June 2015, Lazić signed a four-year contract with

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side Anzhi Makhachkala.

Alanyaspor

On 31 January 2017, Lazić moved to Turkey, signing with

Alanyaspor Alanyaspor Kulübü, known as Corendon Alanyaspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Alanya in Antalya Province. Formed in 1948, the club colours are orange and green. Home matches are play ...

. While at Alanyaspor, he was loaned out to

Denizlispor Denizlispor is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. The Denizli Atatürk Stadium, which has a seati ...

for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He left Alnyaspor in October 2018.

Sarajevo

On 11 January 2019, Lazić signed a one and a healf-year contract with

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

club

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

. He made his official debut for Sarajevo in a 3–0 win over Tuzla City on 23 February 2019. Lazić scored his first goal for Sarajevo on 6 April 2019, in a 0–3 away win against Željezničar in the

Sarajevo derby The Sarajevo derby (, ), also known as the Eternal derby (), is the name given to any football match between rival clubs Željezničar and Sarajevo, the two primary clubs in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the most viewed annual sporting ...

. He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, after Sarajevo beat

Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capital of West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the town itself had a population of 6,149 and the municipality of 28,929. Name ...

in the

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and won the 2018–19 Bosnian Cup. Three days after the cup final, on 18 May 2019, Lazić also won the league title with Sarajevo after the club beat Zvijezda 09 4–0 at home. He won his second league title with the club on 1 June 2020, though after the 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League season was ended abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina and after which Sarajevo were by default crowned league champions for a second consecutive time. The next day, on 2 June, Lazić left Sarajevo after his contract with the club expired.

Radnički Niš

On 20 October 2020, Lazić returned to the Serbian SuperLiga, joining Radnički Niš.

Return to Sarajevo

On 17 June 2021, Lazić returned to the Bosnian Premier League, once again signing with Sarajevo.

International career

Lazić represented

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on various youth international levels.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Sarajevo *

: 2018–19, 2019–20 * Bosnian Cup: 2018–19

References

External links

Darko Lazić profile
on Sarajevo official website
Darko Lazić stats
at utakmica.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazic, Darko 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Smederevska Palanka Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Spartak Subotica players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players Alanyaspor footballers Denizlispor footballers FK Sarajevo players FK Radnički Niš players FK Borac Banja Luka players FC AP Brera Strumica players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian Premier League players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Macedonian First Football League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia