Darko Lemajić ( sr-cyr, Дарко Лемајић; born 20 August 1993) is a Serbian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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*Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
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for Latvian club
RFS in the
Optibet Virslīga.
Club career
Inđija
Born in
Belgrade
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,
Lemajić made his debut for
Inđija
Inđija (, ) is a town and a municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the town has total population of 24,450, while the municipality has 43,433 inhabitants. It is located in the geogr ...
, on away match versus
Zemun
Zemun ( sr-cyrl, Земун, ; ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown ...
in last fixture match of the
2009–10 Serbian First League
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, played 6 June 2010 against
Zemun
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. He played his
Serbian SuperLiga
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match in the
2010–11
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season, against
Vojvodina
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, played on 20 November 2010. He also played three more matches for the season. After the club relegated in the
Serbian First League
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for the next season again, Lemajić collected 21 league and two cup matches, scoring four goals in both competitions. He was linked with
Grasshoppers
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, and was on trial with another club in Switzerland,
FC Aarau
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History
FC Aarau was form ...
. Although he also was scouted by Italian club
Parma
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, Lemajić stayed in Inđija. As like as the previous season, he played 21 matches in the
2012–13 Serbian First League
The 2012–13 Serbian First League was the eighth season of the league under its current name. It started on 11 August 2012 and concluded on 5 June 2013.
Napredak Kruševac won the title and Čukarički finished as runners-up, with both clubs e ...
season and scored three goals, but also played just one cup match for the season, without goals.
During the
2013–14 season, Lemajić appeared on 27 league matches, scoring 9 goals. That score promoted him to the best team scorer and one of the most important players for surviving the club in the Serbian First League. Lemajić also started the
2014–15 season as the first team captain. He scored both goals in opening match for 2–0 home victory against
Sloboda Užice. During the first half-season, he scored five goals on 10 matches, missing some period because of injury.
After he spent the whole 2015 with
Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to:
*HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina
*FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club
*FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club
*FK Napred ...
, Lemajić returned in his home club at the beginning of 2016 as a loaned player until the end of
2015–16 Serbian First League
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season.
He also extended his loan in summer 2016 for a six months, and stayed with Inđija until the end of 2016.
In the winter break off-season, Lemajić rejoined the club as a single-player.
Napredak Kruševac
Lemajić joined
Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to:
*HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina
*FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club
*FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club
*FK Napred ...
at the beginning of 2015. During the first year he spent with club, Lemajić was mostly used as a back-up player. During the second half of
2014–15 season, he scored two goals on 13 league matches and also appeared in both
play-off
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, after which Napredak relegated in the
Serbian First League
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.
For the rest of a year, Lemajić scored one Serbian First League goal on 11 caps. He also played two cup matches, against
Moravac Mrštane when he scored two goals and was nominated for the
man of the match
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, and
Radnički Niš. In the winter break off-season, Lemajić was loaned to
Inđija
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.
He returned from loan in summer 2016 and started the
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga
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season with Napredak, but later moved on new six-month loan to Inđija. In January 2017, Lemajić terminated the contract and left the club.
Riga
On 25 June 2017, Lemajić signed for Latvian club
Riga
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. Lemajić became the top scorer of the
2018 Latvian Higher League
The 2018 Latvian Higher League was the 27th season of top-tier football in Latvia. Spartaks Jūrmala were the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous season.
Teams
At the end of the 2017 season, Babīte were excl ...
, scoring 15 goals in 24 matches. He helped Riga win both - the league and the
Latvian Cup
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- for the first time in the history of the club.
RFS
In June 2019, Lemajić joined
FK RFS
FK RFS (FC RFS) is a professional Latvian association football, football club based in Riga. The club competes in Latvian Higher League, Virslīga, the top tier of the Latvian football league system.
Founded in 2005, the club has worn a blue h ...
.
Gent
On 24 August 2021, Lemajić signed for Belgian club
Gent
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** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent
** .gent, ...
on a 2-year contract for undisclosed fee.
RFS
On 1 July 2023, Lemajić joined
FK RFS
FK RFS (FC RFS) is a professional Latvian association football, football club based in Riga. The club competes in Latvian Higher League, Virslīga, the top tier of the Latvian football league system.
Founded in 2005, the club has worn a blue h ...
again.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Inđija
*
Serbian First League
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:
2009–10
Napredak Kruševac
* Serbian First League:
2015–16
Riga
*
Latvian Higher League
Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, also known as TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Latvia and the highest level of the Latvian football league system. Organised by the Latvian Footbal ...
:
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 ...
*
Latvian Football Cup
The Latvian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Gaming Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due to the sponsorship by sports betting company W ...
:
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 ...
Gent
*
Belgian Cup
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:
2021–22
Individual
*
Latvian Higher League
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Top scorer:
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 ...
,
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
References
External links
Darko Lemajić statsat utakmica.rs
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1993 births
Footballers from Belgrade
Living people
Serbian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Serbia men's youth international footballers
FK Inđija players
FK Napredak Kruševac players
Riga FC players
FK RFS players
K.A.A. Gent players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Serbian First League players
Latvian Higher League players
Belgian Pro League players
Serbian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium