Dušan Lagator (; born 29 March 1994) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a defender or

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for

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club

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and the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Lagator was born in

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and began his career in Mogren. After 46 games and 3 years in Mogren he moved to

Mladost Podgorica OFK Titograd ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: ОФК Титоград) is a professional football club based in Podgorica, Montenegro. Founded in 1951, they play in the Third League of Montenegro. The team has one league trophy and two Montenegrin Cup tr ...

. With Mladost he won the Cup in the 2014–15 season. In the winter transfer period 2015–16 was moved to Čukarički. For Čukarički Lagator he made his debut in the

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in the match against

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, on February 19, 2016. On 11 August 2020, he signed with Polish club

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. In July 2022, he signed for Hungarian club

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. On 18 January 2025,

club

announced the signing of Lagator on an undisclosed transfer fee from Debreceni VSC. He made his debut for the club on 19 January in a 0–0 draw against

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by coming as a substitute in the injury time. On 12 March 2025, Lagator scored his first goal for Kerala Blasters in a 1–1 draw against

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International career

Lagator was part of Montenegrin U-19 team in 2012.Dušan Lagator
at Soccerway In May 2016 he was part of

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"B" team. He made his senior debut for

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on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Hungary, as a 66th-minute substitute for

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Career statistics

Honours

;Mladost Podgorica * Montenegro Cup: 2014–15

References

External links

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FSCG profile

FK Mladost Podgorica profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lagator, Dusan 1994 births Footballers from Cetinje Living people Men's association football midfielders Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's youth international footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Mogren players OFK Titograd players FK Čukarički players FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players PFC Sochi players Wisła Płock players Debreceni VSC players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian First League players Russian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in India Indian Super League players Kerala Blasters FC players Expatriate men's footballers in India