Ivan Obradović ( sr-Cyrl, Иван Обрадовић, ; born 25 July 1988) is a Serbian retired professional

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who played as a

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. At international level, Obradović represented Serbia at the

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Club career

Obradović came through the youth system at Partizan, making his senior debuts with their affiliated side Teleoptik in

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. He was promoted to Partizan first team squad under manager Miroslav Đukić, making his debut in a 1–0 home league win over

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on 22 April 2007. Until the end of the 2006–07 season, Obradović recorded four more appearances. He subsequently signed his first professional contract with Partizan, on 7 June 2007, penning a five-year deal. In the following two seasons, Obradović established himself as a first team regular and helped Partizan win two domestic doubles. He made a total of 55 league appearances for the club, scoring his only goal against Javor Ivanjica on 23 August 2009, the game ended 1–1. On 24 August 2009, Obradović was officially transferred to Spanish club

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for an undisclosed fee. He was still allowed to play for Partizan the following Thursday, against Slovak side MŠK Žilina in the

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play-off round. During his four years at La Romareda, Obradović struggled with knee injuries that caused him to miss numerous games. He ultimately managed to collect a total of 48 appearances in all competitions. In August 2013, one year before expiration of his contract, Obradović was released by mutual consent. After leaving Zaragoza, Obradović returned to Serbia and trained with top flight club Rad. He also spent some time on trial at Dutch club Vitesse in early 2014, but failed to get a contract. In March 2014, Obradović eventually signed for Belgian side

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until the end of the season, with an option for another one. After his consistent performances with Mechelen, Obradović secured a move to

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in June 2015. He helped the team win

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in the 2016–17 season. On 11 July 2019, he joined the Polish club

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. However, he did not feature in any matches for the first team. In January 2020, he was reassigned to the club's reserve squad. While representing Legia II, he competed in the round of 16 of the 2019–20 Polish Cup, where the team was defeated 0–2 by Piast Gliwice. Ultimately, on 26 June 2020, his contract with Legia Warsaw was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Internationally, Obradović was capped for Serbia at under-19 and under-21 level. He was selected by Slobodan Krčmarević to represent his country at the

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. Obradović made his senior debut for

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on 6 September 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over the

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at the start of the World Cup 2010 qualifying phase. He scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win away at

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on 15 October 2008. In June 2010, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the

, where he appeared in group stage match against

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. Hee arned a total of 27 caps, scoring 1 goal, and his final international was a March 2018

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against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Obradović goal.''

Honours

Partizan *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09 *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09 Anderlecht *

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: 2016–17 *

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Individual *

Team of the Season: 2008–09

References

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