Lazar Rosić ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Росић, ; born 29 June 1993) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He spent several years in Portugal, where he made over 100

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

appearances for

Braga Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the northwestern Portugal, Portuguese Braga (district), district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality ...

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and

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim d ...

Club career

Born in

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Se ...

, Rosić played for hometown club Radnički Kragujevac, Radnički Niš and

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 ...

in the

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. In June 2016, he moved to

of the Portuguese

for a fee of €750,000, on a five-year contract. Rosić made his Braga debut in the league opener on 14 August 2016, in a 1–0 win at rivals

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; he lined up with several other Serbs and Montenegrins. On 19 September, he scored his first goal, at the end of a 3–1 loss at reigning champions Benfica. He was sent off on 5 May 2017, in the 24th minute of a 2–1 defeat at

. In December 2018, unused for the season Rosić was loaned to fellow league team

, effective from New Year's Day. On his debut on 7 January, he was hospitalised following a challenge by

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's Lucas França, but returned for the next game against

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. In a season that ended with relegation, he was sent off on 6 April 2019 in a goalless home draw with

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. On 28 June 2019, Rosić signed a three-year deal for Moreirense, with Braga retaining half of his economic rights. After a spell at

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, on 2 August 2023 Rosić returned to

, signing a two-year deal. On 7 February 2024, Rosić joined

club

Career statistics

References

External links

* * at Srbija Fudbal
Lazar Rosić stats
at utakmica.rs
Lazar Rosić
at ForaDeJogo {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosic, Lazar 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kragujevac Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers FK Radnički 1923 players FK Radnički Niš players FK Vojvodina players S.C. Braga players C.D. Nacional players Moreirense F.C. players Khor Fakkan Club players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Serbian SuperLiga players Primeira Liga players UAE Pro League players Chinese Super League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Serbian sportsmen