Luka Adžić ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Аџић; born 17 September 1998) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Thai League 1 club

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Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Born in

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, Adžić joined

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 ...

at the age of 6. He joined the first team of

for the 2015–16 season, after he passed all youth categories of the same club. At the beginning of 2016, during the winter break off-season, he suffered an

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, and later he was out of the field until May same year. He signed his first three-year professional contract with club on 3 March 2016. Adžić returned the next season, but stayed with youth team until the end of first half-season in youth league, after which he rejoined the first team. In the meantime, he made his official debut for

in a

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match against BSK Borča, played on 26 October 2016 at the Rajko Mitić Stadium. Adžić made his

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debut in away match against Metalac Gornji Milanovac replacing

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in 83 minute, and he also scored his first senior goal for 2–1 victory in last minutes of the game. Adžić scored his second goal for the team in 23rd fixture match of the

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season, against OFK Bačka, when he also joined the game as a substitution. Adžić started his first senior match on the field in last fixture match of the season, against Radnički Niš. During the summer 2017 pre-season, Adžić presented as one of the club's top 10 youth prospects. He converted his

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before the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifications, taking jersey 11. On 29 June 2017, Adžić made his first continental appearance, replacing Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes during the match against

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. Adžić joined his first eternal derby, replacing

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in 90 minute of a match played on 27 August 2017. Adžić scored his first season realising

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goal in the

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match against Dinamo Vranje 11 October 2017. Later, during the same match, he completed his first

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in professional career, by two Aleksandar Pešić's assists. In opening match of the second half- season of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign, played on 17 February 2018, Adžić scored his second league goal, against Javor Ivanjica. Several days later, on 21 February, Adžić also joined in the second leg against

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in Round of 32 match of the

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. On 18 March 2018, Adžić realised a

in 28 SuperLiga fixture against Mačva Šabac. Replacing

in second half of the match against Čukarički, played on 25 April 2018, Adžić scored and made an assist to El Fardou Ben Nabouhane in 3–0 victory. In May 2018, he suffered a toe injury and missed the rest of season.

Anderlecht

In May 2018, reports of interest from

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surfaced, after which Adžić refused to sign a new contract with Red Star. On 23 May 2018, he signed a four-year contract with Anderlecht and the transfer fee was reported to be €800,000.

Emmen (loan)

Adžić scored on his debut for Emmen on 21 February 2020 while playing against Willem II.

PEC Zwolle

On 31 August 2021, he joined Dutch club

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as a free agent, for the term of one year with an option for another. He made his debut on 2 October in a 1–0 home loss to

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, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Gervane Kastaneer. His first goal for the club came on 14 December in a 4–0 win in the

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over MVV.

International career

Adžić was called into the Serbia national under-18 football team and played several matches in 2015 under coach Ivan Tomić. He was also a member of the Serbia U19 squad between 2016 and 2017. He scored his first goal for the team in a friendly match against

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, played on 21 February 2017. Adžić got his first call in Serbian under-21 team by coach Goran Đorović in August 2017. Adžić made his debut for the team replacing Aleksandar Mesarović in 80 minute of the match against

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on 1 September 2017.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Red Star Belgrade *

: 2017–18 Individual *

Player of the Week: 2023–24 (Round 25)

Personal life

Luka is a son of former footballer Ivan Adžić, and grandson of a Serbian folk singer Šaban Šaulić. Prior to the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election Adžić, along with his father, pledged support to Aleksandar Vucic and his campaign.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adzic, Luka 1998 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian people of Bosniak descent Men's association football wingers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers R.S.C. Anderlecht players FC Emmen players MKE Ankaragücü footballers PEC Zwolle players FK Čukarički players Serbian SuperLiga players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players Süper Lig players Luka Adžić Luka Adžić Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand