Marko Lazetić ( sr-cyr, Марко Лазетић; born 22 January 2004) 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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Club career

Red Star Belgrade

On 29 November 2020, at the age of 16 years and 10 months, Lazetić made his debut for

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as an 76th-minute substitute for

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against Rad. The home match finished as a 3–0 win for Red Star.

AC Milan

On 27 January 2022, five days after his 18th birthday, Lazetić joined

club

for a fee believed to be in the region of €4 million, signing a deal until June 2026. He was assigned shirt number 22 and enlisted as a first team player. He debuted for the first team on 19 April, in a

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match against cross-city

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, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute. On 22 May 2022, as Milan won the ''

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'' on the last matchday of the Serie A season, he was awarded a winner's medal despite making no league appearances.. On 8 November 2022, Lazetić made his

debut in a 0–0 away draw against

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Loan to Rheindorf Altach

On 3 February 2023, Lazetić moved to

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club Rheindorf Altach on a six-month loan.

Loan to Fortuna Sittard

On 24 August 2023, Lazetić joined

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club

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on a season-long loan.

Loan to TSC

On 18 June 2024, he moved back to his native Serbia and joined

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club

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on a season-long loan.

Personal life

Lazetić is the nephew of former footballers

Nikola Lazetić Nikola Lazetić (; born 9 February 1978) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a winger. Club career Born in Kosovska Mitrovica, Lazetić started out at his hometown club Trepča. He was later discovered by Tomislav Milićević who bro ...

and

Žarko Lazetić Žarko Lazetić (; born 22 February 1982) is a Serbian football manager and former player who is currently manager of Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Playing career Throughout his career, Lazetić played as a forward. In Decemb ...

Career statistics

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

: 2021–22 AC Milan *

: 2021–22

References

External links

* * 2004 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers RFK Grafičar Beograd players AC Milan players SC Rheindorf Altach players Fortuna Sittard players FK TSC players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Serie A players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands {{Serbia-footy-forward-stub