Pavle Vagić (born 24 January 2000) is a Swedish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early life

Vagić was born in

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, Sweden, to parents of Serbian descent. At age six, he began to play youth football with local club

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Club career

Malmö FF

On 13 April 2017, Vagić was promoted to Malmö's first team together with Samuel Adrian, signing a three-year contract. On 29 October the same year, he made his debut for the club in

, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 away win against

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. On 10 August 2018, Vagić signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Malmö, while being sent on loan to

Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköpings Södra IF, also known as J-Södra IF, or J-Södra, is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club, founded in 1922, returned to the Swedish second division Superettan in 2018 after relegation from the 2017 Allsvenskan. J ...

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for the remainder of the season. On 8 January 2019, Vagić was sent on loan to

Mjällby AIF Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik in Sölvesborg Municipality. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fo ...

in Superettan, together with Felix Konstandeliasz from Malmö. After putting on impressive performances for Mjällby, that eventually went on to win the

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, Vagić's stint at the club was cut short on 14 July. Instead, Malmö sent him on loan to

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in Allsvenskan for the remainder of the year. Vagić began the 2020 season with Malmö, but failed to make any appearances for the club. On 2 July, he rejoined his former club Jönköpings Södra in Superettan on a six month-loan. On 23 March 2021, Vagić signed a new contract with Malmö, running until the end of 2024. He made seven league appearances for the club in the 2021 Allsvenskan, that Malmö eventually went on to win, before leaving in August after falling out of favor with head coach

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Rosenborg

On 12 August 2021, Vagić transferred to

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in the Norwegian

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, signing a contract until the end of 2025. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 10 million SEK. Vagić made nine league appearances during the 2021 season, mainly as a centre-back, before being sidelined in November due to a knee ligament injury.

Hammarby IF

On 10 July 2022, Vagić transferred to

in Allsvenskan, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 7 million SEK.

International career

Between 2015 and 2022, Vagić was capped for all Swedish youth teams from the under-17's to the under-21's, making 38 appearances for all selections. On 10 June 2022, Vagić was called up to

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away fixture against Norway. He remained on the bench for the whole game, that ended in a 3–2 loss for Sweden.

Career statistics

:''As of 4 June 2023.''

Honours

Malmö FF *

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vagić, Pavle 2000 births Living people Footballers from Skåne County Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish people of Serbian descent Malmö FF players Jönköpings Södra IF players Mjällby AIF players AFC Eskilstuna players Rosenborg BK players Hammarby Fotboll players Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Superettan players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Swedish sportsmen