Slavoljub Srnić ( sr-Cyrl, Славољуб Срнић; born 12 January 1992) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Čukarički. He is the twin brother of Dragoljub Srnić.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Srnić was molded in Red Star's youth system, and some observers in Serbian football had referred to young Slavoljub as " Ognjen Koroman's student". Coach

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selected Srnić to make his professional debut for

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on 6 November 2010 in a SuperLiga match against

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

. The Srnić brothers were then loaned to Red Star's farm team, FK Sopot. Subsequently, Slavoljub and Dragoljub were loaned to Čukarički, where they enjoyed much more playing time and success.

Čukarički

During the loan spell at Čukarički from Red Star, Slavoljub was named by Mozzart Sport as the most valuable player of the

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. After the loan expired, Slavoljub and his brother refused to return to

, and after many problems, they were sold to Čukarički in June 2013. In part due to Srnić's contributions, Čukarički returned to the Serbian top flight for the 2013–14 season, when Srnić terminated his contract with Red Star due to unpaid salary and became a permanent Čukarički player. On 6 October 2013, in a match between Čukarički and Srnić's former club Red Star, Srnić made an assist 17 seconds into the game and scored a goal in the second half. Not by coincidence, Srnić earned the first international call-up in his career the following day.

Return to Red Star Belgrade

On 31 August 2015, Slavoljub returned to Red Star, signing a three-year contract. Red Star's coach

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had insisted on Srnić's return throughout the summer. Including his first period with the club, Srnić noted his 100 match for

in a match against

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on 7 March 2018.

Las Palmas

On 29 January 2019, Srnić moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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side

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. On 5 October of the following year, he terminated his contract with the club.

Return to Red Star Belgrade

After his spell at Las Palmas, he returned to Red Star where he remained until August 2023.

AEL Limassol

On 22 August 2023, Srnic signed a two-year contract with

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International career

Srnić was called up by coach

Radovan Ćurčić Radovan Ćurčić (; born 10 January 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Javor Ivanjica. Playing career Ćurčić started out at his hometown club Javor Ivanjica, before going on to play for OFK B ...

to replace an injured

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by Serbia U21 on 7 October 2013 for the 2015 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying campaign, but did not make his debut in the games he was called up for. He finally made his debut on 9 September 2014, in a 4–1 win against Northern Ireland U21, scoring two goals.
Mozzart Sport: Srnić i Orlići nisu želeli Špance: Možda nas Bog pogleda, mnogo bi nam značili A reprezentativci 12 September 2014

Career statistics

Honours

Čukarički *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...

: 2014–15 Red Star Belgrade *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 *

: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

References

External links

* * at Srbijafudbal.
Slavoljub Srnić Stats
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