Srđan Babić ( sr-cyr, Срђан Бабић; born 22 April 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for

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club Spartak Moscow and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Vojvodina

Babić started out at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, before joining the youth system of

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in August 2011. He made his first team debut under manager Branko Babić on 1 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over

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. Despite making only eight league appearances in the 2013–14 season, Babić was named in the competition's best eleven. He also helped his team win the

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, scoring a goal in a 2–0 victory over Jagodina in the final. In the 2014–15 season, Babić was a regular choice at centre-back, making 27 appearances in all competitions.

Real Sociedad

On 8 July 2015, Babić signed a four-year contract with Spanish side Real Sociedad, being assigned to the reserves in

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. He was an undisputed starter during the 2015–16 campaign, making 31 appearances and scoring three goals.

Reus (loan)

On 31 August 2016, Babić was loaned to

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club Reus Deportiu, on a

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-long loan. A backup option to Pichu Atienza and Jesús Olmo, he featured in eleven matches, and also scored his first professional goal while at the club, netting his team's only in a 1–2 home loss against Córdoba on 4 December.

Red Star Belgrade

On 7 July 2017, Babić made a one-year loan deal with Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. In the mid-season of the 2017–18 campaign, Red Star purchased his contract and Babić signed with the club permanently for a fee of €800,000. On 9 February 2018, Babić signed a new four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade. Babić scored his first goal for Red Star in 5–2 away victory over Mladost Lučani on 1 April 2018, on Slavoljub Srnić's assist from corner kick. On 12 August 2018, Babić scored in 3–0 home win against Spartak Subotica.

Almería

On 30 August 2021, Babić returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with UD Almería in the second division. The following 5 June, after contributing with the club's promotion to

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as champions, he signed a permanent contract until 2026.

Spartak Moscow

On 21 August 2023, Babić signed a three-year contract with

club Spartak Moscow.

International career

Babić represented

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at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by

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. He was also a regular member of the team that won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Babić made his senior debut for

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in a September 2022 Nations League game against

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. and in November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the

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in Qatar. He played in a group stage match against

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, coming on as a sub in 78th minute, replacing Miloš Veljković. Babić was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babić goal.''

Honours

Vojvodina *

: 2013–14 Red Star Belgrade * Serbian SuperLiga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 Almería *

: 2021–22 Serbia * FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand: 2015 Individual * Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2013–14 Orders * Medal of Merit (

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)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Babic, Srdjan 1996 births Living people Footballers from Banja Luka Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2024 players FK Vojvodina players Real Sociedad B footballers CF Reus Deportiu players Red Star Belgrade footballers F.C. Famalicão players UD Almería players FC Spartak Moscow players Serbian SuperLiga players Segunda División B players Segunda División players Primeira Liga players La Liga players Russian Premier League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia