Strahinja Tanasijević ( sr-Cyrl, Страхиња Танасијевић, ; born 12 June 1997) is a Serbian professional

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who plays for

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club

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. He is capable of playing as a

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or as a full-back on the right flank.

Club career

Rad

Born in

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, Tanasijević started playing football with the same named club. He moved to

FK Rad FK Rad () is a football club based in Banjica, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. Founded in 1958, the club spent a total of 30 seasons in the top flight between 1987 and 2 ...

youth academy at the age of 11, where he later passed all categories. He signed his first scholarship contract in 2013, after which he extended the deal for two years in 2015. During the 2015–16 campaign, Tanasijević appeared in the

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and he was also licensed for the

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, where failed to make any appearance until the end of season. In summer 2016, after overgrown youth selection, Tanasijević was loaned to the satellite club

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, making 8 caps for the 2016–17 campaign in the

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as a bonus player. Returning to Rad, Tanasijević signed his first professional contract with the club in summer 2017, passing the whole pre-season under coach

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. Shortly after, Tanasijević moved on loan to the

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side Šumadija Aranđelovac, but after he missed opening matches, a deal was terminated and Tanasijević returned to Rad in last days of the summer transfer window. Tanasijević became a full member of the first team since October 2017 under

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. He made his official debut for Rad in 3–0 away defeat from

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in 14 fixture of the

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campaign. As one of the most deserving home players for 1–0 victory over

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on 4 November same year, Tanasijević was named in the team of the week in the

Chievo

On the last day of January 2018, Tanasijević moved on six-month loan deal to

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, with an option to purchase the contract. Tanasijević stayed on the bench as an unused substitution in 37 fixture away match of the

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campaign, against

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. On 14 June 2018, Chievo permanently signed with Tanasijević, penning a deal that would keep him in the club until June 2021. At the beginning of the

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campaign, Tanasijević converted his

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and took number 3 jersey. On 19 July 2019, Tanasijević joined

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club

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on a one-year loan.

Čukarički

On 8 February 2021, he moved to Čukarički.

International career

Tanasijević was called into the Serbian under-19 national team in late 2015, under coach Branislav Nikolić. He was training with the team, but failed to make any appearance in the official competition.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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Strahinja Tanasijević
at serbiacorner.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanasijevic, Strahinja 1997 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football defenders Serbian men's footballers OFK Žarkovo players FK Šumadija Aranđelovac players FK Rad players AC ChievoVerona players Paris FC players FK Čukarički players FK Spartak Subotica players Serbian SuperLiga players Serie A players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in France Major League Soccer players New York City FC players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen