Uroš Spajić ( sr-Cyrl, Урош Спајић, ; born 13 February 1993) is a Serbian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
center back
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for
Chinese Super League
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club
Beijing Guoan
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.
Club career
Red Star Belgrade
Spajić made his professional debut for
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
on 27 October 2010 in a
Serbian Cup
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match against
Borac Čačak. He was subsequently loaned to Red Star's farm team Sopot in the Serbian third tier, where he played the 2011–12 season. In his final season at Red Star, he appeared in 16 games and became recognized as a player with remarkable qualities.
Toulouse
On 29 May 2013, Red Star Belgrade and
Toulouse FC
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agreed on Spajić's transfer to the French side for €1.5 million. Spajić made his Toulouse debut against
Valenciennes
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on the opening day of the 2013–14 season; after
Steeve Yago
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committed a foul to concede a
penalty
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, the uninvolved Spajić was sent off in an apparent case of mistaken identity.
Anderlecht
On 31 August 2016, Spajić joined Belgian club
Anderlecht
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on a season-long loan deal. The deal was made permanent near the end of the 2016-17 season.
Krasnodar
On 26 May 2018, he signed a 5-year contract with the
Russian Premier League
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side
FC Krasnodar
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The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Divis ...
. Before the 2020–21 season, a new limit of 8 foreign players in a squad was introduced by the
Russian Premier League
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. Spajić did not appear for Krasnodar in 2020 up to that point due to injury, and he was not registered with the league for the season. On 21 January 2022, his contract with Krasnodar was terminated by mutual consent.
Feyenoord
On 15 September 2020 he joined
Feyenoord
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on loan for the remainder of the season. He made his debut for the club on 4 October 2020 by starting in the away game against
Willem II, a match which was won 1–4.
Kasımpaşa
On 31 January 2022, Spajić joined Turkish club
Kasımpaşa. In April 2022, he injured his knee ligaments, and missed the rest of the season and the
2022 World Cup
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. He left the club at the end of the season.
Red Star Belgrade
In December 2022, he signed a three-year deal with his home club, Red Star Belgrade.
Beijing Guoan
On 18 February 2025, Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan announced that it has completed the signing of Spajić.
International career
Spajić first played for
Serbia's U21 team in a friendly with
Israel U21 on 6 February 2013. He played all three group matches for the team at the
2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
He made his debut for the
Serbia national team on 4 September 2015 in a
EURO 2016
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qualifier against
Armenia
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which Serbia won 2–0.
In June 2018 he was selected in Serbia's squad for the
2018 World Cup
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, but he failed to make any appearances there.
Spajić was selected in Serbia's squad for the
UEFA Euro 2024
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, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Anderlecht
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Belgian League
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2016–17
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Belgian Super Cup
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2017
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Events January
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Red Star Belgrade
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Serbian SuperLiga
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2022–23,
2023–24
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Serbian Cup
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2022–23,
2023–24
Individual
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Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season The Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season is an annual award given to a set of 11 footballers in the top tier of Football in Serbia, Serbian football, the Serbian SuperLiga, SuperLiga, who are seen to be the best 11 players of the calendar season.
S ...
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2023–24
References
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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Belgrade
Men's association football defenders
Serbian men's footballers
Serbia men's international footballers
Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
Serbia men's youth international footballers
2018 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2024 players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
FK Sopot players
Toulouse FC players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
FC Krasnodar players
Feyenoord players
Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers
Beijing Guoan F.C. players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Ligue 1 players
Belgian Pro League players
Russian Premier League players
Eredivisie players
Süper Lig players
Serbian expatriate men's footballers
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in China