Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lazar Vujadin Samardžić [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
FK Hercegovac | |||
Blau-Weiß Spandau | |||
Schwarz-Weiß Neukölln | |||
–2009 | Grün-Weiss Neukölln | ||
2009–2020 | Hertha BSC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2020 | Hertha BSC II | 5 | (1) |
2020 | Hertha BSC | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | RB Leipzig | 7 | (0) |
2021– | Udinese | 89 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Germany U16 | ||
2022–2023 | Germany U21 | 5 | (2) |
2023– | Serbia | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 |
Lazar Vujadin Samardžić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Вујадин Самарџић, pronounced [lâzaːr sǎmaːrdʒitɕ]; born 24 February 2002) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Serie A club Udinese. Born in Germany, he plays for the Serbia national team. [2] [3]
Samardžić played for BSV Grün-Weiss Neukölln 1950 e.V. from 2008 to 2009 [4] and joined Hertha BSC from 9 October 2009. [3] [5] Samardžić played for the U17 and U19 teams of Hertha BSC in the Under 17 and Under 19 Bundesliga, scoring 16 and 14 goals respectively. [6] Samardžić won the bronze award of the Fritz Walter Medal in the U17 group. [7] [8]
Samardžić was announced to have signed a professional contract, and first appeared as an unused substitute for the professional team in a 3–3 away draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 28 February 2020. [9] [10]
Samardžić made his debut for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga on 22 May 2020, coming on as a substitute for Per Ciljan Skjelbred in the 81st minute of the Berlin derby against Union Berlin, which finished as a 4–0 win. [11] Samardzic is considered one of Germany's most talented prospects and he had attracted serious interest from elite clubs around the world, such as Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus. [12] [13]
On 8 September 2020, Samardžić joined fellow Bundesliga side RB Leipzig on a five-year deal. [14] He made his RB Leipzig debut on 3 October, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win against FC Schalke 04.
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, 19-year-old Samardžić moved to Italian Serie A club Udinese. He signed a five-year contract. [15]
Samardžić played for Berlin at the Under-15 level and Germany at the Under-17 and Under-19 levels. He first appeared internationally and played two matches in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification against Belarus and Slovenia. [6] [16] [17] He then played in all three matches of the group stage of the tournament, scoring once, but the team failed to progress to the knockout stage. For the U-19 level, he played in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, scoring twice. [6]
In February 2023, the Football Association of Serbia announced that Samardžić had accepted manager Dragan Stojković's invitation to switch his allegiance to Serbia on his 21st birthday. [18] He subsequently received his first official call-up to the Serbian senior national team the following month, being included in the list for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Lithuania and Montenegro. [19]
On 25 March 2023, Samardžić made his debut for Serbia in a 2–0 win over Lithuania in Belgrade. [20]
Samardžić was born in Berlin, and he is a Serb from Bosnia and Herzegovina. His father hails from Živinice, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. [21]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hertha BSC II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Hertha BSC | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
RB Leipzig | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Udinese | 2021–22 | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Serie A | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 5 | ||||
2023–24 | Serie A | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
Total | 89 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 93 | 11 | |||||
Career total | 104 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 12 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Serbia | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
RB Leipzig
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Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Lazar Vujadin Samardžić [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
FK Hercegovac | |||
Blau-Weiß Spandau | |||
Schwarz-Weiß Neukölln | |||
–2009 | Grün-Weiss Neukölln | ||
2009–2020 | Hertha BSC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2020 | Hertha BSC II | 5 | (1) |
2020 | Hertha BSC | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | RB Leipzig | 7 | (0) |
2021– | Udinese | 89 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Germany U16 | ||
2022–2023 | Germany U21 | 5 | (2) |
2023– | Serbia | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 |
Lazar Vujadin Samardžić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Вујадин Самарџић, pronounced [lâzaːr sǎmaːrdʒitɕ]; born 24 February 2002) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Serie A club Udinese. Born in Germany, he plays for the Serbia national team. [2] [3]
Samardžić played for BSV Grün-Weiss Neukölln 1950 e.V. from 2008 to 2009 [4] and joined Hertha BSC from 9 October 2009. [3] [5] Samardžić played for the U17 and U19 teams of Hertha BSC in the Under 17 and Under 19 Bundesliga, scoring 16 and 14 goals respectively. [6] Samardžić won the bronze award of the Fritz Walter Medal in the U17 group. [7] [8]
Samardžić was announced to have signed a professional contract, and first appeared as an unused substitute for the professional team in a 3–3 away draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 28 February 2020. [9] [10]
Samardžić made his debut for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga on 22 May 2020, coming on as a substitute for Per Ciljan Skjelbred in the 81st minute of the Berlin derby against Union Berlin, which finished as a 4–0 win. [11] Samardzic is considered one of Germany's most talented prospects and he had attracted serious interest from elite clubs around the world, such as Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus. [12] [13]
On 8 September 2020, Samardžić joined fellow Bundesliga side RB Leipzig on a five-year deal. [14] He made his RB Leipzig debut on 3 October, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win against FC Schalke 04.
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, 19-year-old Samardžić moved to Italian Serie A club Udinese. He signed a five-year contract. [15]
Samardžić played for Berlin at the Under-15 level and Germany at the Under-17 and Under-19 levels. He first appeared internationally and played two matches in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification against Belarus and Slovenia. [6] [16] [17] He then played in all three matches of the group stage of the tournament, scoring once, but the team failed to progress to the knockout stage. For the U-19 level, he played in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, scoring twice. [6]
In February 2023, the Football Association of Serbia announced that Samardžić had accepted manager Dragan Stojković's invitation to switch his allegiance to Serbia on his 21st birthday. [18] He subsequently received his first official call-up to the Serbian senior national team the following month, being included in the list for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Lithuania and Montenegro. [19]
On 25 March 2023, Samardžić made his debut for Serbia in a 2–0 win over Lithuania in Belgrade. [20]
Samardžić was born in Berlin, and he is a Serb from Bosnia and Herzegovina. His father hails from Živinice, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. [21]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hertha BSC II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Hertha BSC | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
RB Leipzig | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Udinese | 2021–22 | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Serie A | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 5 | ||||
2023–24 | Serie A | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
Total | 89 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 93 | 11 | |||||
Career total | 104 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 12 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Serbia | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
RB Leipzig
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