Darko Brašanac
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darko Brašanac | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Čajetina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Partizan | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Zlatibor Čajetina | ||
| 2005–2010 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Partizan | 49 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Smederevo (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Serbia U17[1] | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Serbia U19[1] | 14 | (1) |
| 2013– | Serbia U21 | 12 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Darko Brašanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Брашанац; born 12 February 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for SuperLiga club Partizan, primarily as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Čajetina, Brašanac started playing football as a six-year-old in the youth categories of his hometown club Zlatibor, before moving to Partizan in 2005. He became a part of the youth team coached by Slađan Šćepović, remaining in Partizan's youth system until being promoted to the senior squad in January 2010.[2]
Brašanac made his competitive debut for Partizan in a league match against Hajduk Kula on 14 March 2010, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Cléo, a game which Partizan won 2–0.[3] He recorded two more league appearances until the end of the 2009–10 season.
In June 2010, Brašanac signed his first professional contract with Partizan, alongside with Marko Šćepović and Matija Nastasić.[4] On 8 December 2010, Brašanac made his UEFA Champions League debut against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, coming on as an injury time substitute for Almami Moreira.[5]
In August 2011, Brašanac was loaned to Smederevo for a six-month period.[6] He scored his first goal in a Serbian Cup match against Sloboda Užice. In February 2012, his loan was extended until the end of the 2011–12 season.
Brašanac returned to Partizan in the summer of 2012, after a season-long loan, but was rarely chosen to play in the first half of the 2012–13 season, making only two national cup appearances. However, he got more playing time in the second half of the season, often playing in the starting lineup.
On 17 January 2014, Brašanac signed a contract which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2017.[7] He finally became a first team regular under the guidance of Marko Nikolić, missing only one out of 15 league games in the second part of the 2013–14 season.
International career
Brašanac played for the Serbian national under-19 team at the 2011 UEFA Under-19 Championship. Serbia reached the semi-final of the tournament and were eliminated from the competition by the Czech Republic.
Brašanac made his debut for the Serbian national under-21 team in 2013, under coach Radovan Ćurčić, immediately becoming a regular member of the team. On 5 March 2014, Brašanac scored his first goal for the under-21 side in a 3–0 away win over Belgium.
Career statistics
- As of 2 March 2015
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Partizan | SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Smederevo | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | Partizan | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 8 | ||
Honours
- Partizan
- Serbian SuperLiga (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
- Serbian Cup (1): 2010–11
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Only official UEFA matches included
- ↑ "Darko se nameće samo radom" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ "Dan posle Kule" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ "Mladost nadolazi" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ "Walcott settles Arsenal nerves to seal passage". uefa.com. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ "Darko Brašanac pozajmljen Smederevu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ↑ "Brašanac produžio ugovor" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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