Darko Brašanac

Darko Brašanac
Personal information
Full name Darko Brašanac
Date of birth (1992-02-12) 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 77 (7)
2011–2012 → Smederevo (loan) 24 (2)
National team‡
2008–2009 Serbia U17[1] 6 (1)
2009–2011 Serbia U19[1] 14 (1)
2013–2015 Serbia U21 17 (1)
2015– Serbia 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 February 2016

Darko Brašanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Брашанац; born 12 February 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Partizan, primarily as a central midfielder.

Brašanac represented his country at all youth international levels, collecting more than 35 appearances, before making his senior team debut in 2015.

Club career

Early career

After starting out as a six-year-old at Zlatibor Čajetina, Brašanac moved to Partizan as a trainee in 2005. He was then a member of the team led by Slađan Šćepović that won numerous international youth tournaments.[2][3] Eventually, Brašanac was promoted to the senior squad in January 2010.[4]

Partizan

He made his competitive debut for Partizan in a 2–0 away league win over Hajduk Kula on 14 March 2010, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Cléo.[5] Until the end of the 2009–10 season, Brašanac recorded two more league appearances, as the club won its third consecutive championship title.

2010–11 season

In June 2010, alongside Marko Šćepović and Matija Nastasić, Brašanac signed his first professional contract with Partizan.[6] He made his first appearance of the season on 4 September 2010 in a 2–0 home league victory over Hajduk Kula. On 8 December 2010, Brašanac made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–3 away loss to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, coming on as an injury time substitute for Almami Moreira.[7] On 27 October 2010, Brašanac played full match against Proleter in Round of 16 of Serbian Cup.[8] He made six appearances in all competitions in the 2010–11 campaign, as the club won the double.

Loan to Smederevo

In August 2011, Brašanac was sent on a six-month loan to Smederevo.[9] He scored his first senior career goal on 26 October 2011, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 Serbian Cup draw with Sloboda Užice. They eventually went through to the next round on penalties. In February 2012, Brašanac was loaned back to Smederevo until the end of the season. He scored his first league goal on 4 March 2012, finding the back of the net in a 1–0 away win over BSK Borča. In total, Brašanac made a total of 24 league appearances and scored two goals in the 2011–12 campaign.

2012–13 season

After a season-long loan, Brašanac returned to Partizan but was rarely chosen to play in the first half of the 2012–13 campaign. On 26 September 2012, he played first time since returning from season-long loan in first round of Serbian Cup and he score the goal in 4–1 home win over Proleter.[10] Brašanac has first time played in Serbian SuperLiga after loan recall on 2 March 2013 against Donji Srem playing full match in 2–0 home win.[11] He eventually received more playing time in the second half of the season, often playing in the starting lineup. Brašanac netted his first goal for the club on 6 March 2013, scoring directly from a corner kick in a 4–0 away league win over BSK Borča.[12] He has finished season with 13 appearances, 2 scored goals with 3 assists.

2013–14 season

For the 2013–14 season, he was awarded the number-8 shirt, following Goran Lovre's departure.[13] On 17 July 2013, he made his debut for Partizan in UEFA competitions against Shirak as a substitute for Predrag Luka.[14] On 7 December 2013, Brašanac recorded his first goal of the season, scoring the winner in a 1–0 away victory over Čukarički.[15] He subsequently signed a contract which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2017.[16] On 16 March 2014, he scored 5th goal on the match and his 2nd in the season, against Rad in 2–4 away win.[17] Afterwards, Brašanac became a first team regular, missing only one out of 15 league games in the second part of the 2013–14 campaign.

2014–15 season

On 15 July 2014, he has played his fist match in new season, against Faroese champions HB Tórshavn in UEFA Champions League qualifier. Brašanac has played 4 matches in UEFA Champions League qualifier and providing three assists. Brašanac made his competitive debut for Partizan in new season on 16 August against Radnički Niš; he played the full 90 minutes of a 1–4 victory.[18] On 28 August after defeating 1–2 over Neftchi, 5–3 on aggregate, Brašanac and his team entered in 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage.[19][20] Due to injury, he missed the entire first part of the season. He has returned to the field in the first round of the second part of the Serbian SuperLiga in 3–3 draw against Voždovac on 21 February.[21] On 18 March, Brašanac has scored his first goal in new season as Partizan defeated Jagodina 3–0 in the Semi-finals of Serbian Cup.[22] On 3 May, he scored his second goal in new season, his first in Serbian SuperLiga against Vojvodina on Karađorđe Stadium in 0–4 away win.[23]

Brašanac ended the season with 2 goals and 6 assists in 26 appearances in all competitions and won championship title.

2015–16 season

He made his debut in 2015–16 season on 14 July 2015, in the first leg of second qualifying round of 2015–16 UEFA Champions League against Dila Gori in 1–0 home victory.[24] A week later, in Gori, Brašanac scored the opening goal after a fantastic solo raid by Nemanja Petrović in 0–2 victory over Dila Gori.[25] That is first his first goal UEFA club competitions. On 5 August 2015, in the rematch of Third qualifying round for UEFA Champions League, against Steaua București, Brašanac was fell in the penalty area by Fernando Varela and after that moment Varela got red card and Brašanac has helped to Partizan come to an amazing turnaround for a half-hour from 1–2 to 4–2.[26] On 17 September 2015, Brašanac has played his first match in UEFA Europa League, against the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar in 3–2 home win.[27] Three days later, Brašanac has first time in his career in Partizan played as captain in Serbian SuperLiga against Radnički Niš.[28] On 18 October 2015, against Javor Matis, Brašanac has injured and had to miss a few games.[29] He has returned to the field in the UEFA Europa League match against AZ Alkmaar at the AFAS Stadion playing full match in 1–2 away victory on 26 November 2015.[30]

In the winter of 2016, Partizan has declined the €2.7 million offer of R.S.C. Anderlecht and Club Brugge for Brašanac.[31] On 21 February 2016, he has scored his first goal in 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga season against OFK Beograd.[32] On 12 March 2016, Brašanac has scored a leading goal with a header after a cross Nemanja Mihajlović in 3–0 home win over Voždovac.[33]

International career

Brašanac was a regular member of the Serbian national under-17 team. He also represented Serbia at the 2011 UEFA Under-19 Championship. They reached the semi-final of the tournament and were eliminated from the competition by the Czech Republic.

In early 2013, Brašanac made his debut for the Serbian national under-21 team and immediately became a regular member of the team. He scored his first goal for the under-21 side in a 3–0 away win over Belgium on 5 March 2014.[34] Brašanac was also a member of the final squad at the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

In the summer of 2015, after a string of impressive performances at club level, Brašanac again expressed his desire to represent Serbia internationally.[35] On 4 September 2015, Brašanac made his full international debut for Serbia, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier win over Armenia.[36] In the next two matches in qualifier for UEFA Euro 2016, against Albania and Portugal, Brašanac was on the bench.[37][38]

Statistics

As of 20 February 2016

Club

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizan 2009–10 30000030
2010–11 40101060
2012–13 1112100132
2013–14 1821020212
2014–15 1713160262
2015–16 23340101374
Total 76711219110610
Smederevo (loan) 2011–12 2423100273
Total 2423100273
Career total 100914319113313

International

Serbia national team
YearAppsGoals
201510
201620
Total30

International matches

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition
1 4 September 2015 Novi Sad, Serbia  Armenia 2–0 0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2 23 March 2016 Poznań, Poland  Poland 0–1 0 Friendly
3 29 March 2016 Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 0 Friendly

Honours

Partizan

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Only official UEFA matches included
  2. ↑ "Omladinska škola za ponos!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Partizan pobednik 27. Memorijala Stevan Nešticki" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Darko se nameće samo radom" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dan posle Kule" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Mladost nadolazi" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Walcott settles Arsenal nerves to seal passage". uefa.com. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Partizan ubedljiv : Partizan - Proleter (NS) 3:0" (in Serbian). jedan-nula.com. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Darko Brašanac pozajmljen Smederevu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "Kup Srbije 1/16 finala: Partizan – Proleter 4:1 (4:0)" (in Serbian). FK Partizan.rs. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rutinska osveta Partizana Sremu!" (in Serbian). alo.rs. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Partizan ubedljiv u Borči za +8" (in Serbian). b92.net. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Partizan u Sloveniji: Brašanac uzeo osmicu, Mitrović kao Vuds" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Volkov strikes late to snatch draw for Partizan". uefa.com. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Brašanac golom na Brdu protiv Čukaričkog doneo Partizanu jesenju titulu" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Brašanac produžio ugovor" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Kartoni, šamaranja i golovi na Vračaru, Rad - Partizan 2:4" (in Serbian). 24sata.rs. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "PARTIZAN 2/2! Gol u prvom minutu, isključenje Nikolića i četiri komada u mreži Radničkog! (VIDEO)". telegraf.rs. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ko ume da se raduje – ima čemu da se raduje" (in Serbian). FK Partizan.rs. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "Neftchi – Partizan". uefa.com. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "KRAJ: Partizan – Voždovac 3:3, triler u Humskoj, Odita i Džugurdić bušili Partizan, crno-beli ponovo oživeli (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  22. ↑ "KRAJ: Partizan - Jagodina 3:0 (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  23. ↑ "KRAJ: Vojvodina – Partizan 0:4 (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  24. ↑ "Partizan – Dila Gori". uefa.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  25. ↑ "Dila Gori – Partizan". uefa.com. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  26. ↑ "Partizan – Steaua București". uefa.com. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "Partizan too strong for ten-man AZ". uefa.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Partizan opet stao!" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "Živković dirigovao pobedu Partizana" (in Serbian). b92.net. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  30. ↑ "Partizan score late to beat AZ and close on last 32". uefa.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  31. ↑ "NE DOGAĐA SE ČESTO: Partizan u jednom danu odbio četiri miliona evra?" (in Serbian). hotsport.rs. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  32. ↑ "KRAJ: OFK Beograd - Partizan 2:1 (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  33. ↑ "Tri gola za sigurna tri boda" (in Serbian). FK Partizan.rs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  34. ↑ "Mitrović heads Serbia to Belgium success". uefa.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  35. ↑ "Živković, Brašanac, Petković u reprezentaciji". b92.net. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  36. ↑ "Serbia see off Armenia for first win". uefa.com. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  37. ↑ "Serbia spoil Albania's big night". uefa.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  38. ↑ "Moutinho magic keeps Portugal buoyant". uefa.com. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

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