Srđan Plavšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Плавшић; born 3 December 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Polish club Raków Częstochowa. He can operate as an attacking midfielder, side midfielder or winger.

Srđan Plavšić
Personal information
Full name Srđan Plavšić
Date of birth (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Raków Częstochowa
Number 14
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 ČSK Čelarevo 31 (7)
2014–2015 Spartak Subotica 25 (1)
2015–2017 Red Star Belgrade 64 (10)
2017–2021 Sparta Prague 80 (7)
2020 Sparta Prague B 4 (2)
2021–2023 Slavia Prague 24 (1)
2022 Slavia Prague B 1 (0)
2022–2023Baník Ostrava (loan) 24 (5)
2023– Raków Częstochowa 17 (1)
International career
2015 Serbia U20 4 (0)
2015–2017 Serbia U21 8 (0)
2016–2017 Serbia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024

Club career edit

Early years edit

"I watched the little one when he was on loan in ČSK Čelarevo. It's unbelievable how he pushes the ball, like Iniesta. I thought he wouldn't be able to repeat that in the top tier, but he dominated here too. He's a scary player."

Zvezdan Terzić speaking about Plavšić, June 2015[1]

Plavšić played in FK Vojvodina's youth system, but was told that he was too small to make it for Vojvodina's first team.[2] He began playing football on a senior level with ČSK Čelarevo in the lower tiers of the Serbian football pyramid.[3][4] He played in Čelarevo for two seasons before moving to Spartak Subotica.[4] It was in Spartak where Plavšić made his debut in the Serbian top flight for the 2014–15 season, and he played impressively particularly in a match against Red Star Belgrade.[1]

Red Star Belgrade edit

On 10 August 2015 Plavšić signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade. In his promotion the following day, he chose the number 17 for his jersey.[4] At Red Star, he got the nickname "Atomic Ant", due to his height of 166 centimeters, which at the time was the shortest among all of Red Star's players.[5] In the first half of the 2015–16 season, Plavšić was statistically Red Star's most fouled player, as other teams' players would routinely accumulate yellow cards from tackling him.[6]

Sparta Prague edit

Plavšić signed with Czech side Sparta Prague on 27 June 2017.[7] The reported fee is believed to be around €1.3 million.[8] He made his debut for Sparta in 2–0 defeat against his former club Red Star Belgrade on 27 July 2017.[9]

Slavia Prague edit

Plavšić signed a three-year contract with city rivals Slavia Prague on 10 June 2021.[10]

Loan to Baník Ostrava edit

On 8 September 2022 he was loaned to Baník Ostrava in Czech First League.[11]

Raków Częstochowa edit

On 25 July 2023, Plavšić was transferred to defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa, with whom he signed a three-year deal, with an option for another year.[12] He established himself as the first-choice left wing-back in the first half of the 2023–24 season before losing his spot to a winter arrival Erick Otieno. On 20 February 2024, Raków announced Plavšić had suffered a MCL tear during a training session two days prior.[13] Shortly after resuming training in early May, he ruptured his Achilles tendon, and is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the year.[14]

International career edit

Plavšić made his international debut for the Serbia national football team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Qatar.[15] He also received a call for a friendly match against United States, on 29 January 2017.[16]

Personal life edit

Plavšić's father Petar, also born in Novi Sad, was a professional futsal player during his youth.[6] Srđan has credited his father for teaching him many of the tricks he plays in matches.[6] Srđan's paternal grandfather is from Šipovo.[17]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 22 February 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ČSK Čelarevo 2012–13[3] Serbian League Vojvodina 8 2 8 2
2013–14[3] Serbian League Vojvodina 23 5 23 5
Total 31 7 31 7
Spartak Subotica 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 21 1 3 1 24 2
2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 4 0 4 0
Total 25 1 3 1 28 2
Red Star Belgrade 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 31 2 2 0 33 2
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 33 8 6 0 1 0 40 8
Total 64 10 8 0 1 0 73 10
Sparta Prague 2017–18 Czech First League 18 2 1 0 2 0 21 2
2018–19 Czech First League 19 2 4 1 2 1 25 4
2019–20 Czech First League 20 1 2 0 2 0 24 1
2020–21 Czech First League 23 2 4 0 4 1 31 3
Total 80 7 11 1 10 2 0 0 101 10
Slavia Prague 2021–22 Czech First League 24 1 3 0 11 0 38 1
2022–23 Czech First League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 24 1 3 0 12 0 0 0 39 1
Baník Ostrava (loan) 2022–23 Czech First League 24 5 3 0 27 5
Raków Częstochowa 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 17 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 26 1
Career total 265 32 30 2 30 2 0 0 325 36

International edit

As of 30 January 2017[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2016 1 0
2017 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours edit

Red Star Belgrade

Sparta Prague

References edit

  1. ^ a b Darjan Nedeljković (25 June 2015). "Mozzart Sport: Nestrpljenje na Marakani: Čekaju se Plavšićevo i Ibanjezovo "DA"!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ Jovan Terzić (28 September 2015). "Mondo Sport: Za Vošu je bio mali, a u Zvezdi je "Atomski mrav"" (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Srđan Plavšić". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Unknown (11 August 2015). "HOTSPORT: PREDSTAVLJEN PLAVŠIĆ: U Spartaku je nosio dvojku na dresu, a u Zvezdi… (FOTO)" (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ Unknown (11 February 2016). "Mondo Sport: "Mali" je, ali neka drugi misle o tome!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Mozzart Sport: Vragolan Plavšić skuplja fore od Nejmara: Ne ponižavam, nego gazim do kraja!" (in Serbian). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Plavšić signs". AC Sparta Praha official website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. ^ Плавшић и званично у Спарти из Прага. Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. ^ Црвена звезда - Спарта Праг 2:0 (1:0). Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. ^ "První FOTO: Plavšič jde do Slavie! Srb mění pražská "S", způsobil poprask". isport.blesk.cz. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Baník potvrdil posily: Plavšič i Cadu na hostování. Výjimečné řešení, říká šéf". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  12. ^ "SRDJAN PLAVŠIĆ NOWYM ZAWODNIKIEM RAKOWA!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 25 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Srđan Plavšić kontuzjowany". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  14. ^ "RAPORT MEDYCZNY: SRDJAN PLAVŠIĆ" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Qatar - Serbia match report". eurosport.com. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  16. ^ Селектор Славољуб Муслин позвао 18 играча за дуел против САД у Сан Дијегу, 29. јануара. Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  17. ^ Danijel Radujković (14 December 2015). "Glas Srpske: Srđan Plavšić, fudbaler Crvene zvezde, za Glas Srpske: Grof uz šalu drži autoritet" (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  18. ^ a b Srđan Plavšić at Soccerway
  19. ^ Srđan Plavšić at National-Football-Teams.com

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