Aleksandar Čavrić
Aleksandar Čavrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Чаврић; born 18 May 1994) is a Serbian-Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Kashima Antlers on loan from Slovak club Slovan Bratislava.
 Čavrić with Slovan Bratislava in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aleksandar Čavrić | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vukovar, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Kashima Antlers (on loan from Slovan Bratislava) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Proleter Zrenjanin | |||||||||||||||||
| Banat Zrenjanin | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Banat Zrenjanin | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | OFK Beograd | 54 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Genk | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Aarhus (loan) | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Slovan Bratislava | 178 | (45) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Kashima Antlers (loan) | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Serbia U19 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Serbia U21 | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Serbia, Belgium and Danmark
Čavrić made his senior debuts at Banat Zrenjanin, before switching to OFK Beograd in June 2012.[1] He was the club's top scorer with 11 league goals (from 30 appearances) in the 2013–14 season. On 1 September 2014, Čavrić officially joined the Belgian club Genk on a three-year contract (plus a two-year option).[2] He moved on a season-long loan to the Danish side Aarhus in August 2015, with an option for a permanent deal.[3]
Slovan Bratislava
In September 2016, Čavrić signed a four-year contract with Slovak club Slovan Bratislava.[4]
On 3 November 2022, Čavrić scored two decisive goals during UEFA Europa Conference League – Group H fixture at LFF Stadium versus Žalgiris Vilnius (2–1), which secured a Slovak club first advancement to European play-off rounds in 17 years, when Čavrić's then-manager Vladimír Weiss Sr. led Artmedia Petržalka in the UEFA Champions League.[5]
In January 2024, Čavrić joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy.[6][7]
International career
Youth career
Čavrić represented Serbia at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship twice, winning the gold medal in 2013.[8] He subsequently went on to play for the Serbia U21s, taking part in both the 2015 and 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as the team exited in the group stage.
Senior career
Following the match against Žalgiris Vilnius in November 2022, it was announced that Čavrić and Slovan began pursuing Slovak citizenship, which would make him eligible to represent Slovakia internationally.[9] Later in November ahead of Slovak national team fixtures against Montenegro and Chile, national team manager Francesco Calzona informed that he would consider Čavrić to the national team once he meets eligibility requirements.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banat Zrenjanin | 2010–11 | Serbian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Serbian First League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| OFK Beograd | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | ||
| Total | 54 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 60 | 16 | |||
| Genk | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Aarhus (loan) | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2016–17 | Slovak Super Liga | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 24 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | Slovak Super Liga | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
| 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Slovak Super Liga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Slovak Super Liga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Slovak Super Liga | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 43 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Slovak Super Liga | 30 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 16[lower-alpha 5] | 4 | 52 | 24 | |
| 2023–24 | Slovak Super Liga | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 6] | 5 | 28 | 14 | |
| Total | 181 | 52 | 20 | 9 | 58 | 12 | 259 | 73 | ||
| Kashima Antlers (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | |
| Career total | 301 | 78 | 35 | 11 | 58 | 12 | 378 | 93 | ||
- Includes Serbian Cup, Belgian Cup, Danish Cup, Slovak Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Club
Slovan Bratislava[11]
- Slovak Super Liga: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Slovak Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: November 2022,[12] April 2023
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23[13]
References
- "Čavrić vraća publiku na stadion" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "Aleksandar Cavric naar KRC Genk" (in Dutch). krcgenk.be. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "Aleksandar Čavrić verhuurd aan Aarhus GF" (in Dutch). krcgenk.be. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "Posilnenie kádra v závere prestupového obdobia" (in Slovak). skslovan.com. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "Postup vďaka sile kolektívu i podpore od fanúšikov". www.skslovan.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- "アレクサンダル チャヴリッチ選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of the joining of Aleksandar Cavlic on a loan transfer]. www.antlers.co.jp (in Japanese). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- "Aleksandar Čavrič mení dres, bude pôsobiť v Japonsku" [Aleksandar Čavrič is changing his jersey, he will play in Japan]. www.skslovan.com (in Slovak). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- "Luković strike seals first Serbia triumph". uefa.com. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- Šurin, Peter (2022-11-08). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- Šurin, Peter (2022-11-08). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- Aleksandar Čavrić at Soccerway
- "Aleksandar Čavrič Voyo hráčom mesiaca november". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- "Jedenastka sezony..." Fortuna liga. 21 May 2023.
External links
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Aleksandar Čavrić – UEFA competition record (archive)