Aleksandar Pešić

Aleksandar Pešić
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Pešić
Date of birth (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992
Place of birth Niš, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 45
Youth career
Filip Filipović Niš
Partizan
Radnički Niš
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Radnički Niš 1 (0)
2008–2010 OFI Crete 13 (1)
2011–2013 Sheriff Tiraspol 59 (25)
2013–2014 Jagodina 22 (13)
2014–2017 Toulouse 57 (8)
2016–2017 → Atalanta (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 Red Star Belgrade 35 (25)
2018– Al-Ittihad 5 (0)
National team‡
2011 Serbia U19[lower-alpha 1] 6 (0)
2013–2015 Serbia U21 16 (3)
2016– Serbia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2017

Aleksandar Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Пешић; born 21 May 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer, playing as a striker for Al-Ittihad.

Club career

Pešić made his senior debut with Radnički Niš on 24 May 2008, just three days after his 16th birthday. He came on as a late second-half substitute in a goalless draw with ČSK Čelarevo at home, thus breaking the record of Dejan Petković and becoming the youngest ever player in the club's history.[1] However, the club suffered relegation from the Serbian First League at the end of the season after losing to Inđija in the playoffs.

In July 2008, Pešić moved abroad to Greece and signed for OFI Crete on a three-year deal.[2][3] He made one appearance in the 2008–09 Superleague Greece, still aged 16, as the club suffered relegation from the top flight. In early 2011, Pešić joined the reigning Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol. He helped them win back-to-back championship titles in 2012 and 2013. On 15 August 2013, Pešić left the club by mutual agreement.[4]

On 30 August 2013, Pešić returned to his homeland and joined Jagodina.[5] He netted a brace on his debut for the club on 14 September 2013, thus giving his side a 2–0 home league win over Spartak Subotica.[6] On 4 December 2013, Pešić scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 Serbian Cup quarter-final victory over Donji Srem. He was the club's top scorer with 13 goals in the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga, being named in the competition's best eleven.[7]

On 26 June 2015, Pešić officially signed a five-year contract with French club Toulouse.[8] He scored six goals in Ligue 1 during his debut season, but only two in the next one. On 1 September 2016, it was announced that Pešić was transferred to Italian club Atalanta on a season-long loan.[9]

On 4 July 2017, Pešić signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[10]

International career

Pešić represented Serbia at the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where the team were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Czech Republic. He was also a member of the Serbia U21s at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as they finished bottom of their group.

On 15 November 2016, Pešić made his full international debut for Serbia, playing the second 45 minutes in a 0–2 friendly loss at Ukraine.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 May 2018[11]
Pešić playing for Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Europa League, 2018
Club Season League Cup League Cup Super Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Radnički Niš 2007–08 1000———10
OFI Crete 2008–09 1010———20
2009–10 12100———121
Total 13110———141
Sheriff Tiraspol 2010–11 11510——00125
2011–12 231420——002514
2012–13 24621—1050327
2013–14 1000—103050
Total 592551—20807426
Jagodina 2013–14 221354——002717
Toulouse 2014–15 3461010——366
2015–16 2322040——292
Total 5783050——658
Atalanta (loan) 2016–17 6011———71
Red Star Belgrade 2017–18 352533——1315129
Career total 19372189502021123982

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 201610
Total10

Honours

Club

Sheriff Tiraspol
Red Star Belgrade

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Only official UEFA matches included

References

  1. ↑ "Pešić za "Novosti": Može se daleko i bez "večitih"" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Εχασε ο ΟΦΗ, έφτασε ο Πέσιτς" (in Greek). contra.gr. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Βατσινάς: "Ολα είναι ψέματα για Πέσιτς"" (in Greek). contra.gr. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Aleksandar Pesic leaves Sheriff". fc-sheriff.com. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jagodina pojačala napad" (in Serbian). srbijasport.net. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pešićev debi iz snova" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  7. ↑ ""Večiti" i Voša imaju po tri igrača u idealnom timu lige, Jagodini fer-plej nagrada" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Officiel : Aleksandar Pesic, nouveau Violet !" (in French). tfc.info. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Aleksandar Pesic prêté à l'Atalanta Bergame" (in French). tfc.info. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Pešić prvi put sa crveno-belim obeležijima: Biću brzo spreman, možda i za A reprezentaciju". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "A. Pešić". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Zvezdin BINGO: Pešić od džokera sa klupe do igrača sezone u Superligi!" (in Serbian). www.mozzartsport.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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