Aleksandar Pešić
Aleksandar Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Пешић; born 21 May 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Pešić | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Niš, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2020 | Al-Ittihad | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → FC Seoul (loan) | 26 | (10) |
| 2020– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Serbia U19[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Serbia U21[lower-alpha 1] | 9 | (3) |
| 2016– | Serbia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2021 | |||
Club career
Europe
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] He became the top goalscorer of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga with 25 goals.
Asia
In July 2018, Pešić signed a three-year contract with Saudi Arabia club Al-Ittihad.[11]
On 8 February 2019, Pešić was loaned to FC Seoul on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[12]
International career
Pešić has represented Serbia under-19 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 under-21 team 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 the senior team, playing in a second half in a 2–0 friendly defeat against Ukraine.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 May 2020[13]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Radnički Niš | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| OFI Crete | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2010–11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | ||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 25 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 26 | ||
| Jagodina | 2013–14 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | ||
| Toulouse | 2014–15 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 57 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 8 | |||
| Atalanta (loan) | 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2017–18 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 51 | 29 | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 2018–19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| FC Seoul (loan) | 2019 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 230 | 83 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 280 | 93 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Sheriff Tiraspol
- Red Star Belgrade
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Top Scorer: 2017–18
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Season: 2017–18[14]
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2017–18
Notes
- Only official UEFA matches included.
References
- "Pešić za "Novosti": Može se daleko i bez "večitih"" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Εχασε ο ΟΦΗ, έφτασε ο Πέσιτς" (in Greek). contra.gr. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Βατσινάς: "Ολα είναι ψέματα για Πέσιτς"" (in Greek). contra.gr. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Aleksandar Pesic leaves Sheriff". fc-sheriff.com. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Jagodina pojačala napad" (in Serbian). srbijasport.net. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Pešićev debi iz snova" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ""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.
- "Officiel : Aleksandar Pesic, nouveau Violet !" (in French). tfc.info. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Aleksandar Pesic prêté à l'Atalanta Bergame" (in French). tfc.info. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "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.
- Kevin Affleck (15 July 2018). "Saudi Arabia giants Al-Ittihad make two international signings". Arab News. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- "FC Seoul sign Serbian striker Pesic". Yonhap News Agency. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- "A. Pešić". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Zvezdin BINGO: Pešić od džokera sa klupe do igrača sezone u Superligi!" (in Serbian). www.mozzartsport.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
External links
- Aleksandar Pešić at Soccerway
- Aleksandar Pešić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Aleksandar Pešić – UEFA competition record
- Aleksandar Pešić – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)