| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Čajetina,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leganés | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Zlatibor Čajetina | ||
| 2005–2010 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Partizan | 82 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | →Smederevo (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Betis | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | →Leganés (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | →Alavés (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Osasuna | 108 | (4) |
| 2024– | Leganés | 36 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Serbia U17[α] | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Serbia U19[α] | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Serbia U21 | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Serbia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2017 | |||
Darko Brašanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Брашанац; born 12 February 1992) is a Serbian professionalfootballer who plays forLa Liga clubLeganés as amidfielder.
Brašanac represented his country at all youth international levels, collecting more than 35 appearances, before making his senior team debut in 2015.
After starting out at his local clubZlatibor Čajetina at the age of 6, Brašanac moved toPartizan still as a trainee in 2005. He was one of the most promising members of the team led bySlađan Šćepović that won numerous international youth tournaments.[1][2] Consequently, Brašanac was promoted to the senior squad in January 2010.[3] He made his competitive debut for Partizan in a 2–0 away league win overHajduk Kula on 14 March 2010, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute forCléo.[4] Until the end of the2009–10 season, Brašanac recorded two more league appearances, as the club won its third consecutive championship title.
In June 2010, alongsideMarko Šćepović andMatija Nastasić, Brašanac signed his first professional contract with Partizan.[5] He made his first appearance of the new season on 4 September 2010, replacingSaša Ilić in a 2–0 home league victory over Hajduk Kula. On 8 December 2010, Brašanac made hisUEFA Champions League debut in a 1–3 away loss toArsenal atEmirates Stadium, coming on as an injury-time substitute forAlmami Moreira.[6] He made six appearances in all competitions in the2010–11 campaign, as the club won the double.
In August 2011, Brašanac was sent on a six-month loan toSmederevo.[7] He scored his first senior career goal on 26 October 2011, netting the equalizer in a 1–1Serbian Cup draw withSloboda 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 overBSK Borča. In total, Brašanac made 24 league appearances and scored two goals in the2011–12 campaign.
After a season-long loan, Brašanac returned to Partizan, but was rarely chosen to play in the first half of the2012–13 campaign, making only two national cup appearances. 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.[8]
On 7 December 2013, Brašanac scored his first goal of the current season, netting the winner in a 1–0 away victory overČukarički. He subsequently signed a contract which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2017.[9] Afterwards, Brašanac became a first team regular, missing only one out of 15 league games in the second part of the2013–14 campaign. He continued to play regularly early into the2014–15 season, making all six starts in qualifications forUEFA competitions, before suffering a broken rib while playing for the national youth team in September 2014.[10] After fully recovering, Brašanac returned to the starting lineup after winter break, helping Partizan win the championship.
In the2015–16 season, Brašanac was an undisputed starter for Partizan, recording 40 appearances and scoring four goals in all competitions, as the club won the domestic cup after five years.
In August 2016, Brašanac was transferred to Spanish clubBetis on a five-year deal.[11] He made his official debut for the Andalusian side on 11 September 2016, playing the full 90 minutes and receiving a yellow card in a 3–2 away win againstValencia. On 23 April 2017, Brašanac scored his first goal inLa Liga, giving his team a 1–0 win away atCelta.
On 30 August 2017, Brašanac was loaned to fellow top tier clubCD Leganés for one year.[12] Roughly one year later, he joinedDeportivo Alavés in the same category, also in a temporary deal.[13]
On 22 July 2019, Brašanac agreed to a three-year contract withnewly promoted sideCA Osasuna, for a fee of€ 1 million and an additional €750,000 in add-ons, with Betis retaining 10% of a future sale; his release clause was set at €8 million.[14]
On 1 February 2024, Brašanac returned toLega on a contract until the end ofthe season.[15]
Brašanac was a regular member of theSerbia national under-17 team. He also representedSerbia at the2011 UEFA Under-19 Championship. They reached the semi-final of the tournament and were eliminated from the competition by theCzech Republic. In early 2013, Brašanac made his debut for theSerbia U21s 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 overBelgium on 5 March 2014.[16] Brašanac was also a member of the final squad at the2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
On 4 September 2015, Brašanac made his full international debut forSerbia, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0UEFA Euro 2016qualifier win overArmenia.[17] He was also an unused substitute in the team's last two UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying games againstAlbania andPortugal in October 2015.[18][19] His third and final international was a March 2016friendly match away againstEstonia.[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 2009–10 | Serbian SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10[d] | 1 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 115 | 10 | ||
| Smederevo (loan) | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| Betis | 2016–17 | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Leganés (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| Alavés (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| Osasuna | 2019–20 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 118 | 5 | |||
| Leganés | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 293 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 348 | 21 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
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