 Petrović withBlackburn Rovers in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Radosav Petrović | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Ub,SR Serbia,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2006 | Jedinstvo Ub | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Jedinstvo Ub | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Radnički Obrenovac | 25 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Partizan | 70 | (17) |
| 2011–2012 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Gençlerbirliği | 77 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Sporting CP | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | →Rio Ave (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Almería | 54 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Zaragoza | 37 | (1) |
| 2023 | Ordabasy | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | APOEL | 46 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2015 | Serbia | 44 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 August 2018 | |||
Radosav Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic:Радосав Петровић,pronounced[rǎdosaʋpětroʋitɕ]; born 8 March 1989) is a Serbian professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder. He representedSerbia at the2010 FIFA World Cup.
Petrović began playing football at his hometown clubJedinstvo Ub (where he gained the nicknameRaća) and he played there for all youth ranks of the club, before making his senior debut during the 2006–07 season. After only a year of senior football for Jedinstvo, he moved toRadnički Obrenovac.
On 20 June 2008, Petrović completed a move toPartizan fromRadnički Obrenovac. He signed a five-year contract and was given the number 20 shirt for Partizan.[2] Petrović made his official debut for the club in aUEFA Champions League qualifier againstInter Baku on 6 August 2008, a game which Partizan won 2–0. On 21 May 2009, he scored his first goal for Partizan in a 3–0Serbian Cup final match win overSevojno. He also scored againstČukarički Stankom in the finalSerbian SuperLiga game of the season.
After the departure ofJuca toDeportivo La Coruña, Petrović was given the number 8 shirt. He featured in total of 24 league matches and scored 7 goals in Partizan'stitle-winning campaign. His most notable moment of the season was a fantastic goal for a 1–0 win against cross-town rivalsCrvena zvezda.[3] He was also named in the 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year.
On 10 April 2011, Petrović made his 100th competitive match for Partizan and marked his jubilee with a goal from the penalty kick againstSpartak Subotica. He was named in the Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year for the second season in a row.
On 30 June 2011,SBV Vitesse announced on their official website that Petrović was on the way to move to theNetherlands.[4] On the same day, Partizan confirmed the transfer with statement that Petrović would sign a five-year contract.[5] However, few days later appeared information that the transfer failed due to problems with the amount of compensation to the player's agent.[6]
On 24 July 2011, Serbian media revealed possible interest in Petrović from EnglishPremier League (at the time) teamBlackburn Rovers.[7] The following day it was confirmed by Partizan that Rovers had bid for the young Serbian midfielder.[8] It was later confirmed by Partizan that Petrović had been left behind from the club travelling to a pre-season tour ready for travelling to England to discuss personal terms when an offer was accepted.[9] On 27 July it was reported that a fee had been agreed between Partizan and Rovers.[10] On 26 July it was revealed that Petrović had arrived in England to undertake a medical.[11] On 9 August 2011, a work permit was obtained and Petrović officially joined Blackburn Rovers.[12] Petrović's full home-debut for the club was againstSheffield Wednesday on 24 August 2011 in theLeague Cup second round, in a game which Rovers won 3–1.[13]
On 22 August 2012, Petrović signed for Turkish clubGençlerbirliği for an undisclosed fee.[14]
On 26 May 2015, Petrović signed a 5-year contract with the Ukrainian championsDynamo Kyiv, joining them as a free agent. On 19 July 2015, Petrović made his first official debut for Dynamo in a 2–1 win againstFC Stal in theUkrainian Premier League. On 4 December 2015, Petrović scored his first goal for Dynamo in a 0–6 win againstMetalurh Zaporizhzhia in theUkrainian Premier League.
On 14 June 2016, Petrović signed a 4-year contract with Portuguese clubSporting CP. He was loaned toRio Ave the following year and played 13 games for them. Petrović finally made his league debut for Sporting as a second halfsubstitute in a 2–1 win overEstoril.
On 15 May 2018, Petrović and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification.[15][16] Despite the events, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in thePortuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend,[17] eventually losing toC.D. Aves.
On 19 August 2019, Petrović signed a three-year deal withSegunda División sideUD Almería.[18] He was a regular starter for the club as they missed out promotion in the play-offs twice.
On 10 August 2021, Petrović terminated his contract with theAndalusians.[19]
Hours after leaving Almería, Petrović signed a two-year contract withReal Zaragoza also in the Spanish second division.[20] On 31 January 2023, he terminated his contract with the club.[21]
Petrović made his international debut for theSerbia U21 squad in the first leg of the2009 European Championship qualifying play-offs againstDenmark U21 on 11 October 2008.
He made his debut for theSerbia national team againstSouth Africa on 12 August 2009.
On 1 June 2010, Petrović was named in the final 23-man squad for the2010 FIFA World Cup,[22] where he appeared in group stage victory againstGermany. He earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 2 goals[23] and his final international was a November 2015friendly match against theCzech Republic.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jedinstvo Ub | 2006–07 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Radnički Obrenovac | 2007–08 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| Partizan | 2008–09 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 36 | 9 | |||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 41 | 9 | |||
| Total | 70 | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | 27 | 1 | — | 107 | 20 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2012–13 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 84 | 10 | ||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2015–16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Sporting CP | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Almería | 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 | |||
| Zaragoza | 2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Ordabasy | 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| APOEL | 2023–24 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 391 | 29 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 498 | 35 | |
| Serbia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 2 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 2011 | Seoul World Cup Stadium,Seoul |  South Korea | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 18 November 2014 | Perivolia Municipal Stadium,Chania |  Greece | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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