Saša Zdjelar (Serbian Cyrillic:Саша Здјелар; born 20 March 1995) is a Serbian professionalfootballer who plays for Russian clubZenit Saint Petersburg. His primary position isdefensive midfielder and he also playscentre-back.
 Zdjelar withCSKA Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-03-20)20 March 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade,FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| OFK Beograd | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | OFK Beograd | 62 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Olympiacos | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | →Mallorca (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Partizan (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | Partizan | 126 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | CSKA Moscow | 70 | (1) |
| 2025– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Serbia U17[a] | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U19[a] | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Serbia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Serbia | 9 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:19, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editZdjelar made his senior debut forOFK Beograd in a 3–0 home league win overNovi Pazar on 3 December 2011, aged 16.[2] He was later sold to Greek championsOlympiacos in 2013, but remained at his parent club for the next two years. In total, Zdjelar recorded 67 competitive appearances with theRomantičari.
In the summer of 2015, Zdjelar eventually moved to Greece and joined Olympiacos. He made his debut for the club on 28 October 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2Greek Cup draw versusPlatanias. On 13 January 2016, Zdjelar scored his first ever senior goal for Olympiacos in a 6–0 Greek Cup win overChania.[3]
On 13 January 2017, Zdjelar was loaned to SpanishSegunda División sideRCD Mallorca until the end of theseason.[4]
On 29 January 2018, he was loaned toPartizan until the end of the 2017–18 season, after being put on Olympiacos' out-of-favour list.[5] At the end of the 2017–18 season, Partizan announced the signing of the player for an estimated fee at the range of €500,000[6] On 23 May 2018, Zdjelar scored the winner againstMladost Lučani, in theSerbian Cup final.[7]
In 2018–19 season, Zdjelar won his secondSerbian Cup trophy and collected 45 appearances for Partizan, across three competitions.
After an assist byUmar Sadiq, Zdjelar scored a goal from 20 meters away in a 4–0 win overVojvodina in theDerby of Serbia.[8] In 2019–20 season, interrupted due to global pandemic ofCOVID-19, Zdjelar was again the most capped Partizan player, amassing 42 appearances (and skipping only 3 games) across all competitions.[9]
In July 2020, he wore Partizan's captain armband for the first time.
On 28 July 2022, Zdjelar signed a contract withRussian Premier League clubCSKA Moscow for three years with an option to extend.[10]
On 21 February 2025, Zdjelar signed with Russian championsZenit St. Petersburg until the end of the 2025–26 season.[11]
International career
editZdjelar representedSerbia at the2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final byPortugal after penalties.[12] He was also a member of the team that won the gold medal at the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13]
On 31 May 2016, Zdjelar made his full international debut forSerbia, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly win overIsrael. He subsequently appeared as an injury-time substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw withRussia atStade Louis II five days later.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 67 | 0 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| Mallorca (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| Partizan (loan) | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | |
| Partizan | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | – | 45 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12[d] | 0 | – | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14[e] | 0 | – | 50 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 126 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 0 | – | 180 | 3 | |||
| CSKA Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 25 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 96 | 1 | |||
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 304 | 6 | 61 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 412 | 8 | ||
- ^abOnly officialUEFA matches included
- ^IncludesSerbian Cup,Greek Football Cup,Russian Cup
- ^abAppearance(s) inUEFA Champions League
- ^abcdAppearance(s) inUEFA Europa League
- ^Appearances inUEFA Europa Conference League
- ^Appearance inRussian Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
editOlympiacos
- Superleague Greece:2015–16
- Greek Cup runner-up:2015–16
Partizan
CSKA Moscow
Serbia U20
References
edit- ^"Saša Zdjelar" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. Retrieved12 August 2022.
- ^"ROMANTIČARI POBEDILI PAZARCE" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. 3 December 2011. Retrieved11 November 2016.
- ^"Upisali se Zdjelar i Stanisavljević (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 13 January 2016. Retrieved11 November 2016.
- ^"Sasa Zdjelar llega cedido del Olympiacos" [Sasa Zdjelar arrives on loan from Olympiacos] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 13 January 2017. Archived fromthe original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved15 January 2017.
- ^team, Onsports (29 January 2018)."Ολυμπιακός: Στην Παρτιζάν ο Ζντιέλαρ".Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved30 January 2018.
- ^"THE LOANEES NOT RETURNING TO OLYMPIACOS".www.agonasport.com (in Greek). 29 May 2018.
- ^"Partizan posle preokreta osvojio Kup!".N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved14 July 2019.
- ^"PARTIZAN VS. VOJVODINA 4 - 0".Soccerway. 2 November 2019.
- ^"Partizanov perpetuum mobile: Saša Zdjelar odigrao 42 utakmice u sezoni | MozzartSport".www.mozzartsport.com. Retrieved29 August 2020.
- ^"Саша Зделар — игрок ПФК ЦСКА!" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 28 July 2022. Retrieved28 July 2022.
- ^"Саша Зделар — игрок «Зенита»" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 21 February 2025.
- ^"Portugal prevail in shoot-out to end Serbia reign".UEFA. 28 July 2014. Retrieved11 November 2016.
- ^"Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". fifa.com. 20 June 2015. Archived fromthe original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved11 November 2016.
- ^Saša Zdjelar at Soccerway
- ^"Saša Zdjelar".superleaguegreece.net. Retrieved20 August 2017.
- ^"Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.
External links
edit- Saša Zdjelar atReprezentacija.rs(in Serbian)
- Saša Zdjelar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Saša Zdjelar at WorldFootball.net
- Saša Zdjelar –FIFA competition record (archived)
- Saša Zdjelar –UEFA competition record (archive)