| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lazar Vujadin Samardžić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-02-24)24 February 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blau-Weiß Spandau | |||
| –2008 | Schwarz-Weiß Neukölln | ||
| 2008–2009 | Grün-Weiss Neukölln | ||
| 2009–2020 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Hertha BSC | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | RB Leipzig | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Udinese | 93 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | →Atalanta (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2025– | Atalanta | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Germany U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | Germany U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Germany U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023– | Serbia | 26 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:44, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 Novembar 2025 | |||
Lazar Vujadin Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic:Лазар Вујадин Самарџић,pronounced[lâzaːrsǎmaːrdʒitɕ]; born 24 February 2002) is a Serbian professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder orleft winger forSerie A clubAtalanta. Born in Germany, he plays for theSerbia national team.[2][3]
Samardžić played for BSV Grün-Weiss Neukölln 1950 e.V. from 2008 to 2009,[4] and joined Hertha BSC from 9 October 2009.[3][5] Samardžić played for the U17 and U19 teams of Hertha BSC in theUnder 17 andUnder 19 Bundesliga, scoring 16 and 14 goals respectively.[6] Samardžić won the bronze award of theFritz Walter Medal in the U17 group.[7][8]
Samardžić was announced to have signed a professional contract, and first appeared as an unused substitute for the professional team in a 3–3 away draw againstFortuna Düsseldorf on 28 February 2020.[9][10]
Samardžić made his debut forHertha BSC in theBundesliga on 22 May 2020, coming on as a substitute forPer Ciljan Skjelbred in the 81st minute of theBerlin derby againstUnion Berlin, which finished as a 4–0 win.[11] Samardzic is considered one of Germany's most talented prospects and he has attracted serious interest from elite clubs around the world, such as Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus.[12][13]
On 8 September 2020, Samardžić joined fellowBundesliga sideRB Leipzig on a five-year deal.[14] He made his RB Leipzig debut on 3 October, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win againstFC Schalke 04.
Ahead of the2021–22 season, 19-year-old Samardžić moved toSerie A clubUdinese. He signed a five-year contract.[15]
On 18 August 2024, Samardžić joined fellow Serie A sideAtalanta on loan, with an obligation to make the transfer permanent under certain conditions.[16] Later that year, on 26 November, he scored his firstChampions League goal in a 6–1 away victory overYoung Boys.[17]
Samardžić played forBerlin at the Under-15 level and Germany at the Under-17 and Under-19 levels. He first appeared internationally and played two matches in the2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification againstBelarus andSlovenia.[6][18][19] He then played in all three matches of thegroup stage of the tournament, scoring once, but the team failed to progress to theknockout stage. For the U-19 level, he played in the2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, scoring twice.[6]
In February 2023, theFootball Association of Serbia announced that Samardžić had accepted managerDragan Stojković's invitation to switch his allegiance toSerbia on his 21st birthday.[20] He subsequently received his first official call-up to the Serbian senior national team the following month, being included in the list for theUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches againstLithuania andMontenegro.[21]
On 25 March 2023, Samardžić made his debut for Serbia in a 2–0 win over Lithuania in Belgrade.[22]
Samardžić was selected in Serbia's squad for theUEFA Euro 2024. He played in group stage matches againstSlovenia andDenmark. Serbia finished fourth in the group.
Samardžić was born inBerlin, and he is aSerb fromBosnia and Herzegovina. His father hails fromŽivinice,Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Udinese | 2021–22 | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 5 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 2024–25 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 93 | 13 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 98 | 13 | ||||
| Atalanta (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| Atalanta | 2025–26 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| Atalanta total | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 21 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 March 2025 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion,Vienna, Austria |  Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs |
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