Lazar Samardžić
Lazar Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Самарџић; born 24 February 2002) is a German football player who plays as a midfielder for Hertha BSC.[1][2] Although a midfielder, he can also play as a left winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lazar Samardžić | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
Blau-Weiß Spandau | |||
Schwarz-Weiß Neukölln | |||
–2009 | Grün-Weiss Neukölln | ||
2009–2020 | Hertha BSC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Hertha BSC II | 5 | (1) |
2020– | Hertha BSC | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Germany U16 | 7 | (2) |
2019 | Germany U17 | 5 | (1) |
2019– | Germany U19 | 6 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:41, 4 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:10, 22 May 2020 (UTC) |
Early career
Samardžić played for BSV Grün-Weiss Neukölln 1950 e.V. from 2008 to 2009[3] and joined Hertha BSC from October 9, 2009.[2][4] Samardžić played for the U17 and U19 teams of Hertha BSC in the Under 17 and Under 19 Bundesliga, scoring 16 and 14 goals respectively.[5] Samardžić won the bronze award of the Fritz Walter Medal in the U17 group.[6][7]
Senior career
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 against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 28 February 2020.[8][9] He had attracted the attention of S.L. Benfica.[10][11]
International play
Samardžić played for Berlin at the Under-15 level and Germany at the Under-17 and Under-19 levels. He first appeared internationally and played 2 matches in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification against Belarus and Slovenia.[5][12][13] He then played in all three matches of the group stage of the tournament, scoring once, but the team failed to progress to the knockout stage. For the U-19 level, he played in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, scoring twice.[5]
Samardžić made plays for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga since 22 May 2020, coming on as a substitute for Per Ciljan Skjelbred in the 81st minute of the Berlin derby against Union Berlin, which finished as a 4–0 win.[14]
Personal life
Samardžić was born in Berlin, and is of Serbian descent.[1]
References
- Lazar Samardžić at WorldFootball.net
- "Lazar Samardžić | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "U 17: Einst Amateurverein, mittlerweile Nationalspieler". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Hertha BSC - HerthaBSC.de". www.herthabsc.de (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "Germany - L. Samardžić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- Quinn, Phillip (13 August 2019). "Fritz Walter Medals awarded to Germany's top youth players". Bavarian Football Works. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Gold Fritz Walter medals for Kühn, Bühl and Adeyemi". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "A comeback on the Rhein - Teams - HerthaBSC.de". www.herthabsc.de (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Wird dieses Hertha-Talent der neue Max Kruse? – Meldung". tekk.tv. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- SAPO. "Benfica quer jovem promessa do Hertha". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Benfica pode comprar um dos jovens mais promissores da Europa a "custo zero"". zap.aeiou.pt. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- UEFA.com. "Germany-Belarus | Under-17". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- UEFA.com. "Slovenia-Germany | Under-17". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 27. Round » Hertha BSC – 1. FC Union Berlin 4:0". WorldFootball.net. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
External links
- Lazar Samardžić at DFB (also available in German)
- Lazar Samardžić at kicker (in German)
- Lazar Samardžić at Soccerway
- Lazar Samardžić at FootballDatabase.eu