Milan Rodić

Milan Rodić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Родић, pronounced [mǐlan rǒːditɕ]; born 2 April 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Red Star Belgrade and the Serbia national football team.

Milan Rodić

Rodić with Red Star Belgrade in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Milan Rodić
Date of birth	(1991-04-02) 2 April 1991
Place of birth	Titov Drvar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Red Star Belgrade
Number	23
Youth career
	OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	OFK Beograd	71	(3)
2013–2015	Zenit Saint Petersburg	7	(1)
2013–2014	→ Volga Nizhny Novgorod (loan)	18	(0)
2015	→ Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2017	Krylia Sovetov	33	(2)
2017–	Red Star Belgrade	69	(4)
National team^‡
2011–2012	Serbia U21	8	(0)
2018–	Serbia	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career

OFK Beograd

Rodić played his first professional match for OFK Beograd on 26 April 2009, against Partizan at the age of 18. Almost two years later, on 25 April 2012, he was named left-back in Sportal's ideal team of Round 26 in the 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga.[2]

Zenit St. Petersburg

On 31 January 2013, Rodić signed a contract with Zenit St. Petersburg. On 21 February 2013, coach Luciano Spalletti deployed Rodić in the 85th minute as a substitute for Sergei Semak against Liverpool in the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League.[3] However, Rodić ended up playing only five matches for Zenit before being loaned out to FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod and Zenit's reserve team, after which he transferred to Krylia Sovetov.[4]

Krylia Sovetov

In August 2015, Rodić signed with Krylia Sovetov. Over the course of two seasons, Rodić got back into competitive shape.[4] After two years with Krylia Sovetov, Rodić thanked the fans and commented that he was happy to play for Krylia, but that he missed his family in Serbia.[4]

Red Star Belgrade

On 21 July 2017, Rodić signed a three-year contract with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.[5] Red Star had paid approximately €250,000 to Krylia Sovetov for Rodić's transfer.[4] He played in Red Star's 2017–18 UEFA Europa League campaign under coach Vladan Milojević. On 19 October 2017, Rodić got a red card in the Group H home match against Arsenal, which Red Star lost 0-1.[6] On 12 March 2019, he extended his contract with Red Star to the summer of 2022.[7]

International career

On 6 June 2011, Rodić made his debut with the Serbia national under-21 football team against Sweden's U-21 team. Five years later, Rodić got his first call up to the senior Serbia squad for a friendly match against Russia on 5 June 2016.[8]

In May 2018 he was named in Serbia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9] On 4 June, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Chile, coming on as a substitute for Aleksandar Kolarov in the 80th minute.[10] He was also selected in Serbia’s squad for the 2018 World Cup,[11] but he failed to make any appearances there.

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 August 2020[12]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OFK Beograd	2008–09	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2010–11	20	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	2
	2009–12	25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	2012–13	13	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total	71	3	7	2	3	0	0	0	81	5
Zenit	2012–13	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	2014–15	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
	Total	5	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	10	1
Volga (loan)	2013–14	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Zenit-2 (loan)	2015–16	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Krylia Sovetov	2015–16	16	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	17	2
	2016–17	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
	2017–18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	33	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	35	3
Red Star	2017–18	29	3	1	0	9	0	0	0	39	3
	2018–19	18	1	3	0	13	0	0	0	34	1
	2019–20	18	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	31	0
	2020–21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	68	4	4	0	35	0	0	0	106	4
Career total		199	9	15	4	34	0	0	0	255	13

International

As of 17 November 2019[12]

Serbia
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	5	0
2019	2	0
Total	7	0

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Football Premier League: 2014–15

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

References

1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
2. "Tim 26. kolo JSL". 26 April 2012. Archived from the original (via Wayback Machine) on 10 March 2018.
3. Team Lineups: Liverpool 3-1 Zenit St Petersburg (agg 3-3). 21 February 2013.
4. "Arena Sport: Milan Rodić: Evo zašto sam izabrao Crvenu zvezdu" (in Serbian). 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
5. Mihajlo Vidojević. Sportske: Pao još jedan potpis - Rodić je Zvezdin! (in Serbian) 21 July 2017. Accessed 30 July 2017.
6. Richard Martin (19 October 2017). "Everton lose to Lyon, Giroud lifts Arsenal". Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
7. Nemanja Lazić (12 March 2019). "I ZVANIČNO: Milan Rodić do 2022. godine". HotSport.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 October 2019.
8. MUSLINOVI "ORLOVI" Ovo je spisak nove reprezentacije Srbije u fudbalu (in Serbian) 10 May 2016
9. Један тим, срцем свим – Младен Крстајић одабрао [One team, with all their hearts – Mladen Krstajić selects]. FSS.rs (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
10. "Serbia VS Chile 4 June 2018".
11. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
12. "M.Rodić on Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

External sources

• Milan Rodić at Utakmica.rs