Slavoljub Srnić

Slavoljub Srnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Славољуб Срнић; born 12 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Las Palmas as a winger. He is a twin brother of Dragoljub Srnić.

Slavoljub Srnić

Srnić with Red Star in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992
Place of birth	Šabac, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Las Palmas
Number	24
Youth career
	Mačva Šabac
	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Red Star Belgrade	1	(0)
2011–2012	→ Sopot (loan)	28	(8)
2012–2013	→ Čukarički (loan)	31	(8)
2013–2015	Čukarički	63	(12)
2015–2019	Red Star Belgrade	86	(15)
2019–	Las Palmas	34	(1)
National team^‡
2014–2015	Serbia U21	4	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:12, 27 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2014

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Srnić was molded in Red Star's youth system, and some observers in Serbian football had referred to young Slavoljub as "Ognjen Koroman's student". Coach Aleksandar Kristić selected Srnić to make his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade on 6 November 2010 in a SuperLiga match against OFK Beograd. The Srnić brothers were then loaned to Red Star's farm team, FK Sopot. Subsequently, Slavoljub and Dragoljub were loaned to Čukarički, where they enjoyed much more playing time and success.

Čukarički

During the loan spell at Čukarički from Red Star, Slavoljub was named by Mozzart Sport as the most valuable player of the Serbian First League.[1] After the loan expired, Slavoljub and his brother refused to return to Red Star Belgrade,[2] and after many problems, they were sold to Čukarički in June 2013.[3]

In part due to Srnić's contributions, Čukarički returned to the Serbian top flight for the 2013-14 season, when Srnić terminated his contract with Red Star due to unpaid salary and became a permanent Čukarički player. On 6 October 2013, in a match between Čukarički and Srnić's former club Red Star, Srnić made an assist 17 seconds into the game and scored a goal in the second half.[4] Not by coincidence, Srnić earned the first international call-up in his career the following day.[5]

Return to Red Star Belgrade

On 31 August 2015, Slavoljub returned to Red Star, signing a three-year contract.[6] Red Star's coach Miodrag Božović had insisted on Srnić's return throughout the summer.[7] Including his first period with the club, Srnić noted his 100 match for Red Star Belgrade in a match against Vojvodina on 7 March 2018.[8]

Las Palmas

On 29 January 2019, Srnić moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side UD Las Palmas.[9]

International career

Srnić was called up by coach Radovan Ćurčić to replace an injured Lazar Marković by Serbia U21 on 7 October 2013 for the 2015 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying campaign,[5] but did not make his debut in the games he was called up for. He finally made his debut on 9 September 2014, in a 4–1 win against Northern Ireland U21, scoring two goals.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 November 2018[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	2010–11	SuperLiga	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
Sopot (loan)	2011–12	League Belgrade	28	8	—		—		—		28	8
Čukarički	2012–13 (loan)	First League	31	8	2	0	—		—		33	8
	2013–14	SuperLiga	28	3	2	0	—		—		30	3
	2014–15		29	8	6	2	4	1	—		39	11
	2015–16		6	1	0	0	4	0	—		10	1
	Total		94	20	10	2	8	1	—		112	23
Red Star Belgrade	2015–16	SuperLiga	27	8	1	0	0	0	—		28	8
	2016–17		22	2	5	1	6	0	—		33	3
	2017–18		28	4	3	1	15	4	—		46	9
	2018–19		9	1	2	0	5	0	—		16	1
	Total		86	15	11	2	26	4	—		123	21
Career total			208	43	22	4	30	5	—		262	52

Honours

Club

Čukarički'

• Serbian Cup: 2014–15[11]

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2015–16, 2017–18[11]

References

1. Mozzart Sport: Zvezda ne traži zamenu za Lazovića - ima momka koji je "brži od zvuka" (in Serbian) 3 June 2013
2. "Srnići napuštaju Zvezdu, ne traže od kluba novac!". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
3. "Srnići povukli tužbu, Zvezda ih prodala Čukaričkom". novosti.rs (in Serbian). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
4. B92 Sport: 'Osveta' Srnića, poraz Zvezde (in Serbian)
5. Sportal. "Ćurčić nagradio Srnića za gol Zvezdi". Archived from the original on 24 June 2014.
6. Moja Crvena zvezda: Slavoljub Srnić i zvanično Zvezdin! (in Serbian) 31 August 2015
7. Mozzart Sport: Greška skupa 350.000 evra: Srnić se vratio u Zvezdu! (in Serbian) 31 August 2015
8. "Срнић 100 пута у Звездином дресу!". Red Star Belgrade official website. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
9. "Srnić is UD Las Palmas' latest signing". UD Las Palmas. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
10. Mozzart Sport: Srnić i Orlići nisu želeli Špance: Možda nas Bog pogleda, mnogo bi nam značili A reprezentativci (in Serbian) 12 September 2014
11. "S.Srnić on Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

External links

• Early career at Srbijafudbal.
• Slavoljub Srnić Stats at Utakmica.rs