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Lazar Vujadin Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Вујадин Самарџић, pronounced [lâzaːr sǎmaːrdʒitɕ]; born 24 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese.[2][3] Although a midfielder, he can also play as a left winger.

Lazar Samardžić

Personal information
Full name	Lazar Vujadin Samardžić[1]
Date of birth	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Udinese
Number	24
Youth career
	FK Hercegovac
	Blau-Weiß Spandau
	Schwarz-Weiß Neukölln
0000–2009	Grün-Weiss Neukölln
2009–2020	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Hertha BSC II	5	(1)
2020	Hertha BSC	3	(0)
2020–2021	RB Leipzig	7	(0)
2021–	Udinese	36	(5)
National team‡
2017–2018	Germany U16	7	(2)
2019	Germany U17	5	(1)
2019	Germany U19	6	(2)
2020–2022	Germany U20	5	(2)
2022–	Germany U21	5	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:13, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Hertha BSC

Youth

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 the Under 17 and Under 19 Bundesliga, scoring 16 and 14 goals respectively.[6] Samardžić won the bronze award of the Fritz Walter Medal in the U17 group.[7][8]

First team

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.[9][10]

Samardžić made his debut for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga on 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.[11] Samardzic is considered one of Germany's most talented prospects and he had attracted serious interest from elite clubs around the world, such as Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus.[12][13]

RB Leipzig

On 8 September 2020, Samardžić joined fellow Bundesliga side RB 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 against FC Schalke 04.

Udinese

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, 19-year-old Samardžić moved to Italian Serie A club Udinese. He signed a five-year contract.[15]

International career

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 two matches in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification against Belarus and Slovenia.[6][16][17] 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.[6]

Personal life

Samardžić was born in Berlin, and is of Bosnian Serb descent.[2] His father hails from Živinice.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hertha BSC II	2019–20	Regionalliga	5	1	—		—		—		—		5	1
Hertha BSC	2019–20	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
RB Leipzig	2020–21		7	0	2	0	—		0	0	—		9	0
Udinese	2021–22	Serie A	22	2	2	0	—		—		—		24	2
	2022–23		14	3	2	0	—		—		—		16	3
	Total		36	5	4	0	—		—		—		40	5
Career total			51	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	6

References

External links

• Lazar Samardžić at DFB (also available in German)
• Lazar Samardžić at Soccerway
• Lazar Samardžić at FootballDatabase.eu

На других языках

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[de] Lazar Samardžić

Lazar Vujadin Samardžić (* 24. Februar 2002 in Berlin) ist ein deutsch-serbischer Fußballspieler. Der Offensivspieler steht seit August 2021 bei Udinese Calcio unter Vertrag und ist deutscher Nachwuchsnationalspieler.

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- [en] Lazar Samardžić

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[es] Lazar Samardžić

Lazar Samardžić (en serbio: Лазар Самарџић; Berlín, Alemania, 24 de febrero de 2002) es un futbolista alemán. Juega de centrocampista y su equipo es el Udinese Calcio de la Serie A italiana.

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[fr] Lazar Samardžić

Lazar Samardžić, né le 24 février 2002 à Berlin en Allemagne, est un footballeur allemand qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain à l'Udinese Calcio.

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[it] Lazar Samardžić

Lazar Samardžić (Berlino, 24 febbraio 2002) è un calciatore tedesco, centrocampista dell'Udinese.

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[ru] Самарджич, Лазар

Лазар Вуджадин Самарджич (серб. Лазар Вујадин Самарџић; нем. Lazar Samardzic; родился 24 февраля 2002) — немецкий футболист, полузащитник итальянского клуба «Удинезе» и сборной Германии до 21 года.

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