Aleksandar Pantić (footballer, born 1992)

Aleksandar Pantić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Пантић; born 11 April 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club East Bengal.[1]

Aleksandar Pantić
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Pantić
Date of birth (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Aranđelovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
East Bengal
Number 28
Youth career
2002–2011 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Rad 26 (0)
2012–2013 Red Star Belgrade 13 (1)
2013–2017 Villarreal 9 (0)
2014–2015Córdoba (loan) 29 (0)
2015–2016Eibar (loan) 20 (0)
2016–2017Alavés (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2019 Dynamo Kyiv 15 (0)
2019Cádiz (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Doxa Katokopias 16 (0)
2021AEL Limassol (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2022 Zagłębie Lubin 9 (0)
2023 Lugo 10 (0)
2023–2024 Doxa 7 (0)
2024– East Bengal 8 (0)
International career
2011 Serbia U19 4 (0)
2012–2015 Serbia U21 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:56, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Rad edit

He made his professional debut for Rad on 29 May 2011, in Serbian SuperLiga match versus Javor Ivanjica.[2]

Red Star Belgrade edit

In the final hours of 2012 summer transfer window, on 31 August 2012, Pantić signed a one-year contract for Serbian powerhouse Red Star Belgrade.[3] He appeared in 13 matches during his only campaign and also scoring his first professional goal, in a 7–2 home routing over BSK Borča.

Villarreal edit

On 7 July 2013 Pantić signed a three-year deal with La Liga side Villarreal CF.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 6 January of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 5–2 routing at Rayo Vallecano.[5]

On 1 August 2014 Pantić joined fellow league team Córdoba CF in a season-long loan.[6] On 20 August of the following year he moved to SD Eibar also in the top division, on loan for one year.[7]

On 4 August 2016, Pantić was again loaned to another club in the Spanish top tier, Deportivo Alavés.[8]

Dynamo Kyiv edit

On 1 February 2017, Pantić signed for Ukrainian club FC Dynamo Kyiv.[9] On 30 January 2019, he returned to Spain after agreeing to a six-month loan deal with Cádiz CF in Segunda División.[10]

On 2 September 2019, Dynamo Kyiv and Pantić mutually agreed to terminate his contract, making him a free agent.[11]

Doxa Katokopias edit

On 6 August 2020, after nearly one year without a club, Pantić joined Doxa Katokopias FC in Cyprus. He was loaned to fellow league team AEL Limassol the following 2 February, before returning to his parent club in June.

Pantić left Doxa on 30 August 2021.

Zagłębie Lubin edit

On 23 September 2021, Pantić switched teams and countries again after signing for Ekstraklasa side Zagłębie Lubin. On 10 January of the following year, however, he left the club.

Lugo edit

On 15 November 2022, free agent Pantić joined CD Lugo on a trial basis.[12] On 2 January of the following year, he signed a contract with the club until the end of the season.[13]

International career edit

Pantić is member of Serbia under-21 team since summer 2012. He made his debut on 5 June 2012 against Faroe Islands.[14]

Career statistics edit

As of 6 November 2018[15]
Club performance League Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Super Cup Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Serbia League Serbian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Super Cup Total
Rad 2010–11 SuperLiga 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2011–12 19 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 0
2012–13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 26 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 0
Red Star 2012–13 SuperLiga 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Total 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Spain League Copa del Rey UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Supercopa de España Total
Villarreal 2013–14 La Liga 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Córdoba (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Total 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Eibar (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Total 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Alavés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Ukraine League Ukrainian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Ukrainian Super Cup Total
Dynamo Kyiv 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2017–18 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Total Serbia 39 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 45 1
Spain 60 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 0
Ukraine 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 114 1 20 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 138 1

References edit

  1. ^ Aleksandar Pantić at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Aleksandar Pantić profile". soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "MONDO: Pantić u Zvezdi!". www.mondo.rs. 2012-08-31.
  4. ^ "El Villarreal ficha a Aleksandar Pantic" [Villarreal signs Alexander Pantic] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Rayo Vallecano 2–5 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Aleksandar Pantic se incorpora al Córdoba C.F." [Aleksandar Pantic added to Córdoba C.F.] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. ^ "El defensa serbio Aleksandar Pantic, nuevo jugador del Eibar" [Serbian defender Aleksandar Pantic, new player of Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Aleksandar Pantic, polivalencia para la defensa albiazul" [Aleksandar Pantic, versatility for the blue-and-white defence] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Александар Пантич - гравець ФК "Динамо" (Київ)!" (in Ukrainian). Dynamo Kyiv. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Pantic apuntala la zaga amarilla" [Pantic bolsters the yellow defence] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Александар ПАНТИЧ получил статус свободного агента" [Aleksandar Pantic was given free agent status]. fcdynamo.kiev.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  12. ^ "Aleksandar Pantic se incorpora a la dinámica de entrenamientos del primer equipo" [Aleksandar Pantic joins the first team trainings] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Aleksandar Pantic, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Aleksandar Pantic, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Фарска Острва – Србија 0:2 (0:1)". fss.rs. 2012-06-05. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16.
  15. ^ Aleksandar Pantić at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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