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Strahinja Eraković

Strahinja Eraković (Serbian Cyrillic: Страхиња Ераковић; born 22 January 2001) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a centre back for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Serbia national team.

Strahinja Eraković
Eraković with Red Star Belgrade in 2021
Personal information
Full name Strahinja Eraković[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Batajnica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 25
Youth career
2010–2019 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Red Star Belgrade 79 (0)
2019–2020 → Grafičar Beograd (loan) 21 (2)
2023– Zenit Saint Petersburg 20 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Serbia U17 11 (1)
2019–2020 Serbia U19 7 (1)
2021 Serbia U20 1 (0)
2020–2022 Serbia U21 6 (1)
2022– Serbia 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Club career edit

Red Star Belgrade edit

Strahinja Eraković joined Red Star Belgrade in 2010 as a nine-year-old. He played for every youth category for the Belgrade club[3] and was the captain of the Under-19 side. He appeared for the club in the UEFA Youth League in matches against Napoli[4] and Paris Saint-Germain.

He made his first-team debut for Red Star Belgrade on 1 August 2020 in a Superliga match against Novi Pazar.[5] Despite being just 19, he quickly became a first-team regular for the champions of Serbia. In his first season with the senior side, he played against Hoffenheim,[6][7] Gent[8] and Slovan Liberec[9] in the UEFA Europa League. He was a part of the Red Star Belgrade side that won the first league[10][11] and cup double[12][13] after a 14-year wait.

In the 2021/22 campaign, he became one of the most important players[14] for the team and ranked among the players with most minutes spent on the pitch. He was a first-team regular in European competition as well, playing against Braga,[15] Midtjylland[16] and Ludogorets[17][18] in the Europa League group stage. He captained the side in the away match at Ludogorets.[19] Red Star Belgrade qualified for the competition's knockout stage and Eraković played in both legs as Red Star Belgrade bowed out of the competition with a 4-2 aggregate defeat against Rangers FC of Scotland. Eraković played as Red Star Belgrade secured back-to-back Superliga[20][21] and Kup Srbije doubles.[22][23]

At the start of the 2022/23 season, Eraković signed a new contract to remain at Red Star Belgrade until June 2026.[24]

Loan to Grafičar edit

Eraković spent the 2019/20 season playing for RFK Grafičar,[25] Red Star Belgrade's affiliate club in the Prva liga Srbije, the second tier of Serbian football. Eraković appeared in 21 games and scored two goals for Grafičar.

Zenit Saint Petersburg edit

On 23 July 2023, Eraković agreed to join Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg on a four-year contract, with the option to extend for another year.[26]

International career edit

Eraković was selected for all youth national teams of Serbia and was made captain. He was called up for the senior national team by Dragan Stojković and made his debut in a UEFA Nations League match against Norway[27][28] at Rajko Mitić Stadium. He was a part of the Serbia team that gained promotion to the Nations League Division A.[29]

In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,[30] but he did not make an appearance during the tournament.

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grafičar Beograd (loan) 2019–20 Serbian First League 21 2 0 0 — 21 2
Red Star Belgrade 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 13 0 2 0 4 0 19 0
2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 33 0 2 0 6 0 41 0
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 33 0 0 0 10 0 43 0
Total 79 0 4 0 20 0 103 0
Zenit St. Petersburg 2023–24 Russian Premier League 20 0 5 0 — 25 0
Career total 120 2 9 0 20 0 149 2
  1. ^ Includes Serbian Cup, Russian Cup

International edit

As of 25 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2022 2 0
2023 4 1
2024 2 0
Total 8 1

International goals edit

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 June 2023 Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria 5   Jordan 1–0 3–2 Friendly

Honours edit

Red Star Belgrade

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Strahinja Eraković profile". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Meet Strahinja Erakovic". FK Crvena zvezda. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ^ "UEFA Youth League vs. Napoli". UEFA Youth League. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Eraković makes his Crvena zvezda debut". Serbian SuperLiga. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Hoffenheim". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Hoffenheim". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Gent". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  9. ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Liberec". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Red Star wins the title". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Red Star wins the title". Serbian SuperLiga. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Crvena zvezda wins the league and cup double". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Crvena zvezda wins the league and cup double". Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Eraković named man of the match in the Eternal Derby". Blic. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  15. ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. SC Braga". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  16. ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Midtjylland". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  17. ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Ludogorets". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  18. ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Ludogorets". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Eraković captains the side in Europa League". Republika. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Five in a row". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Five in a row". Serbian SuperLiga. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Zvezda retain the double!". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Zvezda retain the double!". Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Eraković signs new contract to stay at Zvezda until 2026". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Zvezda's development side begins preparations". Red Star Belgrade. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  26. ^ "Strahinja Eraković is a Zenit player!". FC Zenit St. Petersburg. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Eraković makes Serbia NT bow". MozzartSport. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  28. ^ "UEFA Nations League vs. Norway". UEFA Nations League. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Serbia wins promotion to the UEFA Nations League Division A". Radio Television of Serbia. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  30. ^ "Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  31. ^ "Idealni tim Mozzart Bet Superlige: Petorica iz Zvezde, trojica iz TSC-a". mozzartsport.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  32. ^ "Najbolji mladi igrač Mozzart Bet Superlige – Strahinja Eraković". mozzartsport.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

External links edit

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