Dušan Vlahović

Dušan Vlahović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Влаховић; born 28 January 2000) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and the Serbia national team.[1]

Dušan Vlahović
Personal information
Full name Dušan Vlahović
Date of birth (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Fiorentina
Number 9
Youth career
Altina Zemun
OFK Beograd
Red Star Belgrade
2014–2015 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Partizan 21 (1)
2018– Fiorentina 94 (42)
National team‡
2016–2019 Serbia U19 8 (6)
2019– Serbia U21 3 (0)
2020– Serbia 14 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:59, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021

Club career

Partizan

Born in Belgrade,[2] Vlahović started playing football in the Altina Zemun football school, where he competed mostly with older players. Later he was with OFK Beograd for three months, and also made one appearance for Red Star Belgrade,[3][4] but he joined Partizan in summer 2014.[5]

Vlahović signed his first professional contract with Partizan in 2015, when he was only 15 years old.[6] At the beginning of 2016, Vlahović joined the first team under coach Ivan Tomić and got the jersey number 9.[7] He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 21 February 2016 against OFK Beograd, as the youngest debutant in history of Partizan.[8] In the next fixture, played on 27 February 2016, Vlahović became the youngest player in the Eternal derby, when he was substituted on for the beginning of the second half. Previously, the record was kept by Luka Jović.[9] On 2 April 2016, Vlahović scored his first goal for Partizan against Radnik Surdulica in 3–2 home win and became the youngest scorer in club history.[10] He also scored a goal in a semifinal cup match against Spartak Subotica, played on 20 April 2016 in 3–0 away win.[11] Throughout the spring, Vlahović was scouted by a number of established European teams, including Arsenal, Anderlecht and Juventus, but later, Partizan has declined all offers.[12][13][14][15] Vlahović was also a scorer in the final cup match against Javor Ivanjica, which Partizan won.[16]

Vlahović played his first match in new season against Zagłębie Lubin on 21 July 2016 in 2nd leg of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, which was his international debut for Partizan.[17] Vlahović started his first match on the field in 2nd fixture match of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season in away match against Napredak Kruševac.[18]

In summer 2017, Vlahović was announced as the future transfer, after which he stayed with Partizan until the winter transfer window and his 18th birthday. Miloš Vazura and Ivica Iliev, members of the club management, refused to confirm Vlahović's departure and he continued training with the first team for the 2017–18 season.[19][20]

Fiorentina

In June 2017, Vlahović signed a five-year preliminary contract with Fiorentina, which became official on his 18th birthday, 28 January 2018.[21] Vlahović was officially bought by Fiorentina on 22 February 2018,[22] choosing to wear number 18 jersey. Due to the administrative norms, he was not available to play until 1 July 2018.[23]

On 25 September 2018, Vlahović made his debut for Fiorentina, in Serie A, in a 2–1 loss to Inter Milan.[24] On 18 August 2019, Vlahović scored his first goals with Fiorentina, a brace in a 3–1 win against Monza in the third round of the 2019–20 Coppa Italia.[25]

On 13 March 2021, Vlahović scored a first half hat-trick in a 4–1 away win over Benevento.[26]

On 31 October 2021, he scored another hat-trick, this time in a 3–0 win over Spezia.[27]

International career

Vlahović was a member of first Serbia under-15 national team,[28] scoring a hat trick in a match against the Czech Republic on 16 April 2015.[29] He also called into the Serbia under-16 squad in late 2015, making his debut against Poland on 27 October 2015.[30] In August 2016, Vlahović was called into Serbia under-19 squad for a memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against the United States.[31] In the second match of the same tournament, he scored a goal against France.[32] After Serbia beat Israel in the final match, Vlahović was nominated for the most talented player of the tournament.[33]

Vlahović made his senior team debut on 11 October 2020, in a UEFA Nations League game against Hungary.[34]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 December 2021[35]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizan 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 14142——183
2016–17 701010—90
2017–18 000000—00
Total 2115210—273
Fiorentina 2018–19 Serie A 10000——100
2019–20 30642——348
2020–21 372130——4021
2021–22 171512——1817
Total 944284——10246
Career total 1154313610—12949

International
As of match played 14 November 2021[36]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 202041
2021106
Total147
Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vlahović goal.[36]
List of international goals scored by Dušan Vlahović
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
118 November 2020Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia4 Russia3–05–02020–21 UEFA Nations League B
224 March 2021Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia5 Republic of Ireland1–13–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 September 2021Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary8 Qatar3–04–0Friendly
49 October 2021Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg11 Luxembourg1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
512 October 2021Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia12 Azerbaijan1–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
62–1
711 November 202113 Qatar3–04–0Friendly

Honours

Partizan

Individual

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