Saša Zdjelar Explained

Saša Zdjelar
Birth Date:20 March 1995
Birth Place:Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height:1.83 m[1]
Position:Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:CSKA Moscow
Clubnumber:5
Youthclubs1:OFK Beograd
Years1:2011–2015
Clubs1:OFK Beograd
Caps1:62
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2018
Clubs2:Olympiacos
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Mallorca (loan)
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Partizan (loan)
Caps4:12
Goals4:2
Years5:2018–2022
Clubs5:Partizan
Caps5:126
Goals5:3
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:CSKA Moscow
Caps6:60
Goals6:1
Nationalyears1:2011–2012
Nationalteam1:Serbia U17
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2013–2014
Nationalteam2:Serbia U19
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014–2015
Nationalteam3:Serbia U20
Nationalcaps3:12
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2015–2017
Nationalteam4:Serbia U21
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2016–
Nationalteam5:Serbia
Nationalcaps5:5
Nationalgoals5:0
Pcupdate:18 August 2024
Ntupdate:05:20, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Saša Zdjelar (Serbian: Саша Здјелар; born 20 March 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Russian club CSKA Moscow. His primary position is defensive midfielder and he also plays centre-back.

Club career

Zdjelar made his senior debut for OFK Beograd in a 3–0 home league win over Novi Pazar on 3 December 2011, aged 16.[2] He was later sold to Greek champions Olympiacos in 2013, but remained at his parent club for the next two years. In total, Zdjelar recorded 67 competitive appearances with the Romantičari.

In the summer of 2015, Zdjelar eventually moved to Greece and joined Olympiacos. He made his debut for the club on 28 October 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 Greek Cup draw versus Platanias. On 13 January 2016, Zdjelar scored his first ever senior goal for Olympiacos in a 6–0 Greek Cup win over Chania.[3]

On 13 January 2017, Zdjelar was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side RCD Mallorca until the end of the season.[4]

On 29 January 2018, he was loaned to Partizan until the end of the 2017–18 season, after being put on Olympiacos' out-of-favour list.[5] At the end of the 2017–18 season, Partizan announced the signing of the player for an estimated fee at the range of €500,000 [6] On 23 May 2018, Zdjelar scored the winner against Mladost Lučani, in the Serbian Cup final.[7]

In 2018–19 season, Zdjelar won his second Serbian Cup trophy and collected 45 appearances for Partizan, across three competitions.

After an assist by Umar Sadiq, Zdjelar scored a goal from 20 meters away in a 4–0 win over Vojvodina in the Derby of Serbia.[8] In 2019–20 season, interrupted due to global pandemic of COVID-19, Zdjelar was again the most capped Partizan player, amassing 42 appearances (and skipping only 3 games) across all competitions.[9]

In July 2020, he wore Partizan's captain armband for the first time.

On 28 July 2022, Zdjelar signed a contract with Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow for three years with an option to extend.[10]

International career

Zdjelar represented Serbia at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by Portugal after penalties.[11] He was also a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]

On 31 May 2016, Zdjelar made his full international debut for Serbia, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly win over Israel. He subsequently appeared as an injury-time substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with Russia at Stade Louis II five days later.

Career statistics

Club

[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OFK Beograd2011–12Serbian SuperLiga10000010
2012–13Serbian SuperLiga1501000160
2013–14Serbian SuperLiga2703000300
2014–15Serbian SuperLiga1901000200
Total6205000670
Olympiacos2015–16Super League Greece806120161
2016–17Super League Greece00001010
2017–18Super League Greece402050110
Total1208180281
Mallorca (loan)2016–171500000150
Partizan (loan)2017–18Serbian SuperLiga1224110173
Partizan2018–19Serbian SuperLiga3215080451
2019–20Serbian SuperLiga28140120441
2020–21Serbian SuperLiga3114030381
2021–22Serbian SuperLiga32040140500
2022–23Serbian SuperLiga30000030
Total12631703701803
2022–23Russian Premier League270110380
2023–24Russian Premier League2818010371
2024–25Russian Premier League401050
Total59120010801
Career total2866542460103878

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia201620
202010
202420
Total50

Honours

Olympiacos

2015–16

Partizan

2017–18, 2018–19

CSKA Moscow

2022–23[14]

Serbia U20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saša Zdjelar . PFC CSKA Moscow . 12 August 2022 . ru.
  2. Web site: ROMANTIČARI POBEDILI PAZARCE . Serbian . ofkbeograd.co.rs . 3 December 2011 . 11 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Upisali se Zdjelar i Stanisavljević (VIDEO) . Serbian . mondo.rs . 13 January 2016 . 11 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Sasa Zdjelar llega cedido del Olympiacos. Sasa Zdjelar arrives on loan from Olympiacos. RCD Mallorca. es. 13 January 2017. 15 January 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162545/http://www.rcdmallorca.es/noticias/noticia/sasa-zdjelar-llega-cedido-del-olympiacos. 16 January 2017.
  5. News: Ολυμπιακός: Στην Παρτιζάν ο Ζντιέλαρ. team. Onsports. 29 January 2018. Onsports.gr. 30 January 2018. el.
  6. News: THE LOANEES NOT RETURNING TO OLYMPIACOS. 29 May 2018. www.agonasport.com. el.
  7. Web site: Partizan posle preokreta osvojio Kup!. N1 Srbija. sr-Latn. 14 July 2019.
  8. Web site: PARTIZAN VS. VOJVODINA 4 - 0. Soccerway. 2 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Partizanov perpetuum mobile: Saša Zdjelar odigrao 42 utakmice u sezoni MozzartSport. 29 August 2020. www.mozzartsport.com. en.
  10. Web site: CSKA Moscow. Саша Зделар — игрок ПФК ЦСКА!. 28 July 2022. 28 July 2022. ru.
  11. Web site: Portugal prevail in shoot-out to end Serbia reign . uefa.com . 28 July 2014 . 11 November 2016.
  12. Web site: Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620212444/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=ecstasy-in-auckland-as-serbia-make-history-2651306.html . dead . 20 June 2015 . fifa.com . 20 June 2015 . 11 November 2016.
  13. Web site: Saša Zdjelar. superleaguegreece.net. 20 August 2017.
  14. Web site: Russian Football Union. Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти. 11 June 2023. ru.