Aleksandar Pešić
Aleksandar Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Пешић; born 21 May 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ferencváros.
![]() Pešić in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandar Pešić | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Niš, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
Number | 72 | ||
Youth career | |||
Filip Filipović Niš | |||
Partizan | |||
Radnički Niš | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Radnički Niš | 1 | (0) |
2008–2010 | OFI Crete | 13 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 59 | (25) |
2013–2014 | Jagodina | 22 | (13) |
2014–2017 | Toulouse | 57 | (8) |
2016–2017 | → Atalanta (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Red Star Belgrade | 35 | (25) |
2018–2020 | Al-Ittihad | 11 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → FC Seoul (loan) | 26 | (10) |
2020–2021 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23 | (10) |
2021–2022 | Fatih Karagümrük | 31 | (14) |
2022–2023 | Red Star Belgrade | 28 | (11) |
2023– | Ferencváros | 4 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Serbia U19[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Serbia U21[lower-alpha 1] | 16 | (3) |
2016 | Serbia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2022 |
Club career
Europe
Pešić made his senior debut with Radnički Niš on 24 May 2008, just three days after his 16th birthday. He came on as a late second-half substitute in a goalless draw with ČSK Čelarevo at home, thus breaking the record of Dejan Petković and becoming the youngest ever player in the club's history.[2] However, the club suffered relegation from the Serbian First League at the end of the season after losing to Inđija in the playoffs.
In July 2008, Pešić moved abroad to Greece and signed for OFI Crete on a three-year deal.[3][4] He made one appearance in the 2008–09 Superleague Greece, still aged 16, as the club suffered relegation from the top flight. In early 2011, Pešić joined the reigning Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol. He helped them win back-to-back championship titles in 2012 and 2013. On 15 August 2013, Pešić left the club by mutual agreement.[5]
On 30 August 2013, Pešić returned to his homeland and joined Jagodina.[6] He netted a brace on his debut for the club on 14 September 2013, thus giving his side a 2–0 home league win over Spartak Subotica.[7] On 4 December 2013, Pešić scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 Serbian Cup quarter-final victory over Donji Srem. He was the club's top scorer with 13 goals in the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga, being named in the competition's best eleven.[8]
On 26 June 2015, Pešić officially signed a five-year contract with French club Toulouse.[9] He scored six goals in Ligue 1 during his debut season, but only two in the next one. On 1 September 2016, it was announced that Pešić was transferred to Italian club Atalanta on a season-long loan.[10]
On 4 July 2017, Pešić signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[11] He became the top goalscorer of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga with 25 goals.
Asia
In July 2018, Pešić signed a three-year contract with Saudi Arabia club Al-Ittihad.[12]
On 8 February 2019, Pešić was loaned to FC Seoul on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[13]
Ferencváros
On 16 June 2023, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC.[14]
He scored his first goal against FK Žalgiris in the play-off of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[15]
International career
Pešić has represented Serbia under-19 at the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where the team were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Czech Republic. He was also a member of the Serbia under-21 team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as they finished bottom of their group.
On 15 November 2016, Pešić made his full international debut for the senior team, playing in a second half in a 2–0 friendly defeat against Ukraine.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 September 2023[16]
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Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 2] | League cup[lower-alpha 3] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Radnički Niš | 2007–08 | Serbian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
OFI Crete | 2008–09 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | Beta Ethniki | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
Sheriff Tiraspol | 2010–11 | Moldovan National Division | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | ||
2011–12 | Moldovan National Division | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 14 | |||
2012–13 | Moldovan National Division | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
2013–14 | Moldovan National Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 59 | 25 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 26 | |||
Jagodina | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | |||
Toulouse | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 6 | ||
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
Total | 57 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 8 | ||||
Atalanta (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Red Star Belgrade | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 35 | 25 | 3 | 3 | — | 13[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | — | 51 | 29 | ||
Al-Ittihad | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
FC Seoul (loan) | 2019 | K League 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||
2020 | K League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 10 | ||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | — | 31 | 11 | |
Fatih Karagümrük | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 14 | |||
Red Star Belgrade | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 9[lower-alpha 10] | 3 | — | 40 | 16 | ||
Ferencváros | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 11] | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | ||
Career total | 313 | 118 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 387 | 137 |
- Only official UEFA matches included.
- Includes Greek Cup, Moldovan Cup, Serbian Cup,Coupe de France, Coppa Italia, Korean FA Cup, Israel State Cup, Magyar Kupa
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Moldovan Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- Three appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Serbia | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Sheriff Tiraspol
Red Star Belgrade
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Top Scorer: 2017–18
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Season: 2017–18[17]
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2017–18
References
- "Aleksandar Pešić". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- "Pešić za "Novosti": Može se daleko i bez "večitih"" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Εχασε ο ΟΦΗ, έφτασε ο Πέσιτς" (in Greek). contra.gr. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Βατσινάς: "Ολα είναι ψέματα για Πέσιτς"" (in Greek). contra.gr. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Aleksandar Pesic leaves Sheriff". fc-sheriff.com. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Jagodina pojačala napad" (in Serbian). srbijasport.net. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Pešićev debi iz snova" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ""Večiti" i Voša imaju po tri igrača u idealnom timu lige, Jagodini fer-plej nagrada" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Officiel : Aleksandar Pesic, nouveau Violet !" (in French). tfc.info. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Aleksandar Pesic prêté à l'Atalanta Bergame" (in French). tfc.info. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Pešić prvi put sa crveno-belim obeležijima: Biću brzo spreman, možda i za A reprezentaciju". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- Kevin Affleck (15 July 2018). "Saudi Arabia giants Al-Ittihad make two international signings". Arab News. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- "FC Seoul sign Serbian striker Pesic". Yonhap News Agency. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- nemzetisport.hu (2023-06-16). "FTC: aláírt a Belgrádból megszerzett támadó – hivatalos - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- nemzetisport.hu (2023-08-25). "Ekl: Talán egy könnycsepp ki is csordult a szememből – Alekszandar". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- "A. Pešić". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Zvezdin BINGO: Pešić od džokera sa klupe do igrača sezone u Superligi!" (in Serbian). www.mozzartsport.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
External links
- Aleksandar Pešić at Soccerway
- Aleksandar Pešić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Aleksandar Pešić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aleksandar Pešić – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Aleksandar Pešić – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French