Bojan Šaranov

Bojan Šaranov (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Шаранов; born 22 October 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Bojan Šaranov
Šaranov with Maccabi Haifa in 2013
Personal information
Full name Bojan Šaranov
Date of birth (1987-10-22) 22 October 1987
Place of birth Vršac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2011 OFK Beograd 72 (0)
2005–2007 → Mačva Šabac (loan) 18 (0)
2007 → Bežanija (loan) 2 (0)
2008 → Rudar Pljevlja (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2014 Maccabi Haifa 76 (0)
2015 Ergotelis 13 (0)
2015–2016 Partizan 18 (0)
2016–2017 Qarabağ 2 (0)
2017–2018 Zemun 12 (0)
2018 Radnički Niš 8 (0)
2018–2019 Lamia 19 (0)
2019–2020 Fatih Karagümrük 11 (0)
2021–2023 Lamia 37 (0)
International career
2006 Serbia and Montenegro U19[lower-alpha 1] 1 (0)
2007–2009 Serbia U21 9 (0)
2011 Serbia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2023

Club career

OFK Beograd

Born in Vršac, Šaranov started out at OFK Beograd, making his senior debuts in the 2004–05 season, aged 17. He subsequently went on loan to Mačva Šabac, Bežanija, and Rudar Pljevlja in order to gain first team experience. After consecutive loan spells, Šaranov returned to OFK Beograd and became the first-choice goalkeeper following Radiša Ilić's departure in the 2009 winter transfer window.

Šaranov missed just two games in the 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga, helping the side earn a 3rd-place finish and secure a spot in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. In the following 2010–11 campaign, Šaranov was named in the league's Team of the Season due to his performances in the process.[1]

Maccabi Haifa

In June 2011, Šaranov moved abroad and signed with Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa.[2] He made his official debut for the club on 27 July 2011, being substituted by Nir Davidovich at half-time in an eventual 2–1 home win over Slovenian side Maribor.[3] On 20 August 2011, Šaranov made his first league appearance for Maccabi Haifa in a 4–1 away success at Maccabi Netanya.[4] He also collected five appearances in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.

On 24 October 2013, Šaranov saved two penalties taken by Miroslav Stoch, but failed to prevent his team's 2–3 loss away at PAOK in Group L of the Europa League.[5] He again missed just one game in the group stage, as the team finished in third place. In his third season at Maccabi Haifa, Šaranov made a career-high 38 appearances in all competitions.

Ergotelis

On 30 December 2014, Šaranov signed with Greek side Ergotelis.[6] He saved a penalty from Alejandro Domínguez in a 0–3 away league loss against Olympiacos on 14 February 2015.[7] Until the end of the 2014–15 Superleague Greece, Šaranov recorded 13 appearances, before leaving the club following their relegation from the top flight.

Partizan

In the 2016 winter transfer window, Šaranov returned to Serbia and joined Partizan.[8] He helped the side win the Serbian Cup in May 2016.[9] On 31 August 2016, Šaranov terminated his contract with Partizan by mutual consent.[10]

Qarabağ

Shortly after leaving Partizan, Šaranov joined Azerbaijani club Qarabağ. He mostly served as the team's third-choice goalkeeper behind Ibrahim Šehić and Şahruddin Məhəmmədəliyev in the 2016–17 season, as Qarabağ won the double.

Later career

In September 2017, Šaranov joined Serbian SuperLiga newcomers Zemun on a free transfer.[11] He immediately established himself as a first team regular, collecting 12 league appearances in the first half of the 2017–18 season under manager Milan Milanović. In January of the following year, Šaranov switched to fellow SuperLiga club Radnički Niš.[12] On 13 July 2018, he signed a year contract with Super League club Lamia for an undisclosed fee. On 28 February 2019, Šaranov saved the resulting spot-kick from Kostas Fortounis which was destined for his left corner, five minutes before the final whistle, sealing a shocking 1-0 away Greek Cup win against giants Olympiakos and advanced to the semi-finals of the Greek Cup 4-3 on aggregate. [13]

International career

In March 2008, Šaranov was included in the preliminary squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics,[14] but failed to make the final cut for the tournament. He was subsequently selected to represent Serbia at the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship.[15] Serving as a backup for Željko Brkić, Šaranov was unable to make any appearance in the tournament.

In March 2011, Šaranov received his first call-up to the Serbia national team by manager Vladimir Petrović ahead of a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier versus Northern Ireland.[16] He eventually made his full international debut for Serbia on 3 June 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 friendly loss away against South Korea.[17]

Career statistics
As of 6 May 2019

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season National League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OFK Beograd 2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro 1000—0010
2005–06 2010—0030
2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga 0000—0000
2007–08 0000——00
2008–09 14030—00170
2009–10 28030——310
2010–11 27000—40310
Total 72070—40830
Mačva Šabac (loan) 2005–06 Serbian First League 1000——10
2006–07 17000——170
Total 18000——180
Bežanija (loan) 2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga 2010—0030
Rudar Pljevlja (loan) 2007–08 Montenegrin First League 0000—0000
Maccabi Haifa 2011–12 Israeli Premier League 210102060300
2012–13 2804000—320
2013–14 2700000110380
Total 76050201701000
Ergotelis 2014–15 Super League Greece 13010——140
Partizan 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 12030—00150
2016–17 6000—2080
Total 18030—20230
Qarabağ 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 2000—0020
Zemun 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 12000——120
Radnički Niš 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 8000——80
Lamia 2018–19 Super League Greece 19020——210
Fatih Karagümrük 2019–20 TFF First League 11010——120
Career total 2510200202302960

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 201110
Total10

Honours

Club
OFK Beograd
Partizan
Qarabağ

Individual

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included

References
  1. "JSL: Izabran najbolji tim" (in Serbian). b92.net. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. "Bojan Šaranov u Makabiju iz Haife" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. "Yempolsky gives Maccabi narrow lead". uefa.com. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. "סימנו וויאם: 1:4 לחיפה על נתניה, רביעיה לעמאשה" (in Hebrew). one.co.il. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. "PAOK comeback stuns Maccabi Haifa". uefa.com. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. "Στον Εργοτέλη ο Bojan Saranov" (in Greek). ergotelis.gr. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. "Ολυμπιακός - Εργοτέλης 3-0" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  8. "ON ĆE BRANITI CRNO-BELE Šaranov za "Blic": Sanjao sam da budem golman Partizana!" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  9. "Kup je naš!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  10. "Rastanak Partizana i Bojana Šaranova" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  11. "Zemun napravio veliki posao: Stigli bivši igrači Partizana" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  12. "BOJAN ŠARANOV NOVI GOLMAN RADNIČKOG" (in Serbian). fkradnickinis.rs. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  13. "Ολυμπιακός - Λαμία 0-1: Ο Τομάς "πάγωσε" το "Γ. Καραϊσκάκης"". www.sport24.gr. Marca. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  14. "Đukić saopštio širi spisak za OI" (in Serbian). b92.net. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  15. "Krčmarević names full-strength Serbia squad". uefa.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  16. "Pižon pozvao dva debitanta za Irce i Estonce" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  17. ""Orlovi" pali u Seulu" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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