Darko Lemajić

Darko Lemajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Лемајић; born 20 August 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Latvian club RFS in the Optibet Virslīga.[3]

Darko Lemajić
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 RFS
Number 22
Youth career
Inđija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Inđija 83 (20)
2015–2016 Napredak Kruševac 26 (3)
2016 → Inđija (loan) 19 (5)
2017 Inđija 13 (7)
2017–2019 Riga 42 (23)
2019–2021 RFS 42 (20)
2021–2023 Gent 30 (6)
2023– RFS 0 (0)
International career
2012 Serbia U19[1]
2012–2013 Serbia U20[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023

Club career

Inđija

Born in Belgrade,[4] Lemajić made his debut for Inđija, on away match versus Zemun in last fixture match of the 2009–10 Serbian First League, played 6 June 2010 against Zemun.[5] He played his Serbian SuperLiga match in the 2010–11 season, against Vojvodina, played on 20 November 2010.[6] He also played three more matches for the season. After the club relegated in the Serbian First League for the next season again, Lemajić collected 21 league and two cup matches, scoring four goals in both competitions. He was linked with Grasshoppers,[7] and was on trial with another club in Switzerland, FC Aarau. Although he also was scouted by Italian club Parma,[8] Lemajić stayed in Inđija. As like as the previous season, he played 21 matches in the 2012–13 Serbian First League season and scored three goals, but also played just one cup match for the season, without goals.[9] During the 2013–14 season, Lemajić appeared on 27 league matches, scoring 9 goals. That score promoted him to the best team scorer and one of the most important players for surviving the club in the Serbian First League.[10][11] Lemajić also started the 2014–15 season as the first team captain. He scored both goals in opening match for 2–0 home victory against Sloboda Užice.[12][13] During the first half-season, he scored five goals on 10 matches, missing some period because of injury.[9] After he spent the whole 2015 with Napredak Kruševac, Lemajić returned in his home club at the beginning of 2016 as a loaned player until the end of 2015–16 Serbian First League season.[14] He also extended his loan in summer 2016[15] for a six months, and stayed with Inđija until the end of 2016.[9] In the winter break off-season, Lemajić rejoined the club as a single-player.[16]

Napredak Kruševac

Lemajić joined Napredak Kruševac at the beginning of 2015.[17] During the first year he spent with club, Lemajić was mostly used as a back-up player. During the second half of 2014–15 season, he scored two goals on 13 league matches and also appeared in both play-off, after which Napredak relegated in the Serbian First League.[9] For the rest of a year, Lemajić scored one Serbian First League goal on 11 caps. He also played two cup matches, against Moravac Mrštane when he scored two goals and was nominated for the man of the match,[18] and Radnički Niš.[19] In the winter break off-season, Lemajić was loaned to Inđija.[14] He returned from loan in summer 2016 and started the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season with Napredak,[20] but later moved on new six-month loan to Inđija.[21] In January 2017, Lemajić terminated the contract and left the club.[22]

Riga

On 25 June 2017, Lemajić signed for Latvian club Riga.[23] Lemajić became the top scorer of the 2018 Latvian Higher League, scoring 15 goals in 24 matches. He helped Riga win both - the league and the Latvian Cup - for the first time in the history of the club.

RFS

In June 2019, Lemajić joined FK RFS.[9]

Gent

On 24 August 2021, Lemajić signed for Belgian club Gent on a 2-year contract for undisclosed fee.[24]

RFS

On 1 July 2023, Lemajić joined FK RFS again.[25]


Career statistics

Club
As of 24 August 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inđija 2009–10[4] Serbian First League 1000——10
2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga 4000——40
2011–12 Serbian First League 21321——234
2012–13 21310——223
2013–14 27900——279
2014–15 9510——105
2015–16 (loan)[4] 84———84
2016–17 24800——248
Total 1153241——11933
Napredak Kruševac 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 132——2[lower-alpha 1]0152
2015–16 Serbian First League 11122——133
2016–17[4] Serbian SuperLiga 20———20
Total 26322—20305
Riga 2017 Latvian Higher League 8333——116
2018 24154120—3016
2019 1050000—105
Total 42237420—5127
RFS 2019 Latvian Higher League 13104521—1916
2020 124—10—134
2021 95—65—1510
Career total 2177717121162024795
  1. Appearances in league play-offs

Honours

Inđija

Napredak Kruševac

Riga

Gent

Individual

References
  1. "Lemajić u omladinskoj reprezentaciji Srbije". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. "Darko Lemajic". centarsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. Darko Lemajić at Soccerway
  4. "Lemajic, Darko". srbijafudbal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. "Zemun - Inđija 1:1 (0:0)". sportin.biz (in Serbian). 6 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  6. "Voša nastavlja seriju Vojvodina - Inđija 2:0". jedan-nula.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  7. "Lemajić pred vratima Švajcaraca". sportin.biz (in Serbian). 14 December 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. ИНЂИЈА: Лемајић у Парми. dnevnik.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. Darko Lemajić at Soccerway
  10. "Inđija i naredne sezone u Prvoj ligi Srbije". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 28 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  11. "Istorijski uspeh Inđije". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  12. Лекција Лемајића Ужичанима на старту Прве лиге. Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 16 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  13. "Inđija -Sloboda 2-1,ceo meč-video". fudbalsrbija.net (in Serbian). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  14. "Šakić stigao u Napredak za Antaliju u subotu". srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  15. "Darko Lemajić ponovo u Inđiji, Đurić u Bačkoj Palanci". sremskisport.rs (in Serbian). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  16. "Petnaest novih imena". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  17. "Lemajić u Napretku". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  18. "1/16 finala Kupa Srbije: Moravac ORION - Napredak (Kruševac) 0:3". FK Moravac Orion official website (in Serbian). 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  19. "FK NAPREDAK - FK RADNIČKI (0:1) 0:2". FK Napredak Kruevac official website (in Serbian). 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  20. На прозивци 23 играча. FK Napredak Kruševac official website (in Serbian). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  21. ""FUDBAL" 35/16 - page 2861" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 31 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  22. ""FUDBAL" 5/17 - page 123" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  23. “Riga” FC rindas papildina četri futbolisti at Riga FC official website, 25 June 2017 (in Latvian)
  24. at KAA Gent official website, 24 August 2021 (in Dutch)
  25. "Komanda atgriezas D. Lemajićs". fkrfs.lv (in Latvian). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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