Full name Dušan Vlahović Number 9 Height 1.91 m | Playing position | |
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Date of birth (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 17) Similar Nemanja Mihajlović, Nikola Milenković, Petar Đuričković, Alen Stevanović, Saša Ilić | ||
Dušan Vlahović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Влаховић; born 28 January 2000) is a Serbian football forward who plays for Partizan.
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Early years
Born in Belgrade, Vlahović started playing football in "Altina Zemun" football school, where he spent mostly time with older generations. Later he was with OFK Beograd for three months, and also made 1 appearance for Red Star Belgrade, but he joined Partizan in summer 2014.
2015–16 season
Vlahović signed his first professional contract with Partizan in 2015, when he was only 15 years old. At the beginning of 2016, Vlahović joined the first team under coach Ivan Tomić and got the jersey number 9. He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 21 February 2016 against OFK Beograd, as the youngest debutant in history of Partizan. 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. 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. He also scored a goal in a semi-final cup match against Spartak Subotica, played on 20 April 2016 in 0–3 away win. 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. Vlahović was also a scorer in the final cup match against Javor Ivanjica, which Partizan won.
2016–17 season
First match in new season, Vlahović played 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. 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.
International career
Vlahović was a member of U15 and U16 national team selections between 2015 and 2016. In August 2016, Vlahović was called into Serbia U19 squad for memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against United States. In 2nd match of the same tournament, he scored a goal against France. After Serbia beat Israel in the final match, Vlahović was nominated for the most talented player of the tournament.
Club
As of 11 December 2016Honours
