Ivan Obradović

Ivan Obradović (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Обрадовић, pronounced [ǐʋan obrǎːdoʋitɕ]; born 25 July 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serbian club Partizan and the Serbia national team.

Ivan Obradović
Personal information
Full name Ivan Obradović
Date of birth (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988
Place of birth Obrenovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 37
Youth career
1997–2006 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Partizan 55 (1)
2006–2007 → Teleoptik (loan) 20 (0)
2009–2013 Zaragoza 47 (0)
2014–2015 Mechelen 42 (2)
2015–2019 Anderlecht 74 (1)
2019–2020 Legia Warsaw II 6 (0)
2020– Partizan 8 (1)
National team‡
2008–2018 Serbia 27 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2018

At international level, Obradović represented Serbia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Obradović came through the youth system at Partizan, making his senior debuts with their affiliated side Teleoptik in 2006. He was promoted to Partizan first team squad under manager Miroslav Đukić, making his debut in a 1–0 home league win over Vojvodina on 22 April 2007. Until the end of the 2006–07 season, Obradović recorded four more appearances. He subsequently signed his first professional contract with Partizan, on 7 June 2007, penning a five-year deal.[1] In the following two seasons, Obradović established himself as a first team regular and helped Partizan win two domestic doubles. He made a total of 55 league appearances for the club, scoring his only goal against Javor Ivanjica on 23 August 2009, the game ended 1–1.

On 24 August 2009, Obradović was officially transferred to Spanish club Zaragoza for an undisclosed fee.[2] He was still allowed to play for Partizan the following Thursday, against Slovak side MŠK Žilina in the UEFA Europa League play-off round.[3] During his four years at La Romareda, Obradović struggled with knee injuries that caused him to miss numerous games. He ultimately managed to collect a total of 48 appearances in all competitions. In August 2013, one year before expiration of his contract, Obradović was released by mutual consent.[4]

After leaving Zaragoza, Obradović returned to Serbia and trained with top flight club Rad.[5] He also spent some time on trial at Dutch club Vitesse in early 2014, but failed to get a contract.[6] In March 2014, Obradović eventually signed for Belgian side Mechelen until the end of the season, with an option for another one.[7]

After his consistent performances with Mechelen, Obradović secured a move to Anderlecht in June 2015. He helped the team win the league in the 2016–17 season.

International career

Internationally, Obradović was capped for Serbia at under-19 and under-21 level. He was selected by Slobodan Krčmarević to represent his country at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Obradović made his senior debut for Serbia on 6 September 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over the Faroe Islands at the start of the World Cup 2010 qualifying phase. He scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win away at Austria on 15 October 2008. Eventually, Obradović was selected by Radomir Antić in the final 23-man squad for the main tournament.[8]

Statistics

Club
As of match played 26 October 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Teleoptik (loan) 2006–07 Serbian League Belgrade 200——200
Partizan 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga 500000—50
2007–08 1903010—230
2008–09 2904090—420
2009–10 210040—61
Total 55170140—761
Zaragoza 2009–10 La Liga 9000——90
2010–11 20010——210
2011–12 17000——170
2012–13 1000——10
Total 47010——481
Mechelen 2013–14 Pro League 3000——30
2014–15 39240——432
Total 42240——462
Anderlecht 2015–16 Pro League 130003[lower-alpha 1]0—160
2016–17 First Division A 261106[lower-alpha 1]0—331
2017–18 25030301[lower-alpha 2]0320
2018–19 10010000[lower-alpha 2]0110
Total 7415012010911
Legia Warsaw II 2019–20 III liga 601000—70
Partizan 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 811000—91
Career total 2525190260102985
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

International
As of 23 March 2018
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 200841
200960
201050
201130
201220
201300
201400
201520
201610
201730
201810
Total271

Honours

Club
Partizan
Anderlecht

Individual

References
  1. "Ivan Obradović postao profesionalac" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  2. "Obradovic no será jugador del Zaragoza hasta el viernes" (in Spanish). marca.com. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "Obrade hvala i srećno!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. "Apoño y Obradovic se desvinculan del Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). heraldo.es. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. "Ivan Obradović trenira sa Radom: Bitno je da budem u izlogu i da me neko vidi, a onda…" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. "Kamp-Obradovic boos op Vitesse: 'Ik voel me niet serieus genomen'" (in Dutch). voetbalzone.nl. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. "Ivan Obradović prošao probu u Mehelenu i potpisao ugovor" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. "Serbia cuts goalkeeper Brkic to make 23". espn.com. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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