Marko Lazetić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Лазетић; born 22 January 2004) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| 2022–2023 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Red Star Belgrade | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | AC Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → TSC (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2025– | Aberdeen | 27 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Serbia U19 | 13 | (7) |
| 2023– | Serbia U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:45, 1 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editRed Star Belgrade
editOn 29 November 2020, at the age of 16 years and 10 months, Lazetić made his debut for Red Star Belgrade as an 76th-minute substitute for Richmond Boakye against Rad.[2] The home match finished as a 3–0 win for Red Star.[3]
AC Milan
editOn 27 January 2022, five days after his 18th birthday, Lazetić joined Serie A club AC Milan for a fee believed to be in the region of €4 million, signing a deal until June 2026.[4] He was assigned shirt number 22 and enlisted as a first team player.[5] He debuted for the first team on 19 April, in a Coppa Italia match against cross-city rivals Inter Milan, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.[6]
On 22 May 2022, as Milan won the scudetto on the last matchday of the Serie A season, he was awarded a winner's medal despite making no league appearances.[citation needed]. On 8 November 2022, Lazetić made his Serie A debut in a 0–0 away draw against Cremonese.[7]
Loan to Rheindorf Altach
editOn 3 February 2023, Lazetić moved to Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach on a six-month loan.[8][9]
Loan to Fortuna Sittard
editOn 24 August 2023, Lazetić joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on a season-long loan.[10][11]
Loan to TSC
editOn 18 June 2024, he moved back to his native Serbia, and joined Serbian SuperLiga club TSC on a season-long loan.[12]
Aberdeen
editOn 18 August 2025, Lazetić moved to Scotland, and signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[13]
Personal life
editLazetić is the nephew of former footballers Nikola Lazetić and Žarko Lazetić.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 25 May 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 2020–21 | Serbian First League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| AC Milan | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| TSC (loan) | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Career total | 80 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Serbian Cup, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Marko Lazetić: Biography". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Лазетић: За ово тренирам од када знам за себе". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "Crvena zvezda 3–0 Rad". superliga.rs (in Serbian). 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Marko Lazetić" (Press release). AC Milan. 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Marko Lazetić".
- ↑ "Inter-Milan, esordio in prima squadra per Marko Lazetic | News". Pianeta Milan (in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ↑ Andrea Ghislandi. "Serie A: Cremonese-Milan 0-0, super-Carnesecchi frena i rossoneri". Sport Mediaset (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ↑ "SCRA leiht Marko Lazetic vom AC Milan" (Press release) (in German). SCR Altach. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "Altach leiht serbischen Stürmer Lazetic von Milan aus". ORF.at (in Austrian German). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "FORTUNA DOET ZAKEN MET AC MILAN" [FORTUNA DOES BUSINESS WITH AC MILAN] (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ "Fortuna Sittard doet zaken met AC Milan en presenteert nieuwe spits". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Milan, altro addio in prestito per Lazetic: l'attaccante ha firmato con il Backa Topola" [OFFICIAL: Milan, another goodbye on loan for Lazetic: he signed with Backa Topola]. Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 18 June 2024.
- ↑ "Lazetic arrives from AC Milan". Aberdeen F.C. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ↑ Ninković, Dušan (4 January 2021). "RADIM DA BIH BIO TRENER PARTIZANA: Žarko Lazetić za MONDO o stvaranju najvećeg iznenađenja Superlige!". Mondo. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ↑ Marko Lazetić at Soccerway
External links
edit- Marko Lazetić at Soccerway
- Marko Lazetić at ÖFB (in Austrian German)
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