Ognjen Gašević (Огњен Гашевић; born 2 April 2002) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a left-back for CSKA 1948 in the Bulgarian First Professional Football League.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ognjen Gašević | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | SR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA 1948 | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| OFK Mladost DG | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | OFK Mladost DG | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | OFK Titograd | 41 | (2) |
| 2019 | →FK Mornar (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Rudar Pljevlja | 66 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Budućnost Podgorica | 62 | (3) |
| 2025– | CSKA 1948 | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 20217 | Montenegro U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Montenegro U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Montenegro U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Montenegro U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Montenegro U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Montenegro | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 6 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 6 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editGašević began his senior career at OFK Titograd in the Montenegrin First League, where he made 41 appearances across three seasons and scored 2 goals. In July 2021 he joined Rudar Pljevlja on a free transfer, spending two seasons in Pljevlja and making 66 appearances.[3]
In June 2023, Gašević joined Budućnost Podgorica on a free transfer, where he established himself as a first-choice left back and won the Montenegrin league title and the domestic cup.[4] He was praised for his tireless defensive work during Budućnost's UEFA Conference League qualification campaign, notably standing out in a 2024 play-off against CSKA 1948.[5]
His transfer to CSKA 1948 in August 2025 attracted significant controversy. Budućnost initially rejected CSKA's approach, with club president Boris Spalević publicly criticising the Bulgarian club for bypassing proper transfer protocols and contacting the player directly — a process he described as a violation of FIFA and UEFA regulations. Despite this, CSKA activated a €150,000 buyout clause in Gašević's contract, and his move was confirmed on 28 August 2025.[6][7] At CSKA, he was reunited with former Budućnost teammate Dragan Grivić, who had made the same move earlier in the summer. In his debut season in Bulgaria, Gašević made 25 appearances as CSKA finished runners-up in the Bulgarian First Professional Football League.[1]
International career
editGašević made his senior debut for the Montenegro national football team on 19 November 2024, appearing in a UEFA Nations League fixture against Turkey, a match Montenegro won 3–1. He earned his second cap on 22 March 2025, featuring in a 2026 World Cup qualifying fixture against Gibraltar, which Montenegro won 3–1.[1]
Honours
edit- Budućnost Podgorica
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Ognjen Gašević". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kraj sage - Budućnost ostala bez Gaševića". Lob Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ognjen Gašević ima novi klub". CdM (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ognjen Gašević pojačao CSKA 1948". Aktuelno (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gašević pred CSKA 1948: Da ponovimo još jednom lijepu podgoričku noć". Borba (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "FK Budućnost: Odbijeno pismo namjera CSKA 1948 za transfer Ognjena Gaševića". Standard (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Zvanično: Gašević kod Grivića u CSKA 1948". Gradski Portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
External links
edit- Ognjen Gašević at National Football Teams