Aleksandar Sedlar
{{Short description|Serbian footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Aleksandar Sedlar
| image = Aleksandar Sedlar 2023.jpg
| caption = Sedlar in 2023
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Novi Sad, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Defender, midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Vojvodina
| years1 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = Borac Novi Sad
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = Veternik
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2016
| clubs3 = Metalac Gornji Milanovac
| caps3 = 99
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2016–2019
| clubs4 = Piast Gliwice
| caps4 = 84
| goals4 = 10
| years5 = 2019–2022
| clubs5 = Mallorca
| caps5 = 38
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–2025
| clubs6 = Alavés
| caps6 = 50
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Serbia
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 27 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Aleksandar Sedlar ({{lang-sr-cyr|Александар Седлар}}; born 13 December 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer. He can play as a wide or central midfielder, and in defense as a centre or full-back.
Sedlar has started his career as a midfielder, but affirmed himself as a centre-back playing with Metalac Gornji Milanovac.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Novi Sad, Sedlar passed the youth school of FK Vojvodina.{{cite web|url=http://sport.rs/48556-sedlar-bedem-pjasta/|title=Sedlar bedem Pjasta|website=sport.rs|language=Serbian|date=18 June 2016|accessdate=19 June 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He started his senior career playing with local clubs Borac and Indeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.fkmetalac.rs/sezona-2015-2016/tabela-2015-2016/player/4/23.html |title=Aleksandar Sedlar |website=FK Metalac official website |language=Serbian |accessdate=23 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013558/http://www.fkmetalac.rs/sezona-2015-2016/tabela-2015-2016/player/4/23.html |archivedate=24 September 2015 }} Later he moved in the Serbian League Vojvodina club, Veternik,{{cite web|url=http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/667-aleksandar-sedlar-u-reprezentaciji-srbije.html|title=Aleksandar Sedlar u reprezentaciji Srbije|website=FK Metalac official website|language=Serbian|date=7 June 2016|accessdate=19 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629154944/http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/667-aleksandar-sedlar-u-reprezentaciji-srbije.html|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=dead}} where he made 14 appearances for the 2011–12 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.srbijafudbal.net/metalac/sedlar_a.htm|title=Aleksandar Sedlar|website=srbijafudbal.net|language=Serbian|accessdate=13 August 2015}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=Metalac Gornji Milanovac=
==2012–13 season==
Sedlar joined Metalac for the 2012–13 season. He made 21 appearances in the Serbian First League and also played in 2 cup matches.
==2013–14 season==
For the difference of previous season, while he played mostly as a midfielder, Sedlar got the new role, and in new season, he was used usually as a defender. Sometimes, he also was moved to left-back position while he has played as a midfielder, so positions in defense were not strange for him. Later, he was rotated on centre-back position, but he was not the first choice,{{cite web|url=http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/301-mladenovi%C4%87-sru%C5%A1io-radnik.html|title=Mladenović srušio Radnik|website=FK Metalac official website|language=Serbian|date=4 November 2013|accessdate=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013606/http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/301-mladenovi%C4%87-sru%C5%A1io-radnik.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} so he made only 3 league caps and one cup match for the autumn half of season. After changing coach, formation was changed too, and Metalac was playing with 3 centre-backs for the better part of spring half-season.{{cite web |url=http://www.superliga.rs/index.php/vesti/47-rad/596-gradevinari-docekuju-metalac-u-revansu-baraza#.Vd8K-SV_OqY|title=Građevinari dočekuju Metalac u revanšu baraža|website=Serbian SuperLiga official website|language=Serbian|date=4 June 2014|accessdate=27 August 2015}} Sedlar played all matches in that period, and his position was something like Emre Can's in Liverpool for 2014–15 season. He made total 20 appearances until the end of season, including 18 league, 1 cup,{{cite web |url=http://www.sr.partizan.rs/72027-partizan-metalac/|title=Partizan – Metalac 2:0 (1:0)|website=FK Partizan official website|language=Serbian|date=25 September 2013|accessdate=27 August 2015}} and 1 play-off match.{{cite web |url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:494203-Bez-golova-u-Gornjem-Milanovcu-Rad-i-Metalac-na-Banjici-odlucuju-o-poslednjem-superligasu-za-narednu-sezonu|title=Без голова у Горњем Милановцу, Рад и Металац на Бањици одлучују о последњем суперлигашу за наредну сезону|website=Večernje novosti|language=Serbian|date=1 June 2014|accessdate=27 August 2015}}
==2014–15 season==
In the 2014–15 season, Sedlar was in group of the most important players for Metalac, with 26 league caps. He also played on some different positions as in the past, but all of 26 matches he started on the field and scored 2 goals, against Jedinstvo Putevi,{{cite web|url=http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/530-sedlar-pogodio-u-92-minutu.html|title=Sedlar pogodio u 92.minutu|website=FK Metalac official website|language=Serbian|date=27 April 2015|accessdate=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013636/http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/530-sedlar-pogodio-u-92-minutu.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} and Javor Ivanjica.{{cite web|url=http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/536-metalac-%E2%80%93-javor-1-3-0-1.html|title=Metalac – Javor 1:3 (0:1)|website=FK Metalac official website|language=Serbian|date=11 May 2015|accessdate=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013638/http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/536-metalac-%E2%80%93-javor-1-3-0-1.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} He also played 2 cup matches, against and Napredak{{cite web|url=http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/452-metalac-na-penale-pobedio-napredak.html|title=Metalac na penale pobedio Napredak|website=FK Metalac official website|language=Serbian|date=25 September 2014|accessdate=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013626/http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/452-metalac-na-penale-pobedio-napredak.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} and Voždovac,{{cite web|url=http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/472-metalac-pao-posle-jedanaesteraca.html|title=Metalac pao posle jedanaesteraca|website=FK Metalac official website|language=Serbian|date=30 October 2014|accessdate=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013629/http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/472-metalac-pao-posle-jedanaesteraca.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} and 2 play-off matches after then Metalac promoted in Serbian SuperLiga.{{cite web|url=http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/548-lepa-zaliha-milanov%C4%8Dana-pred-revan%C5%A1.html|title=Lepa zaliha Milanovčana pred revanš|website=FK Metalac official website|language=Serbian|date=1 June 2015|accessdate=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013640/http://www.fkmetalac.rs/vestii/548-lepa-zaliha-milanov%C4%8Dana-pred-revan%C5%A1.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://fknapredak.rs/news.php?item.806 |title=NAPREDAK-METALAC 1:1 (1:0) |website=FK Napredak official website |language=Serbian |date=3 June 2015 |accessdate=27 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222160626/http://fknapredak.rs/news.php?item.806 |archivedate=22 December 2015 }}
==2015–16 season==
Sedlar made his SuperLiga debut in the 1st fixture of 2015–16 season as a centre-back, in tandem with Vladimir Otašević.{{cite web|url=http://www.superliga.rs/index.php/izvestaji-2015-16/2762-1-kolo-partizan-metalac#.Vd8qCiV_OqY|title=1.Kolo: Partizan - Metalac|website=Serbian SuperLiga official website|language=Serbian|date=19 July 2014|accessdate=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822081304/http://superliga.rs/index.php/izvestaji-2015-16/2762-1-kolo-partizan-metalac#.Vd8qCiV_OqY|archive-date=22 August 2015|url-status=dead}} In the 7th fixture he scored a goal in away win against Spartak Subotica.{{cite web |url=http://soskanal.net/fudbal-super-liga/7-kolo-sls-spartak-metalac-izvestaj-video|title=7. KOLO SLS: Spartak - Metalac, izvestaj (VIDEO)|website=soskanal.net|language=Serbian|date=24 August 2015|accessdate=27 August 2015}} In the 9th fixture he also scored an away goal, against Vojvodina.{{cite web |url=https://www.zurnal.rs/fudbal/super-liga/24645/goleada-na-banjici-cacani-lako-sa-igracem-vise-vojvodina-strepela-posle-30|title=Голеада на Бањици, Чачани лако са играчем више, Војводина стрепела после 3:0|website=Sportski žurnal|language=Serbian|date=13 September 2015|accessdate=14 September 2015}} Sedlar missed some matches in the first half season because of injury, but beginning of December, the media reported Red Star Belgrade has expressed interest in him.{{cite web |url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/vesti/zvezda-nasla-stopera-aleksandar-sedlar-na-grofovom-i-terzicevom-radaru-video/121641|title=Zvezda našla štopera: Aleksandar Sedlar na Grofovom i Terzićevom radaru! (VIDEO)|website=mozzartsport.com|language=Serbian|date=26 November 2015|accessdate=26 November 2015}} Later, after the end first half of season, appeared the information that Partizan interested too.{{cite web |url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/vesti/zvezda-ga-snimila-partizan-oteo-sedlar-u-humskoj-video/123299|title=Zvezda ga snimila, Partizan oteo: Sedlar u Humskoj (VIDEO)|website=mozzartsport.com|language=Serbian|date=17 December 2015|accessdate=17 December 2015}} During the season, Sedlar played mostly matches as a team captain, and was one of the most important players in roster. Sedlar was also selected in the team of the season by Sportski žurnal.{{cite web |url=https://i.pics.rs/URWMj|title=Доминација црвено-белих|website=Sportski žurnal, detail from printed edition|language=Serbian|date=13 June 2016|accessdate=11 August 2016}}
=Piast Gliwice=
Sedlar signed three-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice in June 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.piast-gliwice.eu/aktualnosci/aleksandar-sedlar-pilkarzem-piasta-gliwice.html|title=Aleksandar Sedlar piłkarzem Piasta Gliwice|website=Piast Gliwice official website|language=Polish|date=15 June 2016|accessdate=16 June 2016}}
=Mallorca=
On 12 July 2019, Sedlar signed a four-year deal with La Liga side RCD Mallorca as a free agent.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdmallorca.es/contenidos/noticias/noticia/aleksandar-sedlar-ficha-por-el-rcd-mallorca|title=Aleksandar Sedlar ficha por el RCD Mallorca|trans-title=Aleksandar Sedlar signs for RCD Mallorca|publisher=RCD Mallorca|language=es|date=12 July 2019|accessdate=12 July 2019}}
=Alavés=
On 5 July 2022, Sedlar signed a two-year contract with Deportivo Alavés in Segunda División, after his contract with Mallorca expired.{{cite web|url=https://www.deportivoalaves.com/noticia/aleksandar-sedlar-refuerza-la-defensa-del-deportivo-alaves|title=Aleksandar Sedlar refuerza la defensa del Deportivo Alavés|trans-title=Aleksandar Sedlar bolsters the defense of Deportivo Alavés|publisher=Deportivo Alavés|language=es|date=5 July 2022|accessdate=26 July 2022}}
International career
The coach of the Serbia national team, Slavoljub Muslin, called Sedlar into the squad for several friendly matches during the year 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/vesti/muslinova-senzacija-sedlar-u-reprezentaciji-srbije-tu-je-i-filip-stojkovic-video/135742|title=Muslinova senzacija: Sedlar u reprezentaciji Srbije! Tu je i Filip Stojković! (VIDEO)|website=mozzartsport.com|language=Serbian|date=17 May 2016|accessdate=17 May 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.novosti.rs/%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82.434.html:605954-Sedlar-Poziv-koji-se-dugo-sanja|title=Седлар: Позив који се дуго сања|website=Večernje novosti|language=Serbian|date=18 May 2016|accessdate=28 May 2016}} He made his first appearance for the Serbia national football team in a friendly 2–1 win against Cyprus on 25 May 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.fss.rs/index.php?id=2021&aid=10348|title=Пoбедa у Ужицу: Србијa – Кипaр 2:1 (2:1)|website=Football Association of Serbia|language=Serbian|date=25 May 2016|accessdate=27 May 2016}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 23 November 2024}}{{Soccerway|aleksandar-sedlar/258720}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Serbian Cup, Polish Cup, Copa del Rey}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Veternik
|14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Metalac Gornji Milanovac
|21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|Serbian First League |18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in league play-offs}} | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|Serbian First League |26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in league play-offs}} | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16
|34 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!99 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 4 | |
| rowspan="4"|Piast Gliwice | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=EU}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 3 | |
| 2017–18
|Ekstraklasa |23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|Ekstraklasa |30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!84 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 10 | |
| rowspan="4"|Mallorca
|12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|La Liga |10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4" |Alavés
|Segunda División |34 |0 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |37 |0 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24
|La Liga |11 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |11 |1 | ||||||||||
| 2024–25
|La Liga |6 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |7 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!51 !1 !4 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !55 !1 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!286 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 308 | 15 |
{{Notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|31 December 2016}}{{NFT player|64365|accessdate=}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia
|2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Piast Gliwice
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Defender of the Season: 2018–19{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/296/news2961599-Rozdano-nagrody-w-Ekstraklasie-za-sezon-2018-19.html|title=Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2018/19|trans-title=2018/19 season Ekstraklasa awards given|publisher=90minut|language=pl|date=20 May 2019|access-date=14 March 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160817122404/http://www.utakmica.rs/fudbaler/1481-sedlar-aleksandar Aleksandar Sedlar stats] at utakmica.rs {{in lang|sr}} (archived 17 August 2016)
- {{BDFutbol|25616}}
- {{90minut|31864}}
- {{Soccerbase|87635}}
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Category:Footballers from Novi Sad
Category:Serbian men's footballers
Category:Serbia men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Serbian First League players
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
Category:FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players
Category:Piast Gliwice players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Deportivo Alavés players
Category:Serbian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain