Lazar Stojsavljević
{{short description|Serbian footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Lazar Stojsavljević
|image =
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|fullname = Lazar Stojsavljević{{Cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf|title=Homepage|website=EFL}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|5|5|df=y}}
|birth_place = London, England{{Cite news |title=Players |url=https://www.fkvojvodina.rs/first-team/players/?lang=en |publisher=FK Vojvodina |accessdate=15 August 2020}}
|height = {{height|m=1.91}}{{Cite news |title=L. Stojsavljević |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lazar-stojsavljevic/514079/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=15 August 2020}}
|position = Central defender
|currentclub = Sochi
|clubnumber = 55
|youthyears1 = 2013–2017
|youthclubs1 = Woking
|years1 = 2017–2018
|clubs1 = Woking
|caps1 = 6
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2018–2019
|clubs2 = Millwall
|caps2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2019
|clubs3 = Newport County
|caps3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2020–2021
|clubs4 = Vojvodina
|caps4 = 0
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2020–2021
|clubs5 = → Rad (loan)
|caps5 = 21
|goals5 = 1
|years6 = 2021–2025
|clubs6 = AS Trenčín
|caps6 = 84
|goals6 = 6
|years7 = 2021
|clubs7 = → Dubnica (loan)
|caps7 = 4
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2025–
|clubs8 = Sochi
|caps8 = 1
|goals8 = 0
|club-update = 21:17, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Lazar Stojsavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Стојсављевић; born 5 May 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Russian club Sochi as a central defender.
Career
Stojsavljević started his career at National League side Woking, first in the side's development team in 2013, followed by the Under 23s side. On 3 October 2017, he made his debut for the club, replacing Fabio Saraiva in the 71st minute during Woking's 2–0 away league victory over Chester.{{Cite news |title=Chester vs. Woking |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/03/england/conference-national/chester-fc/woking-fc/2495171/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=3 October 2017 |accessdate=29 October 2021}} In January 2018, despite scoring the eventual winner and his first goal for the club, Stojsavljević suffered an extended period of absence after a fractured skull caused during a header in their 1–0 home victory against AFC Fylde.{{Cite web|url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-woking-afc-fylde-players-14213634|title=WATCH: Woking and AFC Fylde players clash after horrific Lazar Stojsavljevic injury|last=Ritson|first=Mark|date=28 January 2018|website=getsurrey|access-date=18 June 2019}}
He went onto make six appearances for the club, scoring once, before signing for Millwall after a trial period.{{Cite web|url=https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/millwall-boss-on-centre-back-trialist-and-injury-absentees/|title=Millwall boss on centre-back trialist and injury absentees|last=Cawley|first=Richard|website=London News Online|date=8 July 2018 }} On 16 May 2019, Millwall announced that Stojsavljević would be released at the end of his current deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/millwall-announce-retained-list/|title=Millwall announce retained list|website=www.millwallfc.co.uk}}
On 14 June 2019, it was announced that he had signed for Newport County on a two-year deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2019/june/lazar-stojsavljevic-signs/|title=PLAYER NEWS | County secure services of defender Lazar Stojsavljevic on a 2-year-deal|website=www.newport-county.co.uk}} Stojsavljević played for 29 minutes in his only appearance for Newport, in their 13 August EFL Cup first round win against Gillingham, and was substituted off shortly after Newport went 1-0 down.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/matches/fixtures/first-team/201920/august/gillingham-vs-newport-county-on-13-aug-19/|title=Gillingham vs Newport County on 13 Aug 19 – Match Centre – Newport County|website=www.newport-county.co.uk|access-date=13 August 2019}} He subsequently left Newport County by mutual consent on 3 September 2019,{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/football/newportcounty/17878591.ex-millwall-defender-lazar-stojsavljevic-released-newport-county/|title=Lazar Stojsavljevic released by Newport County|website=South Wales Argus|date=3 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=3 September 2019}} and is now a free agent after only three months with the South Wales side.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49570533|title=Lazar Stojsavljevic: Defender leaves Newport 'by mutual consent' after less than three months|date=3 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2019|language=en-GB}} Newport manager Michael Flynn told the media in September 2019 that Stojsavljević had requested the contract termination and that the club had no financial burden from terminating the deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/football/newportcounty/17884025.newport-county-39-s-lazar-stojsavljevic-39-tore-39-deal-head-home/|title=Lazar Stojsavljevic 'tore up' Exiles deal to head home to Serbia|website=South Wales Argus|date=5 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=5 September 2019}} Stojsavljević reportedly returned to Serbia to pursue a footballing opportunity "in his home town". Flynn went on to say that in hindsight, he would not have signed Stojsavljevic, nor fellow defender Marvel Ekpiteta, as they were only stopgap signings while uncertainty continued around the re-signing of Mickey Demetriou, who later re-signed with Newport.
In January 2020, he signed for Vojvodina on a contract until January 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fkvojvodina.rs/lazar-stojsavljevic-signed/?lang=en|title=Lazar Stojsavljević signed|first=Miloš|last=Subotin|date=8 January 2020 }} On 27 August 2020, in order to gain more first-team experience, Stojsavljević joined fellow Serbian SuperLiga side, Rad on a six-month loan deal{{Cite news |title=Lazar Stojsavljević na pozajmici u Radu |url=https://www.fkvojvodina.rs/lazar-stojsavljevic-na-pozajmici-u-radu/?script=lat |publisher=FK Vojvodina |date=27 August 2020 |accessdate=15 September 2020 |language=Serbian}} and went onto make his debut during a 3–1 victory over Napredak Kruševac.{{Cite news |title=Rad Beograd vs. Napredak |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/08/29/serbia/super-liga/fk-rad-beograd/fk-napredak
|publisher=Soccerway |date=29 August 2020 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}
On 5 September 2021, Stojsavljević joined Slovak side, AS Trenčín{{Cite news |title=AS Trenčín on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/astrencin/status/1434455796394377216 |publisher=AS Trenčín Twitter |date=5 September 2021 |accessdate=1 October 2021}} and was immediately loaned out to second-tier side Dubnica, where he made his debut during a 1–0 home defeat to Dukla Banská Bystrica.{{Cite news |title=Dubnica vs. Dukla Banská Bystrica |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/25/slovakia/i-liga/mfk-dubnica/dukla-banska-bystrica/3552453/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=25 September 2021 |accessdate=1 October 2021}} Stojsavljević returned to AS Trenčín towards the end of October that year, eventually making his club debut during a Slovak Cup fourth round tie against TJD Príbelce, playing the full 90 minutes in the 3–0 victory.{{Cite news |title=Príbelce vs. Trenčín |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/10/27/slovakia/cup/pribelce/fk-as-trencin/3678258/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=27 October 2021 |accessdate=29 October 2021}}
On 20 February 2025, Stojsavljević signed with Sochi in Russia.{{cite web|publisher=PFC Sochi|url=https://pfcsochi.ru/news/2024-2025/lazar-stoysavlevich-podpisal-kontrakt-s-sochi/|title=Лазар Стойсавлевич подписал контракт с «Сочи»|trans-title=Lazar Stojsavljević signed a contract with Sochi|date=20 February 2025|access-date=25 February 2025|language=ru}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Woking
|6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Millwall
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| Newport County
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Vojvodina
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Serbian SuperLiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 | ||||||||||
| Rad (loan)
|Serbian SuperLiga |21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="5"|AS Trenčín
|15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Slovak First League |25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|Slovak First League |26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|Slovak First League |18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 3 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!84||6||9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||93||6 | ||||||||||
| Dubnica (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| Sochi
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan=3|Career total
!112||8||11||0||0||0||1||0||124||8 |
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References
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External links
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- {{Soccerway|lazar-stojsavljevic/514079}}
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