Slobodan Rubežić
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Aberdeen
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2017 Vojvodina
2017–2019 Čukarički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Čukarički 0 (0)
2019–2020Novi Pazar (loan) 27 (1)
2021–2022 Arda Kardzhali 5 (0)
2022–2023 Novi Pazar 44 (3)
2023– Aberdeen 11 (0)
International career
2023– Montenegro 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:51, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:51, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Slobodan Rubežić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Рубежић; born 21 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Rubežić started his career with Vojvodina before signing his first professional contract with Čukarički.[1] After a spell with Arda Kardzhali, he returned to Novi Pazar on a permanent deal in January 2022, signing a two-year contract.[2] In July 2023, he joined Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the option of a fourth.[3]

International career

Born in Serbia, Rubežić is of Montenegrin descent from Nikšić through his mother.[4] In October 2023, Rubežić was called up to the Montenegro national team for the first time.[5] He made his debut in a friendly match against Lebanon on 12 October.[6]

On 19 November, Rubežić scored his first goal for Montenegro in a 3–1 loss to Hungary in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Čukarički 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 000000
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 000000
Total 000000
Novi Pazar (loan) 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 27110281
Arda Kardzhali 2021–22 First Professional League 502070
Novi Pazar 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 11220132
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 35200352
Total 46420484
Aberdeen 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 11000106[lower-alpha 1]0180
Career total 895501060001015
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. "RUBEZIC IS A RED". Aberdeen F.C. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. "Povratak Rubežića". rtvnp.rs (in Serbian). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. "Slobodan Rubezic: Aberdeen sign centre-half from Novi Pazar". BBC. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. "Штопер Новог Пазара се нада позиву у репрезентацију" [The stopper of Novi Pazar hopes to be invited to the national team] (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 27 November 2022.
  5. FSCG.me, Branko Latinović. "RADULOVIĆ OBJAVIO SPISAK ZA LIBAN I SRBIJU". FSCG (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. "Rubezic makes 'positive' Montenegro debut". BBC Sport. 14 October 2023.
  7. "Rubezic on target for Montenegro". BBC Sport. 20 November 2023.
  8. Slobodan Rubežić at Soccerway
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