Slobodan Rubežić

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Slobodan Rubežić
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24)
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)
2019–2020 → Novi Pazar (loan) 27 (1)
2021–2022 Arda Kardzhali 5 (0)
2022–2023 Novi Pazar 44 (3)
2023– Aberdeen 13 (0)
International career‡
2023– Montenegro 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:33, 3 December 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 3 December 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Čukarički 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Novi Pazar (loan) 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 27 1 1 0 — — — 28 1
Arda Kardzhali 2021–22 First Professional League 5 0 2 0 — — — 7 0
Novi Pazar 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 11 2 2 0 — — — 13 2
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 35 2 0 0 — — — 35 2
Total 46 4 2 0 — — — 48 4
Aberdeen 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 13 0 0 0 1 0 7[a] 0 — 21 0
Career total 91 5 5 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 104 5
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International[edit]

As of match played 20 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Montenegro 2023 3 1
Total 3 1
Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rubežić goal
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 November 2023 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 1–3 2024 UEFA Euro qualifying

References[edit]

  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

External links[edit]

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