Boban Lazić (born 29 January 1994) is a Dutch

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who plays as a forward or

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. He was eligible for national teams of

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and had already played for Netherlands U-17. However, in 2013 Lazić had discussed his future in talks with Vlado Jagodić, then manager of Bosnian U21 national team, in which he expressed his firm decision to play for

Club career

Ajax

Born in

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, in the Netherlands, to a Bosnian-Serb family, Lazić was recruited from ARC into the Ajax Academy in 2004 at age 10. During the 2011–12 season, Lazić was playing for the Ajax A1 squad, the team's highest youth level, winning the Nike Eredivisie league title, as well finishing as runners-up to

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in the NextGen Series (the Champions League equivalent for under-20 teams) after losing on penalties (5–3) following a 1–1 deadlock after extra time. Lazic would be the first choice on the

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for head coach

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that season, playing alongside the likes of

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, Danzell Gravenberch and Davy Klaassen. He signed his first professional contract with Ajax on 31 May 2012, a three-year contract binding him to the Amsterdam club until the summer of 2015. The following season saw Lazić playing in the Beloften Eredivisie for the club's reserve squad

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, not receiving any call-ups for the first team. He made his first appearance for the first team the following year on 13 July 2013 in a pre-season friendly encounter against

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. Coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute, Lazić scored the final goal in the 78th minute off an assist from

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, who was on loan from

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. The match ended in a 5–1 away victory for Ajax at the Mandemakers Stadion in Waalwijk. Ahead of the 2013–14 season,

were promoted to the

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, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, which resulted in Lazić making his professional debut against

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on 16 August 2013. The match ended as an away loss for Ajax, as they went down 1–0 in

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. Lazić was brought in for

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in the 45th minute, playing for the second half of the fixture. He scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2013, scoring in the 65th minute in the 2–1 win against Jong Twente at Sportpark De Toekomst.

Olympiacos

On the last day of the winter transfer window of the 2013–14 season, on 31 January 2014 it was announced that Lazić was released from his contract with Ajax, following a trial period with

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side

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. He then signed a six-month contract with

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, with an option for an additional two years, joining the first team of the club from

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PEC Zwolle

Sidelined by an injury for the duration of the 2014–15 Superleague season in Greece, Lazić returned to the Netherlands, signing a contract with Eredivisie side

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. He was sent on loan to

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in January 2016, but returned to Zwolle after only 2 sub appearances. In March 2017 he moved to

side

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

FK Teleoptik

After almost five years away from football, Lazic came out of retirement to play for FK Teleoptik from July 2021 until November of the same year.

BVV Barendrecht

He signed a contract with the Dutch team BVV Barendrecht on 3 February 2022.

International career

Lazić received his first International call-ups for the Netherlands U-15 team, making four appearances in friendly fixtures for the Dutch, while scoring once. He then participated in the Netherlands under-17 team qualification rounds ahead of the

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in Serbia, and played two games. After prolonged absence from football, caused by injury complications, Lazić finally received call by Bosnian U-21 manager for the qualification game against Kazakhstan on 2 September 2015.

Personal life

Lazić has an older cousin, Vlatko Lazić, who is a professional footballer currently playing as a wing-back for

side

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

Career statistics

Club performance

¹ Includes

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and

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matches. ² Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Play-off matches.

Honours

Club

; Ajax A1 (Under-19) * A-Junioren Eredivisie: 2011–12 * NextGen Series Runner-up: 2011–12

References

External links

*
Netherlands U15 stats
at OnsOranje
Netherlands U17 stats
at OnsOranje

at UEFA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazic, Boban 1994 births Living people Dutch people of Serbian descent Dutch people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players Olympiacos F.C. players PEC Zwolle players VVV-Venlo players TOP Oss players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Greece SV ARC players Footballers from Woerden Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Serbia FK Teleoptik players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen