Slobodan Urošević (

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: Слободан Урошевић; born 15 April 1994) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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. He made three appearances for the Serbia national team.

Club career

After coming through the youth system of Rad, Urošević made his senior debuts on loan at

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in late 2012. He returned to his parent club in early 2013, recording two appearances until the end of the season. He made his debut for Rad on 2 May 2013, in the league game that his club lost 1–0 against

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. He played one more league match until the end of that season, and in the following 2013–14. He played in 17 league matches. In the summer of 2014, Urošević signed with

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. He was a standard first team member of Napredek during the 2014–15 season. He moved on a season-long loan to Belgian side

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in July 2015, with an option for a permanent deal. In the summer of 2016, he returned to Napredak, and in October of the same year, he extended his contract with the club from

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. In the 2016–17 season. Urošević played 34 league matches for Napredak, and during the first half of the 2017–18 season. He made 14 more appearances in this competition. On 11 January 2018, Urošević was transferred to Partizan on a four-year contract as the first choice of coach

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. Urošević made his debut on 15 February, in

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Round of 32 as he played full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against

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. He found himself in the starting eleven in the return leg a week later and once again played a whole game, as Partizan was defeated 2–0 on

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. Urošević won

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with Partizan as he made two appearances in the competition. The following season Urošević played 23 league matches and won the

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once again as he made five appearances in the competition. Urošević was in the Starting lineup for the final game that Partizan won 1–0 against fierce rival

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. In the UEFA Europa League 2019–20 Group L Urošević played full 90 minutes in all six games against

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and

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. He netted his first goal for the club on 1 December 2019 in a 2–0 away victory over

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, Partizan had the initiative, but there were no real opportunities until the 70th minute, when Urošević scored a goal, after the ball bounced to him after a free kick. Urošević failed to win his third Cup Trophy in a row as Partizan was defeated in the final by

. Since coming to Partizan, the 2021–22 season was the best for Urošević, he played 47 games and scored 7 goals in three competitions. Urošević scored a goal on 4 November 2021 in the fourth round of the UEFA Conference League against

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. Urošević managed to create enough space for himself and fired at the ball. It was immediately clear from the trajectory where that shot would end, and the goalkeeper of the Belgian representative, Sinan Bolat, only managed to see it off with a glance. In his fourth successive cup final, Urošević scored the equalizer in a 2–1 defeat against Red Star.

International career

Urošević represented

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at the

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. He made four appearances in the tournament, helping the team win the gold medal. On 29 September 2016, Urošević appeared for

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as a substitute in a friendly against

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. The team, composed entirely of players from the country's domestic league, went on to lose the game 3–0.

Career statistics

Honours

Partizan *

: 2017–18, 2018–19 Aris Limassol *

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: 2023 Serbia U19 * UEFA Under-19 Championship:

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Individual *

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Player of the Week:

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(Round 18)

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