Slobodan_Rubežić
Slobodan Rubežić
Montenegrin footballer (born 2000)
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| 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 | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Montenegro | 3 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:51, 20 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
Club
- As of match played 3 December 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National 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 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Career total | 96 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 5 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 20 November 2023
| 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 |
- "RUBEZIC IS A RED". Aberdeen F.C. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "Povratak Rubežića". rtvnp.rs (in Serbian). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "Slobodan Rubezic: Aberdeen sign centre-half from Novi Pazar". BBC. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "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.
- FSCG.me, Branko Latinović. "RADULOVIĆ OBJAVIO SPISAK ZA LIBAN I SRBIJU". FSCG (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- "Rubezic makes 'positive' Montenegro debut". BBC Sport. 14 October 2023.
- "Rubezic on target for Montenegro". BBC Sport. 20 November 2023.
- Slobodan Rubežić at Soccerway
- "AFC Heritage Trust - Slobodan Rubezic". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- Slobodan Rubežić at Soccerway
- Slobodan Rubežić at WorldFootball.net