Uros_Vitas
Uroš Vitas
Serbian association footballer
Uroš Vitas (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Витас; born 6 July 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for UAE Pro League club Emirates.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Niš, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Emirates | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Radnički Niš | ||
| 2006–2007 | Partizan | ||
| 2007–2010 | Rad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Rad | 48 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Gent | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Mechelen | 44 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Irtysh | 20 | (2) |
| 2020 | Partizan | 16 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Al-Qadsiah | 25 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Vojvodina | 18 | (0) |
| 2023– | Emirates | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Serbia U19[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U21 | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023 | |||
Early career
Vitas made his senior debut with Rad in the 2010–11 season. He was named as the team's captain in early 2013, aged 20.
Belgium
In January 2014, Vitas was transferred to Belgian club Gent.[1] He made two appearances in the title-winning 2014–15 season. In February 2016, Vitas switched to fellow Belgian First Division A club Mechelen.[2]
Kazakhstan
On 7 February 2019, Vitas signed with Kazakh team Irtysh.[3]
Between Serbia and the Middle East
On 11 February 2020, Vitas joined Serbian club Partizan.[4] On 23 October 2020, Vitas joined Saudi club Al-Qadsiah.[5] In September 2022, he signed for Vojvodina.[6] On 30 July 2023, he joined UAE Pro League club Emirates.[7]
Vitas represented Serbia at the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He was also capped for Serbia at under-21 level.
- Gent
- Only official UEFA matches included
- "Uros Vitas tekent contract tot 2017" (in Dutch). kaagent.be. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- "Crepulja en Vitas naar KVM, Naessens naar Antwerp" (in Dutch). kvmechelen.be. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- "Uroš Vitas posle šest meseci ima novi klub" (in Serbian). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- Mihaitalazarica (11 February 2020). "Uros Vitas back home!". Partizan. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "GOTOVO! Još jedan fudbaler Partizana napustio Humsku: Uroš Vitas ima novi klub! VIDEO" (in Serbian). kurir.rs. 25 October 2020.
- "Урош Витас нови штопер Војводине" (in Serbian). FK Vojvodina. 9 September 2022.
- "نادي الإمارات يتعاقد مع الصربي فيتاس" (in Arabic). albayan.ae. 30 July 2023.
- "Gent v Club Brugge Starting XIs, Jul 16, 2015". goal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Uroš Vitas at Soccerway
- Uroš Vitas at FootballDatabase.eu
- Uroš Vitas – UEFA competition record (archive)