Aleksandar Čavrić

Aleksandar Čavrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Чаврић; born 18 May 1994) is a Serbian-Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Kashima Antlers.

Aleksandar Čavrić

Čavrić with Slovan Bratislava in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Vukovar, Croatia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Kashima Antlers
Number	7
Youth career
	Proleter Zrenjanin
	Banat Zrenjanin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Banat Zrenjanin	11	(1)
2012–2014	OFK Beograd	54	(14)
2014–2016	Genk	18	(0)
2015–2016	→ Aarhus (loan)	19	(1)
2016–2024	Slovan Bratislava	181	(52)
2024	→ Kashima Antlers (loan)	25	(7)
2025–	Kashima Antlers	0	(0)
International career
2011–2013	Serbia U19	13	(1)
2014–2017	Serbia U21	23	(2)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Serbia UEFA U19 Championship Winner 2013 Lithuania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2024

Club career

Serbia, Belgium and Danmark

Čavrić made his senior and simultaneously professional debut at Banat Zrenjanin in the 2011–12 Serbian First League season. His exceptional performances immediately called the attention of the top-tier, Serbian SuperLiga, squad, OFK Beograd which brought him in June 2012 as a great prospect.^[1] He was the club's top scorer with 11 league goals (from 30 appearances) in the 2013–14 season. On 1 September 2014, Čavrić officially joined the Belgian club Genk on a three-year contract (plus a two-year option).^[2] He moved on a season-long loan to the Danish side Aarhus in August 2015, with an option for a permanent deal.^[3]

Slovan Bratislava

In September 2016, Čavrić signed a four-year contract with Slovak club Slovan Bratislava.^[4]

On 3 November 2022, Čavrić scored two decisive goals during UEFA Europa Conference League – Group H fixture at LFF Stadium versus Žalgiris Vilnius (2–1), which secured a Slovak club first advancement to European play-off rounds in 17 years, when Čavrić's then-manager Vladimír Weiss Sr. led Artmedia Petržalka in the UEFA Champions League.^[5]

In January 2024, Čavrić joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy.^[6][7] He scored and assisted on his league debut against Nagoya Grampus, scoring in 47th minute and assisting in the 62nd minute.^[8] On 20 July 2024, Čavrić suffered a knee and ankle ligament injury against FC Tokyo.^[9]

International career

Youth career

Čavrić represented Serbia at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship twice, winning the gold medal in 2013.^[10] He subsequently went on to play for the Serbia U21s, taking part in both the 2015 and 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as the team exited in the group stage.

Senior career

Following the match against Žalgiris Vilnius in November 2022, it was announced that Čavrić and Slovan began pursuing Slovak citizenship, which would make him eligible to represent Slovakia internationally.^[11] Later in November ahead of Slovak national team fixtures against Montenegro and Chile, national team manager Francesco Calzona informed that he would consider Čavrić to the national team once he meets eligibility requirements.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 September 2024^[13]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Banat Zrenjanin	2010–11	Serbian First League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2011–12	Serbian First League	10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
	Total		11	1	2	0	—		—		13	1
OFK Beograd	2012–13	Serbian SuperLiga	20	0	3	1	—		—		23	1
	2013–14	Serbian SuperLiga	30	11	3	1	—		—		33	12
	2014–15	Serbian SuperLiga	4	3	0	0	—		—		4	3
	Total		54	14	6	2	—		—		60	16
Genk	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
Aarhus (loan)	2015–16	Danish Superliga	19	1	3	0	—		—		22	1
Slovan Bratislava	2016–17	Slovak First Football League	19	4	5	4	—		—		24	8
	2017–18	Slovak First Football League	26	12	5	1	—		3[c]	0	34	13
	2018–19	Slovak First Football League	27	4	0	0	—		6[c]	1	33	5
	2019–20	Slovak First Football League	7	2	1	0	—		6[d]	1	14	3
	2020–21	Slovak First Football League	32	3	1	0	—		1[c]	0	34	3
	2021–22	Slovak First Football League	25	3	5	0	—		13[e]	1	43	4
	2022–23	Slovak First Football League	30	15	6	5	—		16[f]	4	52	24
	2023–24	Slovak First Football League	15	9	0	0	—		13[g]	5	28	14
	Total		181	52	20	9	—		58	12	259	73
Kashima Antlers (loan)	2024	J1 League	25	7	2	2	1	0	—		28	9
Career total			322	83	37	13	1	0	58	12	402	100

1. Includes Serbian Cup, Belgian Cup, Danish Cup, Slovak Cup, Emperor's Cup
2. Includes J.League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
6. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club

Slovan Bratislava^[13]

• Slovak Super Liga: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Slovak Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21

International

Serbia U19

• UEFA Under-19 Championship: 2013^[13]

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: November 2022,^[14] April 2023
• Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23^[15]