Relja Obrić

Relja Obrić (Serbian: Реља Обрић; born 22 April 2006) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Serie C club Atalanta U23. Born in Serbia, he is a youth international for Slovenia.

Relja Obrić

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Atalanta U23
Number	19
Youth career
	FK Milutinac
	Partizan
2023–2024	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Atalanta U23	30	(1)
International career‡
2021–2022	Slovenia U16	5	(0)
2021–2022	Slovenia U17	8	(0)
2024–2025	Slovenia U19	11	(0)
2025–	Slovenia U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 316:29, 12 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:29, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Obrić is youth product of the Serbian clubs FK Milutinac and Partizan.^[1] He moved to the youth academy of the Italian club Atalanta on 31 January 2023 on a 2.5 year contract.^[2] On 29 April 2024, he extended his contract with Atalanta until 2028.^[3] He was promoted to Atalanta U23s for the 2024–25 season.^[4] He was called up to the senior Atalanta team for a set UEFA Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain on 17 September 2025.^[5]

International career

Born in Serbia, Obrić is of Slovenian descent through his maternal grandmother and Serbian descent through his other relatives, and holds dual Slovenian-Serbian citizenship.^[6] He opted to play for Slovenia internationally.^[7] He was called up to the Slovenia U17s for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.^[8] He also made the final squad for the Slovenia U21s at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.^[7]