Strahinja Eraković (Serbian Cyrillic: Страхиња Ераковић; born 22 January 2001) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Serbia national team.
![]() Eraković with Red Star Belgrade in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Strahinja Eraković[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Batajnica, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2019 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Red Star Belgrade | 79 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2023– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 33 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Serbia U17 | 11 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Serbia U19 | 7 | (1) |
2021 | Serbia U20 | 1 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Serbia U21 | 6 | (1) |
2022– | Serbia | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024 |
Club career
editRed Star Belgrade
editStrahinja Eraković joined Red Star Belgrade in 2010 as a nine-year-old. He played for every youth category for the Belgrade club[3] and was the captain of the Under-19 side. He appeared for the club in the UEFA Youth League in matches against Napoli[4] and Paris Saint-Germain.
He made his first-team debut for Red Star Belgrade on 1 August 2020 in a Superliga match against Novi Pazar.[5] Despite being just 19, he quickly became a first-team regular for the champions of Serbia. In his first season with the senior side, he played against Hoffenheim,[6][7] Gent[8] and Slovan Liberec[9] in the UEFA Europa League. He was a part of the Red Star Belgrade side that won the first league[10][11] and cup double[12][13] after a 14-year wait.
In the 2021–22 campaign, he became one of the most important players[14] for the team and ranked among the players with most minutes spent on the pitch. He was a first-team regular in European competition as well, playing against Braga,[15] Midtjylland[16] and Ludogorets[17][18] in the Europa League group stage. He captained the side in the away match at Ludogorets.[19] Red Star Belgrade qualified for the competition's knockout stage and Eraković played in both legs as Red Star Belgrade bowed out of the competition with a 4–2 aggregate defeat against Rangers FC of Scotland. Eraković played as Red Star Belgrade secured back-to-back Superliga[20][21] and Kup Srbije doubles.[22][23]
At the start of the 2022–23 season, Eraković signed a new contract to remain at Red Star Belgrade until June 2026.[24]
Loan to Grafičar
editEraković spent the 2019–20 season playing for RFK Grafičar,[25] Red Star Belgrade's affiliate club in the Prva liga Srbije, the second tier of Serbian football. Eraković appeared in 21 games and scored two goals for Grafičar.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
editOn 23 July 2023, Eraković agreed to join Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg on a four-year contract, with the option to extend for another year.[26]
International career
editHaving been captain of all Serbian youth national teams, Eraković debuted for the Serbian senior squad in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Norway.[27] In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,[28] but did not appear in any match.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 2019–20 | Serbian First League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
Red Star Belgrade | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
Total | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 103 | 0 | |||
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
Career total | 133 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 2 |
- ^ Includes Serbian Cup, Russian Cup
- ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
edit- As of 8 September 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Serbia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 June 2023 | Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria | 5 | Jordan | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
editRed Star Belgrade
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2022–23[32]
- Serbian SuperLiga Young Player of the Season: 2022–23[33]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Strahinja Eraković profile". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Meet Strahinja Erakovic". FK Crvena zvezda. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League vs. Napoli". UEFA Youth League. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Eraković makes his Crvena zvezda debut". Serbian SuperLiga. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Hoffenheim". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Hoffenheim". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Gent". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Liberec". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Red Star wins the title". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Red Star wins the title". Serbian SuperLiga. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Crvena zvezda wins the league and cup double". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Crvena zvezda wins the league and cup double". Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Eraković named man of the match in the Eternal Derby". Blic. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. SC Braga". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Midtjylland". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Ludogorets". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League vs. Ludogorets". UEFA Europa League. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Eraković captains the side in Europa League". Republika. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Five in a row". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Five in a row". Serbian SuperLiga. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Zvezda retain the double!". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Zvezda retain the double!". Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Eraković signs new contract to stay at Zvezda until 2026". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Zvezda's development side begins preparations". Red Star Belgrade. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Strahinja Eraković is a Zenit player!". FC Zenit St. Petersburg. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Piksi O Debitantima: Eraković Je Dokaz Ispravnosti Bonus Pravila, Odlučio Sam Se Za Njega Pre Finala Kupa". MozzartSport (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
- ^ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Idealni tim Mozzart Bet Superlige: Petorica iz Zvezde, trojica iz TSC-a". mozzartsport.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Najbolji mladi igrač Mozzart Bet Superlige – Strahinja Eraković". mozzartsport.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
External links
edit- Strahinja Eraković – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Strahinja Eraković at Soccerway
- Strahinja Eraković at Soccerbase
- Strahinja Eraković at WorldFootball.net
- Strahinja Eraković at BDFutbol