Aleksandar Lutovac Explained

Aleksandar Lutovac
Birth Date:28 June 1997
Birth Place:Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height:1.80 m
Position:Winger
Right-back
Currentclub:IMT
Clubnumber:45
Youthclubs1:Petlić Beograd[1]
Youthclubs2:Red Star Belgrade
Youthclubs3:Petlić Beograd
Youthclubs4:Rad
Years1:2015–2019
Clubs1:Rad
Caps1:106
Goals1:22
Years2:2019–2023
Clubs2:Partizan
Caps2:60
Goals2:2
Years3:2023
Clubs3:Ried
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:IMT
Caps4:17
Goals4:5
Nationalyears1:2014–2016
Nationalteam1:Serbia U19
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–2019
Nationalteam2:Serbia U21
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:4
Pcupdate:11 August 2023
Ntupdate:15 September 2019

Aleksandar Lutovac (; born 28 June 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Club career

Rad

With the Rad under-19 team, Lutovac won the national championship in the 2014–15 season, earning them a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League. He was subsequently promoted to the first-team squad, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 away win over Vojvodina on his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 19 September 2015.[2] Two months later, Lutovac signed his first professional contract with the club on a four-year deal. He netted his first brace in a 3–1 away victory at Mladost Lučani on 17 April 2016. In his first senior season with Rad, Lutovac made 23 league appearances and scored six goals. He also played regularly during the following 2016–17 season, netting four goals in 31 league appearances. On 3 March 2018, Lutovac scored his first hat-trick in a 5–0 home win over Borac Čačak.[3] He was the team's top scorer in the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga with 11 goals.

Partizan

In late June 2019, Lutovac officially joined Partizan on a free transfer and was given the number 97 shirt.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 4–0 home league win over Mačva Šabac, playing the full 90 minutes.

Lutovac scored his first goal for Partizan on 9 October 2019, in a 0-6 win against Vodojaža in the Serbian Cup round of 32.[5] Lutovac played a total of 89 games for Partizan scored three goals and recorded eight assists.

SV Ried

On 31 August 2023, Lutovac's contact with SV Ried was terminated by mutual consent.[6]

International career

After representing Serbia at under-19 level, Lutovac became the under-21 team's second-highest scorer in their successful 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers with four goals in five games. He was included in Goran Đorović's final 23-man squad for the main tournament in June 2019.[7]

Statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rad2015–1623610247
2016–1731410324
2017–183411003411
2018–1918100181
Total106222010822
Partizan2019–20801130121
2020–211803010220
2021–222415090381
2022–231011060171
Total602101190893
Career total1662312119019725

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kako je Zvezda izgubila bisera sa Banjice i zašto se neće vratiti na Marakanu, niti preći u Partizan: Upoznajte jednog od najtalentovanijih napadača Srbije (VIDEO) . Serbian . telegraf.rs . 30 November 2017 . 3 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Vošo, i tvoje je prošlo: Lutovac ućutkao Novosađane (VIDEO) . Serbian . mozzartsport.com . 19 September 2015 . 26 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Pucale petarde po Beogradu, Kosan ošamario i Vošu . Serbian . mozzartsport.com . 3 March 2018 . 26 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Lutovac zvanično u Partizanu, nosiće dres sa brojem 97 . Serbian . rts.rs . 25 June 2019 . 15 September 2019.
  5. Web site: VODOJAŽA - PARTIZAN 0:6(0:1). FK PARTIZAN. sr-RS. 2019-10-09.
  6. Web site: SV Ried. MICHAEL MARTIN VERLÄSST DIE SV GUNTAMATIC RIED. MICHAEL MARTIN IS LEAVING SV GUNTAMATIC RIED. 31 August 2023. 14 December 2023. de.
  7. Web site: Luka Jović predvodi Srbiju na Evropskom prvenstvu . Serbian . b92.net . 1 June 2019 . 12 June 2019.