Slavoljub Srnić (; born 12 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for RFK Grafičar. He is the twin brother of Dragoljub Srnić.
Club career
Red Star Belgrade Srnić was molded in Red Star's youth system, and some observers in Serbian football had referred to young Slavoljub as "Ognjen Koroman's student". Coach Aleksandar Kristić selected Srnić to make his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade on 6 November 2010 in a SuperLiga match against OFK Beograd. The Srnić brothers were then loaned to Red Star's farm team, FK Sopot. Subsequently, Slavoljub and Dragoljub were loaned to Čukarički, where they enjoyed much more playing time and success.
Čukarički During the loan spell at Čukarički from Red Star, Slavoljub was named by Mozzart Sport as the most valuable player of the Serbian First League. Mozzart Sport: Zvezda ne traži zamenu za Lazovića - ima momka koji je "brži od zvuka" 3 June 2013 After the loan expired, Slavoljub and his brother refused to return to Red Star Belgrade, and after many problems, they were sold to Čukarički in June 2013.
In part due to Srnić's contributions, Čukarički returned to the Serbian top flight for the 2013–14 season, when Srnić terminated his contract with Red Star due to unpaid salary and became a permanent Čukarički player. On 6 October 2013, in a match between Čukarički and Srnić's former club Red Star, Srnić made an assist 17 seconds into the game and scored a goal in the second half. B92 Sport: 'Osveta' Srnića, poraz Zvezde Not by coincidence, Srnić earned the first international call-up in his career the following day.
Return to Red Star Belgrade On 31 August 2015, Slavoljub returned to Red Star, signing a three-year contract. Moja Crvena zvezda: Slavoljub Srnić i zvanično Zvezdin! 31 August 2015 Red Star's coach Miodrag Božović had insisted on Srnić's return throughout the summer. Mozzart Sport: Greška skupa 350.000 evra: Srnić se vratio u Zvezdu! 31 August 2015 Including his first period with the club, Srnić noted his 100 match for Red Star Belgrade in a match against Vojvodina on 7 March 2018.
Las Palmas On 29 January 2019, Srnić moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side UD Las Palmas. On 5 October of the following year, he terminated his contract with the club.
Return to Red Star Belgrade After his spell at Las Palmas, he returned to Red Star where he remained until August 2023.
AEL Limassol On 22 August 2023, Srnic signed a two-year contract with AEL Limassol.
International career Srnić was called up by coach Radovan Ćurčić to replace an injured Lazar Marković by Serbia U21 on 7 October 2013 for the 2015 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying campaign, but did not make his debut in the games he was called up for. He finally made his debut on 9 September 2014, in a 4–1 win against Northern Ireland U21, scoring two goals. Mozzart Sport: Srnić i Orlići nisu želeli Špance: Možda nas Bog pogleda, mnogo bi nam značili A reprezentativci 12 September 2014
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRed Star Belgrade2010–11Serbian SuperLiga101000—20Sopot (loan)2011–12Serbian League Belgrade288———288Čukarički (loan)2012–13Serbian First League31820——338Čukarički2013–14Serbian SuperLiga28320——3032014–152986241—39112015–16610040—101Total942010281—11223Red Star Belgrade2015–16Serbian SuperLiga2781000—2882016–172225160—3332017–1828431154—4692018–19912050—161Total8615112264—12321Las Palmas2018–19Segunda División7100——712019–2027020——291Total34120——361Red Star Belgrade2020–21Serbian SuperLiga1703010—2102021–222415080—3712022–231502090—210Total561100180—831AEL Limassol2023–24Cypriot First Division3611000—371Career total33546344525—42255
Honours Čukarički Serbian Cup: 2014–15
Red Star Belgrade Serbian SuperLiga: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Serbian Cup: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
References
External links
at Srbijafudbal. Slavoljub Srnić at Utakmica.rs