Aleksandar Čavrić (; born 18 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Kashima Antlers. Born in Croatia, he represented Serbia at youth level.
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. 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). He moved on a season-long loan to the Danish side Aarhus in August 2015, with an option for a permanent deal.
Slovan Bratislava In September 2016, Čavrić signed a four-year contract with Slovak club Slovan Bratislava.
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.
In January 2024, Čavrić joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy. He scored and assisted on his league debut against Nagoya Grampus, scoring in 47th minute and assisting in the 62nd minute. On 20 July 2024, Čavrić suffered a knee and ankle ligament injury against FC Tokyo.
International career Youth career Čavrić represented Serbia at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship twice, winning the gold medal in 2013. 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. 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.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBanat Zrenjanin2010–11Serbian First League1000——102011–12Serbian First League10120——121Total11120——131OFK Beograd2012–13Serbian SuperLiga20031——2312013–14Serbian SuperLiga301131——33122014–15Serbian SuperLiga4300——43Total541462——6016Genk2014–15Belgian Pro League16010——1702015–16Belgian Pro League2000——20Total18010——190Aarhus (loan)2015–16Danish Superliga19130——221Slovan Bratislava2016–17Slovak First Football League19454——2482017–18Slovak First Football League261251—3034132018–19Slovak First Football League27400—613352019–20Slovak First Football League7210—611432020–21Slovak First Football League32310—103432021–22Slovak First Football League25350—1314342022–23Slovak First Football League301565—16452242023–24Slovak First Football League15900—1352814Total18152209—581225973Kashima Antlers (loan)2024J1 League2572210—289Kashima Antlers2025J1 League3134210—3652026J1 League1000000010Total323421000375Career total354864115205812439105
Honours Club Slovan Bratislava Slovak Super Liga: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Slovak Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
Kashima Antlers J1 League: 2025
International Serbia U19 UEFA Under-19 Championship: 2013
Individual Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: November 2022, April 2023 Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23
References
External links Futbalnet profile