Saša Zdjelar (; born 20 March 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer. His primary position is defensive midfielder and he also plays as centre-back.
Club career Zdjelar made his senior debut for OFK Beograd in a 3–0 home league win over Novi Pazar on 3 December 2011, aged 16. He was later sold to Greek champions Olympiacos in 2013, but remained at his parent club for the next two years. In total, Zdjelar recorded 67 competitive appearances with the Romantičari.
In the summer of 2015, Zdjelar eventually moved to Greece and joined Olympiacos. He made his debut for the club on 28 October 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 Greek Cup draw versus Platanias. On 13 January 2016, Zdjelar scored his first ever senior goal for Olympiacos in a 6–0 Greek Cup win over Chania.
On 13 January 2017, Zdjelar was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side RCD Mallorca until the end of the season.
On 29 January 2018, he was loaned to Partizan until the end of the 2017–18 season, after being put on Olympiacos' out-of-favour list. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Partizan announced the signing of the player for an estimated fee at the range of €500,000 On 23 May 2018, Zdjelar scored the winner against Mladost Lučani, in the Serbian Cup final.
In 2018–19 season, Zdjelar won his second Serbian Cup trophy and collected 45 appearances for Partizan, across three competitions.
After an assist by Umar Sadiq, Zdjelar scored a goal from 20 meters away in a 4–0 win over Vojvodina in the Derby of Serbia. In 2019–20 season, interrupted due to global pandemic of COVID-19, Zdjelar was again the most capped Partizan player, amassing 42 appearances (and skipping only 3 games) across all competitions.
In July 2020, he wore Partizan's captain armband for the first time.
On 28 July 2022, Zdjelar signed a contract with Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow for three years with an option to extend.
On 21 February 2025, Zdjelar signed with Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg until the end of the 2025–26 season. On 29 August 2025, he left Zenit by mutual consent.
International career Zdjelar represented Serbia at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by Portugal after penalties. He was also a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 31 May 2016, Zdjelar made his full international debut for Serbia, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly win over Israel. He subsequently appeared as an injury-time substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with Russia at Stade Louis II five days later.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivision AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOFK Beograd2011–12Serbian SuperLiga100000—102012–13Serbian SuperLiga1501000—1602013–14Serbian SuperLiga2703000—3002014–15Serbian SuperLiga1901000—200Total6205000—670Olympiacos2015–16Super League Greece806120—1612016–17Super League Greece000010—102017–18Super League Greece402050—110Total1208180—281Mallorca (loan)2016–17Segunda División 1500000—150Partizan (loan)2017–18Serbian SuperLiga1224110—173Partizan2018–19Serbian SuperLiga3215080—4512019–20Serbian SuperLiga28140120—4412020–21Serbian SuperLiga3114030—3812021–22Serbian SuperLiga32040140—5002022–23Serbian SuperLiga300000—30Total1263170370—1803CSKA Moscow 2022–23Russian Premier League270110——3802023–24Russian Premier League28180—103712024–25Russian Premier League15060——210Total701250—10961Zenit St. Petersburg2024–25Russian Premier League7020——902025–26Russian Premier League0010——10Total70300000100Partizan2025–26Serbian SuperLiga130———130Career total3176622460104268
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsSerbia201620201700201800201900202010202100202200202300202460Total90
Honours Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2015–16
Partizan Serbian Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
CSKA Moscow Russian Cup: 2022–23, 2024–25
Serbia U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2015
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