Dušan Tadić
Dušan Tadić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Тадић, pronounced [dǔʃan tǎdiːtɕ]; born 20 November 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and captains the Serbia national team. He can be deployed as a forward, winger or attacking midfielder.
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Tadić with Serbia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dušan Tadić | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bačka Topola, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | AIK Bačka Topola | ||
| 2002–2006 | Vojvodina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Vojvodina | 107 | (29) |
| 2010–2012 | Groningen | 68 | (14) |
| 2012–2014 | Twente | 66 | (28) |
| 2014–2018 | Southampton | 134 | (21) |
| 2018–2023 | Ajax | 161 | (77) |
| 2023– | Fenerbahçe | 32 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2010 | Serbia U21 | 24 | (1) |
| 2008– | Serbia | 106 | (22) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Tadić spent his youth at hometown club AIK Bačka Topola and Vojvodina, eventually playing in the UEFA Europa League with the latter. After two seasons with Groningen he joined Twente in 2012, where he earned a move to Southampton of the Premier League. After four years in England, he returned to the Netherlands in 2018, when he joined Ajax. With the club, he went on to win three Eredivisie and two KNVB Cup titles, the 2018–19 Eredivisie golden boot, and the 2020–21 Eredivisie Player of the Season award. Tadić left Ajax with 105 goals and 112 assists in 241 matches, joining Fenerbahçe in 2023.
Tadić has more than 100 caps for Serbia, having made his international debut in 2008, and represented the country at the Olympics in that year, as well as the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.