Vanja Dragojević

Vanja Dragojević
Personal information
Full name Vanja Dragojević
Date of birth (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006
Place of birth Zemun, Serbia and Montenegro
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 6
Youth career
Altina Zemun
2021–2024 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Partizan 12 (0)
2024–2025 → Teleoptik (loan) 12 (2)
International career‡
2025– Serbia U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025

Vanja Dragojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Драгојевић; born 11 January 2006) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Partizan.[2]

Club career

Dragojević began training at the "FK Altina" football school in Zemun, where Dušan Vlahović also took his first steps in football.[3] Dragojević later went through all the junior levels of Partizan,[4] and also played for the club in the UEFA Youth League.[5] He signed his first professional contract in September 2023, when he was presented to the public with peers including goalkeeper Vanja Radulaški and Ognjen Ugrešić and Zoran Alilović, also midfielders.[6] During the summer of 2024, after playing for the youth team, Dragojević was immediately transferred to Teleoptik, for whom he played his first senior matches in the Serbian League Belgrade.[4] He made 12 appearances and scored 2 goals in that competition,[7] before the sports department decided to terminate his loan.[8]

Dragojević made his debut for the first team in the round of 16 of the Serbian Cup away against Radnik Surdulica, replacing Mihajlo Ilić in the 83rd minute.[9] Ten days later, he played, paired with Aleksandar Filipović in the centre-back positions,[3] against CSKA Moscow in a friendly match.[10] In the following period, he also established himself in the Serbian SuperLiga, and at the end of the 2024/25 season. he appeared as a regular as one of the bonus players.[11][12] He played the entire match against Red Star Belgrade at the Rajko Mitić Stadium as part of the 176th eternal derby.[13]

Playing style

Standing at 184 centimetres tall,[14] Dragojević primarily plays as a defensive midfielder.[3] Bojan Šaranov, former Partizan goalkeeper and Vanja's agent, described him as a player with a strong character and physical predispositions.[4] Dragojević is characterized by a competitive mentality, impudence and aggressive play, which is why he was often penalized with cards in the younger categories.[5][12] He has a playing style similar to Kristijan Belić,[3] while he singled out Saša Zdjelar as his footballing role model.[11] Upon his transition to senior football, he was often compared to that player.[12] He was occasionally dropped to the last line, in the position of a defender.[3][1][15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vanja Dragojević". partizan.rs. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Vanja Dragojević". soccerway.com. 20 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Kalajdžić, Luka (21 April 2025). "Dragojević krenuo stopama Vlahovića". Meridian Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Rakanović, N. (4 May 2025). "Ko je Vanja Dragojević i zašto se probio u Partizanu: Devet od deset ljudi mi je reklo da bežim od njega!". Mozzart Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b Jojić, Sava (1 November 2023). "Biser Humske Vanja Dragojević ZA HS: 'Potpisivanje ugovora sa Partizanom je ostvarivanje dečačkih snova!' (foto)". HotSport. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Profesionalni ugovori za buduće nade!". partizan.rs. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. ^ @pbg.news 🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Defanzivni vezista Vanja Dragojević (‘06) priključen je prvom timu. Prethodne polusezone nosio je dres Teleoptika za koji je odigrao dvanaest utakmica i postigao dva gola. on Instagram
  8. ^ Brnjašević, Marko (18 February 2025). "Partizan vratio talentovanog vezistu sa pozajmice". Meridian Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  9. ^ С, С. (12 March 2025). "Партизан лако са Радником у Купу Србије (видео)". Sportski žurnal. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Od najavljenog spektakla do indijske serije: Moskovljani nose pobedu iz Beograda". Arena Sport. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Vanja Dragojević – Zdjelar je bio kapiten i grobar do koske, ugledam se na njega!". partizan.rs. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Rakanović, N. (2 April 2025). ""Baby Zdjelar" stupa na veliku pozornicu". Mozzart Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  13. ^ Krga, Iva (12 April 2025). "Vanja Dragojević govorio posle poraza od Crvene zvezde". Sportal.rs. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Vanja Dragojević". srbijasport.net. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  15. ^ S, M. (18 February 2025). "Stiže pojačanje u Humsku! Vezista priključen prvom timu! (foto)". Informer. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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