Lazar Markovic

Lazar Markovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Марковић, pronounced [lazaːr maːrkoʋitɕ]; born 2 March 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Partizan.

He started his career at Partizan before moving to Benfica in 2013, where he won a domestic treble in his only season, after which he completed a £20 million move to Liverpool. He spent most of his time out on loan, at Fenerbahce, Sporting CP, Hull City, Anderlecht and Fulham.

Markovic made his full international debut for Serbia in 2012, earning over 20 caps.

Club Career

Partizan

After playing for the youth selections of Borac Cacak, Markovic joined Partizan in 2006 as a 12-year-old trainee. On 29 May 2011, coach Aleksandar Stanojevic promoted Markovic to the first team ahead of the final round of the 2010–11 SuperLiga, which Partizan played against Sloboda Uzice. He was given the number 50 shirt. Markovic was used as a second-half substitute for Joseph Kizito in his team's 2–1 win.

2011–12 season

On 11 July 2011, together with Nikola Ninkovic, Markovic signed his first professional contract with Partizan, for five years. Markovic made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season in Partizan's opener against Shkendija, in the qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, playing the last three minutes of the match. He scored his first senior goal in a league match against Novi Pazar, on 13 August 2011. At the end of 2011, Markovic was voted Partizan's Player of the Year in a poll on the club's website. In his first full senior season, Markovic made 26 league appearances and scored six goals. Despite not scoring a goal in the second half of the championship, Markovic earned 2011–12 SuperLiga Team of the Year selection.

2012–13 season

As Partizan appeared in the group stage of an UEFA competition for the first time since 2010, Markovic appeared in all group fixtures, impressing against the likes of Neftchi B

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