Lazar Samardzic

Lazar Samardzic (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Самарџић, pronounced [lazaːr samaːrdʒitɕ]; born 24 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese. Although a midfielder, he can also play as a left winger.

Club Career

Hertha BSC

Youth

Samardzic played for BSV Grun-Weiss Neukolln 1950 e.V. from 2008 to 2009 and joined Hertha BSC from 9 October 2009. Samardzic played for the U17 and U19 teams of Hertha BSC in the Under 17 and Under 19 Bundesliga, scoring 16 and 14 goals respectively. Samardzic won the bronze award of the Fritz Walter Medal in the U17 group.

First team

Samardzic was announced to have signed a professional contract, and first appeared as an unused substitute for the professional team in a 3–3 away draw against Fortuna Dusseldorf on 28 February 2020.

Samardzic made his debut for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga on 22 May 2020, coming on as a substitute for Per Ciljan Skjelbred in the 81st minute of the Berlin derby against Union Berlin, which finished as a 4–0 win. Samardzic is considered one of Germany's most talented prospects and he had attracted serious interest from elite clubs around the world, such as Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus.

RB Leipzig

On 8 September 2020, Samardzic joined fellow Bundesliga side RB Leipzig on a five-year deal. He made his RB Leipzig debut on 3 October, coming off the bench in a 4-0 win against FC Schalke 04.

Udinese

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, 19-year-old Samardzic moved to Italian Serie A club Udinese. He signed a five-year contract.

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