Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Страхиња Павловић; born 24 May 2001) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Monaco. He also represents the Serbia national team.
Club Career
Partizan
2015–2018: Youth years
Born in Sabac, Pavlovic started out at local club Savacium. He officially joined the youth system of Partizan in the summer of 2015. In September 2018, Pavlovic signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing to a three-year deal. He was promoted to the first team by manager Zoran Mirkovic ahead of winter preparations for the second half of the season.
2018–19: First-team breakthrough
On 23 February 2019, Pavlovic made his competitive senior debut for the club in a 3–0 home league win over Proleter Novi Sad, playing the full 90 minutes and receiving a yellow card in the process. He quickly established himself in the team's starting lineup, collecting 15 official appearances and helping Partizan win the 2018–19 Serbian Cup.
2019–20: New contract and first goal
At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Pavlovic confirmed himself as a first-team regular, forming a central defensive partnership with the experienced Bojan Ostojic. He was reportedly close to signing with Italian club Lazio near the end of the summer transfer window. However, the negotiations failed and Pavlovic signed a new five-year contract with Partizan. He scored his first career goal in a controversial 2–1 home league loss to Vozdovac on 6 October.
Monaco
2019–20: Transfer and Partizan loan
On 18 December 2019, it was officially announced that Partizan and Monaco had agreed terms for the transfer of Pavlovic over the forthcoming winter transfer window. Pavlovic would remain on loan with Partizan until June 2020.