Strahinja Tanasijevic

Strahinja Tanasijevic (Serbian Cyrillic: Страхиња Танасијевић, pronounced [straxiɲa tanasiːjeʋitɕ]; born 12 June 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Serbian club Cukaricki. He is capable of playing as a central defender or as a full-back on the right flank.

Club Career

Rad

Born in Mladenovac, Tanasijevic started playing football with the same named club. He moved to FK Rad youth academy at the age of 11, where he later passed all categories. He signed his first scholarship contract in 2013, after which he extended the deal for two years in 2015. During the 2015–16 campaign, Tanasijevic appeared in the UEFA Youth League and he was also licensed for the Serbian SuperLiga, where failed to make any appearance until the end of season. In summer 2016, after overgrown youth selection, Tanasijevic was loaned to the satellite club Zarkovo, making 8 caps for the 2016–17 campaign in the Serbian League Belgrade as a bonus player. Returning to Rad, Tanasijevic signed his first professional contract with the club in summer 2017, passing the whole pre-season under coach Gordan Petric. Shortly after, Tanasijevic moved on loan to the Serbian League West side Sumadija Arandelovac, but after he missed opening matches, a deal was terminated and Tanasijevic returned to Rad in last days of the summer transfer window.

Tanasijevic became a full member of the first team since October 2017 under Sladan Nikolic. He made his official debut for Rad in 3–0 away defeat from Vozdovac in 14 fixture of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign. As one of the most deserving home players for 1–0 victory over Napredak Krusevac on 4 November same year, Tanasijevic was named in the team of the week in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Chievo

On the last day of January 2018, Tanasijevic moved on six-month loan deal to Chievo, with an option to purchase the contract. Tanasijevic stayed on the bench as an unused substitution in 37 fixture away match of the 2017–18 Serie A c