Dragan Ćeran
Serbian footballer
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Dragan Ćeran (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Ћеран; born 6 October 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbekistan Super League club Andijon. He started his career with Smederevo in the Serbian SuperLiga.[1]
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Ćeran with Pakhtakor in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kikinda, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Andijon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2012 | Smederevo | 129 | (18) |
| 2006 | → Železničar Smederevo (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Mladi Radnik (loan) | 12 | (10) |
| 2010 | → Westerlo (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Maccabi Netanya | 24 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Simurq | 57 | (27) |
| 2015 | Hajer | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | Vardar | 12 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Nasaf | 48 | (34) |
| 2018–2024 | Pakhtakor | 158 | (109) |
| 2025 | Nasaf | 30 | (8) |
| 2026– | Andijon | 14 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 July 2026 | |||
Career
In August 2013, Ćeran signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Simurq.[2] Ćeran made his debut for Simurq in their second game of the season, away to Khazar Lankaran on 11 August 2013, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Salif Ballo.[3] Ćeran's first goal for Simurq came in the 78th minute of their 2–1 victory against Inter Baku on 1 September 2013.[4] Ćeran signed a new one-year contract with Simurq on 31 May 2014, turning down offers from Dordrecht, Levadiakos and Viborg FF.[5]
In 2016 he moved to Uzbekistan, where he first played for the Nasaf, and in the middle of the 2018 season he moved to the capital Pakhtakor, where he later became the leader of the team's attack.
In 2019, he became the top scorer of the championship of Uzbekistan, scoring 23 goals,[6] and was also recognized as the best football player of the Uzbekistan Super League.[7]
On 22 January 2025, Nasaf announced the return of Ćeran.[8]
On 25 December 2025, Andijon announced that they had signed Ćeran for the 2026 season.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 November 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Smederevo | 2005–06 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| 2007–08 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Serbian First League | 28 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||||
| 2009–10 | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 129 | 18 | 4 | 0 | — | 133 | 18 | |||||
| Železničar Smederevo (loan) | 2005–06 | Serbian League West | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | |||
| Mladi Radnik (loan) | 2007–08 | Serbian League West | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | |||
| Westerlo (loan) | 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | 2011–12 | Israeli Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2012–13 | Israeli Premier League | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 7 | |
| Simurq | 2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 27 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 63 | 31 | ||||
| Hajer | 2015–16 | Saudi Pro League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Vardar | 2015–16 | Macedonian First League | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | |
| Nasaf | 2016 | Uzbekistan Super League | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 23 | |||
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| Total | 48 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 66 | 40 | |||
| Pakhtakor | 2018 | Uzbekistan Super League | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 8[b] | 2 | 4[c] | 6 | 40 | 36 | ||
| 2020 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7[b] | 2 | — | 37 | 26 | |||
| 2021 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | 1[d] | 1 | 33 | 19 | ||
| 2022 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 28 | 22 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4[b] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 17 | ||
| 2024 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 30 | 15 | ||
| Total | 158 | 109 | 20 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 218 | 138 | ||
| Career total | 472 | 216 | 44 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 563 | 256 | ||
- Includes Azerbaijan Cup, King Cup, Uzbekistan Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in Uzbekistan League Cup
- Appearance in Uzbekistan Super Cup
Honours
Vardar
Nasaf
- Uzbekistan Cup runner-up: 2017
Pakhtakor
- Uzbekistan Super League: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Uzbekistan Cup: 2019, 2020; runner-up: 2018, 2021
- Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2021, 2022
- Uzbekistan League Cup: 2019
Individual