Lazar Carević
Montenegrin footballer (born 1999)
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Lazar Carević (Cyrillic: Лазар Царевић; born 16 March 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Famalicão and the Montenegro national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cetinje, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Famalicão | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grbalj | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Grbalj | 74 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Barcelona B | 25 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Vojvodina | 74 | (0) |
| 2024– | Famalicão | 52 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Montenegro U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Montenegro U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Montenegro U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Montenegro | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:32, 07 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Carević began his senior career with Grbalj in the Montenegrin First League in 2015. He transferred to Barcelona B on 29 May 2017.[1] He won the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League in his first season with the Barcelona youth academy.[2] On 7 July 2020, he extended his contract with Barcelona B, keeping him at the side until 2023.[3] On 6 November 2021, he appeared on the bench for the senior Barcelona side for the first time, for a La Liga match against Celta Vigo.[4]
On 18 June 2022, Carević signed a three-year deal with Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina.[5] In June 2023, the contract was extended for an additional year, keeping Carević at the club until June 2026.[6]
International career
Carević is a youth international for Montenegro, having played for the Montenegro U17s, U19s and U21s.[7] He made his debut with the senior Montenegro national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Armenia on 24 March 2022, coming on as a half-time sub.[8]
Personal life
Carević's father, Marko Carević, is a Montenegrin politician, businessman, and football executive.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 16 May 2026.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grbalj | 2014–15 | Montenegrin First League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 74 | 0 | |||
| Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Vojvodina | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Famalicão | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 54 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 212 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 234 | 0 | ||
- Notes
Honours
Individual
- Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Month: February 2025, August 2025[11]