Lazar Romanić
Serbian footballer
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Lazar Romanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Романић; born 25 March 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lazar Romanić | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kragujevac, FR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Obrenovac 1905 | |||
| Omladinac NB | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → OFK Beograd (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Borac Čačak (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Lamia | 105 | (6) |
| 2023–2025 | Železničar Pančevo | 56 | (19) |
| 2025 | Vojvodina | 17 | (5) |
| 2025– | Kawasaki Frontale | 27 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Serbia U18 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U19 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Red Star Belgrade
Born in Kragujevac to Croatian Serb parents who fled Knin, Croatia during Operation Storm,[3] Romanić is a product of Red Star Belgrade youth system. After remarkable games in youth team,[4] he signed his first three-year professional contract with the club on 27 October 2016.[1] At the end of the year, Romanić was nominated for the best youth player in the club academy. He has also been called into the first team, passing the winter break-off season with senior members.[5] For the rest of season, Romanić was loaned to the Serbian First League side OFK Beograd, but also stayed playing with youth team on dual registration.[6] Romanić scored his first senior goal on 9 April 2017 in the 21 fixture match of 2016–17 between Budućnost Dobanovci and OFK Beograd.[7] Although he was Italian side Carpi in summer 2017,[8] Romanić moved at one-year loan deal to Borac Čačak.[9]
Lamia
On 30 August 2018, Romanić moved to Lamia as a free agent from Red Star Belgrade, which kept a resale rate of 30%.
Železničar Pančevo
After 5 seasons in Lamia, on 22 June 2023, Romanić returned to Serbia, signing for Železničar Pančevo as part of club's reinforcements for the maiden top flight season.[10]
Vojvodina
On 11 January 2025, Romanić signed for another Serbian SuperLiga club, Vojvodina for a reported transfer fee of €500,000.[11][12]
International career
Romanić got a first call into the Serbia U18 level in October 2015 under coach Ivan Tomić.[13] He his debut for Serbia national under-19 football team on 1 September 2016 in a match against the United States, played on the memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele".[14] Romanić scored his first goal for the team in a friendly match against Bulgaria on 23 February 2017.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 May 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| OFK Beograd (loan) | 2016–17 | Serbian First League | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Borac Čačak (loan) | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lamia | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 105 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 10 | ||
| Železničar Pančevo | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 19 | ||
| Vojvodina | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2025 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 202 | 31 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 225 | 35 | ||||