Igor Vujačić
 Vujačić with Montenegro in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Zeta | 22 | (1) |
| 2013 | Vojvodina | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 |
Widzew II Łódź | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Mogren | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Zeta | 133 | (9) |
| 2019–2023 | Partizan | 94 | (9) |
| 2023– | Rubin Kazan | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Montenegro U19[a] | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Montenegro U21[a] | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Montenegro | 32 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Igor Vujačić (Montenegrin: Игор Вујачић; born 8 August 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian club Rubin Kazan and the Montenegro national team.
Club career
Vujačić made his first-team debut for Zeta in September 2011. He totaled 12 appearances and scored once during the 2011–12 season. In February 2013, Vujačić was transferred to Serbian club Vojvodina on a four-year contract.[1] He, however, failed to make an impact and was released at the beginning of the following year. In April 2014, Vujačić joined Polish club Widzew Łódź and was immediately assigned to the reserve team.[2]
After returning to his homeland, Vujačić signed with Mogren in the summer of 2014. He spent just half a season at Stadion Lugovi before rejoining his parent club Zeta. Over the following four and a half years, Vujačić established himself as one of the best defenders in the league, amassing 133 appearances and scoring nine goals.
In June 2019, Vujačić signed with Serbian club Partizan and was given the number 5 shirt.[3] Vujačić made the Partizan debut on his 25th birthday, after he came on as a sub during the 3rd round UEFA Europa League qualifier against Yeni Malatyaspor.[4] In his first season, Vujačić mostly came into the game from the bench, he played only 12 competitive games.
Just one month after the start of the new season, Aleksandar Stanojević became the new coach of Partizan and Igor slowly became a regular first team player.[5] He scored his first goal on 21 February 2021 in a 3-0 home win against Radnik Surdulica.[6] One week later Vujačić scored his second goal in a 6-0 away win against Inđija.[7]
On 12 August 2021 Vujačić played a big role in a return match of the UEFA Europa Conference League Third qualifying round against Sochi when he kicked the ball off the goal line in the 103rd minute of extra time and later during the penalty shootout he scored a fourth penalty that took Partizan to Play-off round.[8] In the first game of the Play-off round, Vujačić scored a goal in a 2-1 loss against Santa Clara. In the 54th minute, Vujačić reduces the advantage of the Portuguese. A great action by Partizan started by Bibras Natcho from the free kick, the ball came to Aleksandar Šćekić who headed it to the other side to Vujacić. He headed the ball into the net and made the final score 2-1.
On 30 June 2023, Partizan announced that Vujačić left the club for the Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan.[9] Rubin announced a three-year contract with Vujačić on 4 July 2023.[10]
International career
Vujačić represented his country at under-19 and under-21 level. He made his full international debut for Montenegro on 7 June 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Kosovo.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FK Zeta | 2012–13 | Montenegrin First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Montenegrin First League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Montenegrin First League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Montenegrin First League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Montenegrin First League | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | Montenegrin First League | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 133 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 10 | ||
| FK Vojvodina | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Widzew II Łódź | 2014–15 | I liga | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| FK Mogren | 2014–15 | Montenegrin First League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Partizan Belgrade | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| Total | 94 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 10 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 271 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 18 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Only official UEFA matches included
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 20 November 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "IGOR VUJAČIĆ IZ ZETE U VOJVODINU" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Igor Vujacic piłkarzem Widzewa" (in Polish). widzewtomy.net. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Promocija Pešukića, Vujačića i Dinge" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Partizan-Yeni Malatyaspor - UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Todorović, Nebojša (1 September 2020). "Partizan ima novog trenera: Sale, dobro došao kući". nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Partizan vs. Radnik Surdulica". Soccerway.com. 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Inđija vs. Partizan". Soccerway.com. 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Partizan vs. Sochi 2-2". Soccerway.com. 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Vujačićev oproštaj od Partizana!" (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 30 June 2023.
- ^ "ИГОР ВУЯЧИЧ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «РУБИНА»" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "Vujačić, Igor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
External links
- Igor Vujačić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Igor Vujačić at 90minut.pl(in Polish)
- Igor Vujačić at Soccerway
- Igor Vujačić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Igor Vujačić – UEFA competition record (archive)
