Andrija Pavlović


Andrija Pavlović is a Serbian football forward who plays for Rapid Wien and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Rad

Born in Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia Pavlović made his first football steps with Policajac. Later, he moved in Rad, where he was trained by Marko Nikolić. He made his senior debut in the last fixture of 2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga. Later, he was loaned to Palić and BASK where he has gained senior experience, before he was promoted to the first team. Pavlović scored his first senior goal for Rad in a match against Radnički Kragujevac, played on 14 September 2013. He was also the scorer in a cup match against Borac Čačak on 25 September the same year. After 10 years spent with Rad, he left the club in the winter break off-season 2013–14.

Čukarički

Pavlović joined Čukarički at the beginning of 2014. After knee surgery and passing a recovery period, he made 4 appearances until the end of 2013–14 season. In the 2014–15 season, he made 21 league and 4 cup appearances and scored 1 goal against Napredak Kruševac in the first SuperLiga fixture, played on 9 August 2014. During the season, he made 12 starts and usually played as a winger. After Nikola Stojiljković left the club, Pavlović became first-choice striker for the 2015–16 season, and signed a new four-year contract until summer 2019. He opened the season scoring a hat-trick in the first fixture against Vojvodina. Later, he was a scorer in both matches against OFK Beograd and scored both goals in a 2–7 defeat to Red Star Belgrade in the first half of the season. He also scored 2 goals in a cup match against Mokra Gora. After scoring 10 goals in 5 matches in April 2016 he was nominated as player of the month.

Copenhagen

On 9 June 2016, Pavlović signed a five-year contract with Copenhagen.

Rapid Vienna

In April 2018, Rapid Vienna announced Pavlović would join the club for the 2018–19 season having agreed a contract until 2021.

International career

Pavlović appeared for U20 selection. In 2013, he was called up to the Serbia national under-21 football team under coach Radovan Ćurčić for some friendly matches. In 2015, he was added to the Serbia national under-23 football team squad by Milan Rastavac for a friendly match against Qatar.
After impressing during the 2015–16 season with Čukarički in the Serbian SuperLiga, Slavoljub Muslin selected him for Serbia national football team squad for several friendly matches in 2016. Pavlović made his first appearance for the Serbia national football team in a 2–1 friendly win against Cyprus in May 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Čukarički
;Copenhagen