Daniel Pavlović


Daniel Pavlović is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left back for FC Lugano.

Club career

Pavlović started playing professionally for SC Freiburg II and spent his early career playing in lower league teams, like FC Schaffhausen and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, up until 2010, when he signed for Grasshopper. Pavlović made a name for himself playing for most successful Swiss club, staying there for five seasons, being the team captain in the last one.
He was signed on one-year loan deal by newly promoted Serie A club Frosinone in the summer of 2015.
In July 2016, Pavlović signed a two-year deal with Sampdoria.
On 31 August 2017, Pavlović joined Crotone on a loan deal. After the loan deal in June 2018 ended, he went back to Sampdoria but the next day left the club after his contract had expired.
On 21 March 2019, Pavlović signed with Serie B club Perugia until 30 June 2019, with an option for an extension for another two seasons.

International career

Pavlović represented Switzerland, country of his birth, on various youth levels. However, he decided to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina on senior level, and got FIFA approval in December 2016.
On 25 March 2017, Pavlović made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a convincing 5–0 win over Gibraltar.

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Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern
Grasshopper