# Aleksandar Čavrić

Aleksandar Čavrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Чаврић; born 18 May 1994) is a Serbian-Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Kashima Antlers.

## Club career
### Serbia, Belgium and Danmark

Čavrić made his senior and simultaneously professional debut at Banat Zrenjanin in the 2011–12 Serbian First League season. His exceptional performances immediately called the attention of the top-tier, Serbian SuperLiga, squad, OFK Beograd which brough him in June 2012 as a great prospect. He was the club's top scorer with 11 league goals (from 30 appearances) in the 2013–14 season. On 1 September 2014, Čavrić officially joined the Belgian club Genk on a three-year contract (plus a two-year option). He moved on a season-long loan to the Danish side Aarhus in August 2015, with an option for a permanent deal.

### Slovan Bratislava

In September 2016, Čavrić signed a four-year contract with Slovak club Slovan Bratislava.
On 3 November 2022, Čavrić scored two decisive goals during UEFA Europa Conference League – Group H fixture at LFF Stadium versus Žalgiris Vilnius (2–1), which secured a Slovak club first advancement to European play-off rounds in 17 years, when Čavrić's then-manager Vladimír Weiss Sr. led Artmedia Petržalka in the UEFA Champions League.
In January 2024, Čavrić joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy. He scored and assisted on his league debut against Nagoya Grampus, scoring in 47th minute and assisting in the 62nd minute. On 20 July 2024, Čavrić suffered a knee and ankle ligament injury against FC Tokyo.

## International career
### Youth career

Čavrić represented Serbia at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship twice, winning the gold medal in 2013. He subsequently went on to play for the Serbia U21s, taking part in both the 2015 and 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as the team exited in the group stage.

### Senior career

Following the match against Žalgiris Vilnius in November 2022, it was announced that Čavrić and Slovan began pursuing Slovak citizenship, which would make him eligible to represent Slovakia internationally. Later in November ahead of Slovak national team fixtures against Montenegro and Chile, national team manager Francesco Calzona informed that he would consider Čavrić to the national team once he meets eligibility requirements.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 28 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Banat Zrenjanin | 2010–11 | Serbian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Banat Zrenjanin | 2011–12 | Serbian First League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Banat Zrenjanin | Total | Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| OFK Beograd | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| OFK Beograd | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 12 |
| OFK Beograd | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| OFK Beograd | Total | Total | 54 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 16 |
| Genk | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Genk | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Genk | Total | Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Aarhus (loan) | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2016–17 | Slovak First Football League | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 8 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2017–18 | Slovak First Football League | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2018–19 | Slovak First Football League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 33 | 5 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2019–20 | Slovak First Football League | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2020–21 | Slovak First Football League | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2021–22 | Slovak First Football League | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 43 | 4 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2022–23 | Slovak First Football League | 30 | 15 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 4 | 52 | 24 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2023–24 | Slovak First Football League | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | 28 | 14 |
| Slovan Bratislava | Total | Total | 181 | 52 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 58 | 12 | 259 | 73 |
| Kashima Antlers (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 9 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 322 | 83 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 12 | 402 | 100 |
* ↑ Includes Serbian Cup, Belgian Cup, Danish Cup, Slovak Cup, Emperor's Cup
* ↑ Includes J.League Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League

## Honours
### Club

Slovan Bratislava
* Slovak Super Liga: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Slovak Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21

### International

Serbia U19
* UEFA Under-19 Championship: 2013

### Individual

* Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: November 2022, April 2023
* Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23