Strahinja Pavlović
Strahinja Pavlović (; born 24 May 2001) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss club Basel on loan from Ligue 1 club Monaco. He also represents the Serbia national team. Club career. Partizan. 2015–2018: Youth years. Born in Šabac, Pavlović started out at local club Savacium. He officially joined the youth system of Partizan in the summer of 2015. In September 2018, Pavlović signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing to a three-year deal. He was promoted to the first team by manager Zoran Mirković ahead of winter preparations for  the second half of the season. 2018–19: First-team breakthrough. On 23 February 2019, Pavlović made his competitive senior debut for the club in a 3–0 home league win over Proleter Novi Sad, playing the full 90 minutes and receiving a yellow card in the process. He quickly established himself in the team's starting lineup, collecting 15 official appearances and helping Partizan win the 2018–19 Serbian Cup. 2019–20: New contract and first goal. At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Pavlović confirmed himself as a first-team regular, forming a central defensive partnership with the experienced Bojan Ostojić. He  was reportedly close to signing with Italian club Lazio near the end of the summer transfer window. However, the negotiations failed and Pavlović signed a new five-year contract with Partizan. He scored his first career goal in a controversial 2–1 home league loss to Voždovac on 6 October. Monaco. 2019–20: Transfer and Partizan loan. On 18 December 2019, it was officially announced that Partizan and Monaco had agreed terms for the transfer of Pavlović over the forthcoming winter transfer window. Pavlović would remain on loan with Partizan until June 2020. 2020–21: Loan to Cercle Brugge. Pavlović's debut for  Monaco came on 20 December 2020, as he came on as a late-match substitute in a 1–0 away victory over Dijon. On 21 January 2021, he joined Cercle Brugge on loan until the end of the season, having seen limited game time at Monaco due to being the fifth-choice centre-back in Niko Kovač's team. 2021–22: Loan to Basel. After making 11 appearances for Monaco in all competitions in the first half of the 2021–22 season, on 16 February 2022 Pavlović was loaned to Basel in Switzerland until the end of the season. International career. Pavlović was  capped for Serbia at under-17 and under-19 levels. He made his national under-21 team debut on 6 September 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Russia in their 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier. He made his senior team debut on 3 September 2020, when he started in an away 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Russia. Style of play. Pavlović is a left footed centre-back, known for physical power and aggressive style of defending. He's been praised for his strong mentality, but also criticized due to poor positional awareness. One of his  trademarks offensively is running with the ball through the middle.