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Igor Vujačić
Vujačić with Montenegro in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30)
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 Łódź II 8 (1)
2014 Mogren 12 (0)
2015–2019 Zeta 133 (9)
2019–2023 Partizan 94 (9)
2023– Rubin Kazan 41 (0)
International career‡
2012 Montenegro U19[a] 3 (0)
2013–2015 Montenegro U21[a] 4 (0)
2019– Montenegro 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

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

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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 third 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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe 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 Łódź II 2014–15 III 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 28 0 4 0 — — 32 0
2024–25 Russian Premier League 13 0 6 0 — — 19 0
Total 41 0 10 0 — — 51 0
Career total 290 15 27 1 34 2 0 0 351 18
Notes
  1. ^ a b Only official UEFA matches included
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 20 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Montenegro 2019 3 0
2020 5 0
2021 9 0
2022 8 0
2023 7 0
2024 5 0
Total 37 0

References

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  1. ^ "IGOR VUJAČIĆ IZ ZETE U VOJVODINU" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Igor Vujacic piłkarzem Widzewa" (in Polish). widzewtomy.net. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Promocija Pešukića, Vujačića i Dinge" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ UEFA.com. "Partizan-Yeni Malatyaspor - UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  5. ^ Todorović, Nebojša (1 September 2020). "Partizan ima novog trenera: Sale, dobro došao kući". nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Partizan vs. Radnik Surdulica". Soccerway. 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Inđija vs. Partizan". Soccerway. 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Partizan vs. Sochi 2-2". Soccerway. 12 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Vujačićev oproštaj od Partizana!" (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ "ИГОР ВУЯЧИЧ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «РУБИНА»" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 4 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  12. ^ "Vujačić, Igor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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