Uroš Vitas

Serbian association footballer
Uroš Vitas
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Niš, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Emirates
Number 5
Youth career
2000–2005 Radnički Niš
2006–2007 Partizan
2007–2010 Rad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Rad 48 (1)
2014–2015 Gent 5 (0)
2016–2018 Mechelen 44 (6)
2019–2020 Irtysh 20 (2)
2020 Partizan 16 (1)
2020–2022 Al-Qadsiah 25 (1)
2022–2023 Vojvodina 18 (0)
2023– Emirates 2 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Serbia U19[a] 6 (0)
2013–2014 Serbia U21 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023

Uroš Vitas (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Витас; born 6 July 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for UAE Pro League club Emirates.

Club career

Early career

Vitas made his senior debut with Rad in the 2010–11 season. He was named as the team's captain in early 2013, aged 20.

Belgium

In January 2014, Vitas was transferred to Belgian club Gent.[1] He made two appearances in the title-winning 2014–15 season. In February 2016, Vitas switched to fellow Belgian First Division A club Mechelen.[2]

Kazakhstan

On 7 February 2019, Vitas signed with Kazakh team Irtysh.[3]

Between Serbia and the Middle East

On 11 February 2020, Vitas joined Serbian club Partizan.[4] On 23 October 2020, Vitas joined Saudi club Al-Qadsiah.[5] In September 2022, he signed for Vojvodina.[6] On 30 July 2023, he joined UAE Pro League club Emirates.[7]

International career

Vitas represented Serbia at the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He was also capped for Serbia at under-21 level.

Honours

Gent

Notes

  1. ^ Only official UEFA matches included

References

  1. ^ "Uros Vitas tekent contract tot 2017" (in Dutch). kaagent.be. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Crepulja en Vitas naar KVM, Naessens naar Antwerp" (in Dutch). kvmechelen.be. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Uroš Vitas posle šest meseci ima novi klub" (in Serbian). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ Mihaitalazarica (11 February 2020). "Uros Vitas back home!". Partizan. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "GOTOVO! Još jedan fudbaler Partizana napustio Humsku: Uroš Vitas ima novi klub! VIDEO" (in Serbian). kurir.rs. 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Урош Витас нови штопер Војводине" (in Serbian). FK Vojvodina. 9 September 2022.
  7. ^ "نادي الإمارات يتعاقد مع الصربي فيتاس" (in Arabic). albayan.ae. 30 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Gent v Club Brugge Starting XIs, Jul 16, 2015". goal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

External links

  • Uroš Vitas at Soccerway
  • Uroš Vitas at FootballDatabase.eu
  • Uroš Vitas – UEFA competition record (archive)
  • v
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Emirates Club – current squad