Lazar Romanić

Lazar Romanić
Personal information
Full name Lazar Romanić
Date of birth (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998[1]
Place of birth Kragujevac, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kawasaki Frontale
Number 9
Youth career
Obrenovac 1905
Omladinac NB
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
2017 → OFK Beograd (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2018 → Borac Čačak (loan) 18 (0)
2018–2023 Lamia 105 (6)
2023–2025 Železničar Pančevo 56 (19)
2025 Vojvodina 17 (5)
2025– Kawasaki Frontale 27 (4)
International career
2015–2016 Serbia U18
2016–2017 Serbia U19 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026

Lazar Romanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Романић; born 25 March 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Born in Kragujevac to Croatian Serb parents who fled Knin, Croatia during Operation Storm,[3] Romanić is a product of Red Star Belgrade youth system. After remarkable games in youth team,[4] he signed his first three-year professional contract with the club on 27 October 2016.[1] At the end of the year, Romanić was nominated for the best youth player in the club academy. He has also been called into the first team, passing the winter break-off season with senior members.[5] For the rest of season, Romanić was loaned to the Serbian First League side OFK Beograd, but also stayed playing with youth team on dual registration.[6] Romanić scored his first senior goal on 9 April 2017 in the 21 fixture match of 2016–17 between Budućnost Dobanovci and OFK Beograd.[7] Although he was Italian side Carpi in summer 2017,[8] Romanić moved at one-year loan deal to Borac Čačak.[9]

Lamia

On 30 August 2018, Romanić moved to Lamia as a free agent from Red Star Belgrade, which kept a resale rate of 30%.

Železničar Pančevo

After 5 seasons in Lamia, on 22 June 2023, Romanić returned to Serbia, signing for Železničar Pančevo as part of club's reinforcements for the maiden top flight season.[10]

Vojvodina

On 11 January 2025, Romanić signed for another Serbian SuperLiga club, Vojvodina for a reported transfer fee of €500,000.[11][12]

International career

Romanić got a first call into the Serbia U18 level in October 2015 under coach Ivan Tomić.[13] He his debut for Serbia national under-19 football team on 1 September 2016 in a match against the United States, played on the memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele".[14] Romanić scored his first goal for the team in a friendly match against Bulgaria on 23 February 2017.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 May 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Star Belgrade 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 0000——00
2017–18 0000——00
Total 0000——00
OFK Beograd (loan) 2016–17 Serbian First League 61———61
Borac Čačak (loan) 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 18000——180
Lamia 2018–19 Super League Greece 7051——121
2019–20 32142——363
2020–21 28420——304
2021–22 26161——322
2022–23 12020——140
Total 1056194000012410
Železničar Pančevo 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 371010——3810
2024–25 19900——199
Total 56191000005719
Vojvodina 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 17530——205
Kawasaki Frontale 2025 J1 League 0000——00
Career Total 20231234——22535

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Romanić potpisao na 3 godine!". sportjunior.rs (in Serbian). 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lazar Romanić". frontale.co.jp (in Japanese). 8 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "СВИ ПУТЕВИ ИЗ КНИНА ВОДЕ У ЗВЕЗДУ: Романић: Нисам ни размишљао да одем из клуба, јер смо сви у породици звездаши". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). 26 January 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lazar Romanić - 5 utakmica, 5 golova, 6 asistencija! Zvezda će imati muke da ga zadrži..." mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lazar Romanić, mladi napadač crveno-belih, za Blicsport: Biću nova Zvezdina kobra!". Blic (in Serbian). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Сенић и Романић на пролеће играју за ОФК Београд". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. 1 2 Lazar Romanić at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "ZVEZDIN BISER U ITALIJI Romanić stavio potpis na ugovor sa Karpijem". Blic (in Serbian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tri mlada pojačanja". FK Borac Čačak official website (in Serbian). 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lazare Dobrodošao!". FK Železničar Pančevo official instagram page (in Serbian). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Lazar Romanić prvo Vošino zimsko pojačanje!". FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 11 January 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Zvanično: Romanić u Vojvodini, obeštećenje nije malo". Sportklub (in Serbian). 11 January 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "У-18: Прoверa прoтив Хoлaндије". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  14. ↑ ""Стевaн Ћеле Вилoтић": Србијa – СAД 2:1 (1:1)". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Омладинци поново бољи од Бугарске". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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