Uroš Spajić (, ; born 13 February 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a center back for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.
Club career Red Star Belgrade Spajić made his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade on 27 October 2010 in a Serbian Cup match against Borac Čačak. He was subsequently loaned to Red Star's farm team Sopot in the Serbian third tier, where he played the 2011–12 season. In his final season at Red Star, he appeared in 16 games and became recognized as a player with remarkable qualities.Uroš Spajić, dečko koji je rođen da vodi! Mozzart Sport (Serbian), 29 January 2013
Toulouse On 29 May 2013, Red Star Belgrade and Toulouse FC agreed on Spajić's transfer to the French side for €1.5 million.Spajić u Tuluzu, Zvezdi licenca! Sportske (Serbian), 29 May 2013 Spajić made his Toulouse debut against Valenciennes on the opening day of the 2013–14 season; after Steeve Yago committed a foul to concede a penalty, the uninvolved Spajić was sent off in an apparent case of mistaken identity.
Anderlecht On 31 August 2016, Spajić joined Belgian club Anderlecht on a season-long loan deal. The deal was made permanent near the end of the 2016-17 season.
Krasnodar On 26 May 2018, he signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Krasnodar. Before the 2020–21 season, a new limit of 8 foreign players in a squad was introduced by the Russian Premier League. Spajić did not appear for Krasnodar in 2020 up to that point due to injury, and he was not registered with the league for the season. On 21 January 2022, his contract with Krasnodar was terminated by mutual consent.
Feyenoord On 15 September 2020 he joined Feyenoord on loan for the remainder of the season. He made his debut for the club on 4 October 2020 by starting in the away game against Willem II, a match which was won 1–4.
Kasımpaşa On 31 January 2022, Spajić joined Turkish club Kasımpaşa. In April 2022, he injured his knee ligaments, and missed the rest of the season and the 2022 World Cup. He left the club at the end of the season.
Red Star Belgrade In December 2022, he signed a three-year deal with his home club, Red Star Belgrade.
Beijing Guoan On 18 February 2025, Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan announced that it has completed the signing of Spajić.
On 2 August 2025, Guoan announced that defender Uroš Spajić suffered an ACL injury in his right knee in the game against Shanghai Shenhua, sidelining him for the entire rest of the season.
International career Spajić first played for Serbia's U21 team in a friendly with Israel U21 on 6 February 2013. Sportske: Ponosni reprezentativac Spajić . 8 February 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015. He played all three group matches for the team at the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
He made his debut for the Serbia national team on 4 September 2015 in a EURO 2016 qualifier against Armenia which Serbia won 2–0. Author unknown. Dnevnik: Zaustavlje negativan niz (Cyrillic) . 5 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
In June 2018 he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2018 World Cup, but he failed to make any appearances there.
Spajić was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRed Star Belgrade2010–11Serbian Superliga0010—00—102012–1316010—10—180Total16020—10—190Sopot (loan)2011–12Serbian League Belgrade340————340Toulouse2013–14Ligue 1320101Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue1——3412014–151701000——1802015–161401040——1902016–1700————00Total6303051——711Anderlecht2016–17Belgian First Division A28121—90—3922017–1828120—501Appearance in Belgian Super Cup0361Total56241—14010753Krasnodar2018–19Russian Premier League28020—90—3902019–2015110—100—2612021–2210110———111Total53240—190—762Feyenoord (loan)2020–21Eredivise20010—60—270Kasımpaşa2021–22Süper Lig8010———90Red Star Belgrade2022–23Serbian Superliga3100———312023–2425241—10—3032024–259100—91—182Total37441—101—516Beijing Guoan2025Chinese Super League11030—00—140Career total2988222515011037612
International SerbiaYearAppsGoals201520201630201700201810201950202030202160202200202300202410Total210
Honours Anderlecht Belgian League: 2016–17 Belgian Super Cup: 2017
Red Star Belgrade Serbian SuperLiga: 2022–23, 2023–24 Serbian Cup: 2011-12, 2022–23, 2023–24
Beijing Guoan Chinese FA Cup: 2025
Individual Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2023–24
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