Lazar Carević

Lazar Carević

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Cetinje, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Famalicão
Number	25
Youth career
	Grbalj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Grbalj	64	(0)
2017–2022	Barcelona B	25	(0)
2022–2024	Vojvodina	71	(0)
2024–	Famalicão	0	(0)
International career^‡
2014–2015	Montenegro U17	4	(0)
2016	Montenegro U19	3	(0)
2016–2020	Montenegro U21	7	(0)
2022–	Montenegro	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:23, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Lazar Carević (Cyrillic: Лазар Царевић; born 16 March 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Famalicão and the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Carević began his senior career with Grbalj in the Montenegrin First League in 2015. He transferred to Barcelona B on 29 May 2017.[1] He won the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League in his first season with the Barcelona youth academy.[2] On 7 July 2020, he extended his contract with Barcelona B, keeping him at the side until 2023.[3] On 6 November 2021, he appeared on the bench for the senior Barcelona side for the first time, for a La Liga match against Celta Vigo.[4]

On 18 June 2022, Carević signed a three-year deal with Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina.[5] In June 2023, the contract was extended for an additional year, keeping Carević at the club until June 2026.[6]

International career

Carević is a youth international for Montenegro, having played for the Montenegro U17s, U19s and U21s.[7] He made his debut with the senior Montenegro national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Armenia on 24 March 2022, coming on as a half-time sub.[8]

Personal life

Carević's father, Marko Carević, is a Montenegrin politician, businessman, and football executive.[9]

Career statistics

As of 15 August 2024.[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grbalj	2014–15	Montenegrin First League	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2015–16		27	0	3	0	—		—		—		30	0
	2016–17		31	0	7	0	—		—		—		38	0
	Total		64	0	10	0	—		—		—		74	0
Barcelona B	2018–19	Segunda División B	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
	2019–20		5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
	2020–21		4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2021–22	Primera División RFEF	9	0	—		—		—		—		9	0
	Total		25	0	—		—		—		—		25	0
Vojvodina	2022–23	Serbian SuperLiga	35	0	1	0	—		—		—		36	0
	2023–24		33	0	3	0	—		2	0	—		38	0
	2024–25		3	0	—		—		4	0	—		7	0
	Total		71	0	4	0	—		6	0	—		81	0
Famalicão	2024–25	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			160	0	14	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	180	0

Notes

References

1. "Sada je zvanično – Lazar Carević potpisao za Barselonu!". May 29, 2017.
2. "Barselona u Careviću vidi golmana za budućnost - CdM". www.cdm.me.
3. "LAZAR IZ GRBLJA POTPISAO SA BARSELONOM UGOVOR IZ SNOVA! Otkupna klauzula STO MILIONA EVRA! /VIDEO/". Blic.rs.
4. "Abde y Carevic, novedades en la lista contra el Celta". Mundo Deportivo. November 5, 2021.
5. Subotin, Miloš. "Лазар Царевић из Барселоне у Војводину!". ФК Војводина (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-06-18.
6. Урош Николић и Царевић продужили уговоре, нови тренери у стручном штабу at FK Vojvodina official website, 28 June 2023 (in Serbian)
7. "FC Barcelona - ¿Quién es Lazar Carevic? Posición, dónde juega y palmarés". sport. November 5, 2021.
8. "Armenia-Montenegro | European Qualifiers 2021/22". UEFA.com.
9. "Царевић продужио уговор са Барселоном до 2023. године". July 7, 2020.
10. Lazar Carević at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

External links

• Lazar Carević at Soccerway
• Lazar Carević at National-Football-Teams.com
• Lazar Carević at BDFutbol
• Barcelona profile
• FSCG profile