Darko Brašanac
Darko Brašanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Брашанац; born 12 February 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Partizan, primarily as a central midfielder.
Brašanac represented his country at all youth international levels, collecting more than 35 appearances, before making his senior team debut in 2015.
Club career
After starting out as a six-year-old at Zlatibor Čajetina, Brašanac moved to Partizan as a trainee in 2005. He was then a member of the team led by Slađan Šćepović that won numerous international youth tournaments. Eventually, Brašanac was promoted to the senior squad in January 2010. He made his competitive debut for Partizan in a 2–0 away league win over Hajduk Kula on 14 March 2010, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Cléo. Until the end of the 2009–10 season, Brašanac recorded two more league appearances, as the club won its third consecutive championship title.
In June 2010, alongside Marko Šćepović and Matija Nastasić, Brašanac signed his first professional contract with Partizan. He made his first appearance of the season on 4 September 2010 in a 2–0 home league victory over Hajduk Kula. On 8 December 2010, Brašanac made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–3 away loss to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, coming on as an injury time substitute for Almami Moreira. He made six appearances in all competitions in the 2010–11 campaign, as the club won the double.
