Dušan Tadić

Vojvodina

Tadić is a youth product of his hometown club, AIK Bačka Topola. Eventually, he signed a professional contract with Vojvodina and played his first competitive matches in the Meridian SuperLiga at the age of 18. While playing for Vojvodina, he gained invaluable experience playing against various top flight teams – including Atlético Madrid – and playing almost four full seasons without any major injuries or incidents. In the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, he scored a goal against Austria Wien.

Groningen

In 2010, Vojvodina sold Dušan Tadić to Groningen for the equivalent of €1.23 million. On 8 August 2010, Tadić made his official debut for the club in an Eredivisie match against Ajax, playing the full match and providing the assist for Tim Matavž's goal in a 2–2 home draw. On 18 December 2010, Tadić scored his first goal for Groningen, against Excelsior in a 2–2 away draw. On 30 January 2011, he scored twice and provided one assist in a 1–4 away league victory against Heerenveen. Tadić finished the 2010–11 season with 7 goals, and 22 assists in 41 matches. He had the third highest number of assists in Europe for the 2010–11 season. Only Mesut Özil (26) and Lionel Messi (28) registered more assists. Tadić played for Groningen from 2010 to 2012 before being transferred to Twente.

Twente

On 10 April 2012, it was announced that Tadić had signed for Twente in a €7.7 million move from Groningen. In his debut match on 12 August, he…

Youth and early senior career

Tadić was a regular member of Serbia's under-19 and under-21 teams, taking part at both the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He also represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, appearing in all three group stage matches. On 14 December 2008, Tadić debuted for the Serbian senior squad in a 0–1 friendly loss against Poland. On 12 September 2012, he scored his first senior national team goal in his eighth appearance, a 6–1 victory against Wales in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups

Tadić was one of Serbia's most influential players during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, scoring four goals and helping them win their group. In June 2018 he was selected in the 23-man squad for the final tournament, playing all three group stage matches. In November 2022, he served as captain of Serbia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He played in all three group stage matches, against Brazil, Cameroon, and Switzerland. He provided two assists, one in a match against Cameroon, and another one against Switzerland as Serbia finished fourth in the group.

100 appearances and retirement

On 10 September 2023, Tadić played his 100th international match in a 3–1 away win against Lithuania during the Euro 2024 qualifying. On 28 May 2024, he was named in the Serbia squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He appeared as a substitute for Aleksandar Mitrović…

Club

As of 29 August 2026

International

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tadić goal.

Ajax

Eredivisie: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 KNVB Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2019 Individual Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2009–10 Groningen C1000 Player of the Year: 2010–11 Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2013–14, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23 Eredivisie top scorer: 2018–19 (shared with Luuk de Jong) Serbian Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2019, 2021 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2020–21 Eredivisie Player of the Season: 2020–21 Eredivisie Player of the Month: March 2019 Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 2020–21 Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2020–21