Andrej Bačanin

Andrej Bačanin
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Basel
Number 14
Youth career
–2024 FK Čukarički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 FK Čukarički 17 (1)
2025– FC Basel 3 (0)
2025–FC Basel U21 (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2021 Serbia U15 2 (0)
2021–2023 Serbia U16 9 (0)
2023–2024 Serbia U17 6 (0)
2024– Serbia U19 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Andrej Bačanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Бачанин; born 7 March 2007) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel.

Club career

As a youth player, Bačanin joined the youth academy of Serbian side FK Čukarički and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2024–25 season.[1] Following his stint there, he signed for Swiss side FC Basel in 2025.[2]

International career

Bačanin is a Serbia youth international. During November 2024 and March 2025, he played for the Serbia national under-19 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

Style of play

Bačanin plays as a midfielder. German news website OneFootball wrote in 2025 that he "is technically tidy, defensively minded, but capable of contributing in the attacking third".[3]

References

  1. ^ ""Privilegija je igrati za Čukarički!" Andrej Bačanin, budućnost na Banovom brdu: Učim od Docića" ["It's a privilege to play for Čukaricki!" Andrej Bačanin, the future at Banovo Brdo: I'm learning from Docić] (in Serbian). Blic. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  2. ^ Andrej Bačanin at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "A closer look at Andrej Bačanin after Celtic named-checked". OneFootball. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.