Friday (28th January)was a day for celebration on multiple fronts for both the player and his brand new club. On his first day in Turin as something other than a Fiorentina player, Juventus announced 28 January (Friday )night that the club has completed the signing of the 22-year-old Vlahovic for €70 million and another €10 million in potential bonuses. Vlahovic has put pen to paper on a contract through 2026 that will pay him a reported €7 million net a season.
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Vlahovic is now officially the most expensive January transfer in Serie A history — which has surely bucked the trend of Juventus not doing much at all during the winter transfer window. But when opportunity knocked for Juventus to bring the dude who currently leads Serie A in goals to Turin, there was no hesitation in doing so — which came at the surprise of many simply because of the financial commitment the club just made.
And, of course, a very happy birthday to you today, Dušan Vlahović! 🎂😁
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— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) January 28, 2022
Dusan Vlahovic began his senior career at Partizan, making his debut in 2016. After helping them win a league title and two Serbian Cups, Vlahovic left for Italian club Fiorentina in 2018; he was awarded Serie A Best Young Player in 2020–21, after having scored 21 league goals. In 28 January 2022, he moved to Juventus.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗢𝗪, #𝗗𝗩𝟳! 🔥✅
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— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) January 28, 2022
Twenty goals in 24 appearances, between Serie A and Coppa Italia, in the first part of the 2021/2022 season. Those numbers rise to 41 in 64 appearances if totalled with those from the 2020/2021 season.
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬. @juventusfcen' 🆕 no. … 𝟳! 👀🇷🇸
✨ #DV7 ✨#SerieA 💎 #WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/Hmz6yU4GL0
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) January 28, 2022
Any player boasting stats like these can be summed up in two words: lethal finisher – or, if you prefer, Dusan Vlahovic.
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It would be reductive to describe Dusan as simply a force of nature. In addition to his physical prowess, he displays outstanding technique, power, class, and all-importantly, a clinical coldness in front of goal.
Born in Belgrade on January 28, 2000, at 16 he became the youngest ever player to appear for his local club, the legendary Partizan Belgrade. He left Serbia for Italy in the summer of 2018, when he agreed to join Fiorentina.
In less time than expected, he grasped the demands of football in Italy and adapted his individual playing style to the rigours of calcio. Although officially a member of the U-19 squad, he was immediately promoted to the first team, making 10 appearances, in addition to scoring 20 goals in 22 games with the Viola U-23 side.
The following season, 2019/20, he was promoted to the first team proper. Glimpses of raw talent in his eight goals from 34 appearances between Serie A and the Italian Cup had football followers wondering just how far this player could go.
Season 2020/21 was the year Dusan definitively exploded onto the scene. No other striker has scored as many as his 38 goals over the last two seasons combined, one more than Ciro Immobile and at least ten more than any other striker still playing in Serie A.
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He finished the 2021 calendar year with 33 Serie A goals. In the history of the Italian top-flight, only Juventus legend from the 1930s, Felice Borel (41 goals in 1933) and Milan’s Swedish scoring machine Gunnar Nordahl (36 goals in 1950) have scored more in a single calendar year.
And his journey to the top has not been limited to club football alone.
Having represented Serbia internationally at youth level, after making his way through the ranks for his native Serbia, he was called up to the full national side in September 2020. Vlahovic made his senior debut in the UEFA Nations League in 2020.
A goal in his fourth appearance, his first from kick-off, proved what he does best: score. He now has seven goals to show for from his 14 international caps – six of which contributed to Serbia’s qualification to the 2022 World Cup.
oh i screamed and cried and lost my voice https://t.co/eEFPB8PPpJ
— tony crocs🍒 (@28RMCF) January 3, 2022
With 44 goals, Dusan is also one of only two footballers born from 2000 on, alongside Erling Haaland, to have scored at least 40 goals in Europe’s top-5 leagues.
A penalty box predator, 93% of his goals in Serie A, 41 out of 44, were scored from inside the penalty area, and already this campaign, he is the player who has attempted most shots, 75.
🗣 A special message from our latest Bianconero, to close out this incredible day! 💪⚪⚫#DV7
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| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2018–19 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 37 | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 21 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | 24 | 20 | ||
| Total | 98 | 44 | 10 | 5 | — | 108 | 49 | |||
| Juventus | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 119 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 52 | ||
International
- As of match played 14 November 2021[48]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 6 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Serbia’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vlahović goal.[48]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2020 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia |  Russia | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2 | 24 March 2021 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia |  Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 1 September 2021 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary |  Qatar | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 9 October 2021 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 12 October 2021 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 2–1 | |||||
| 7 | 11 November 2021 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | Qatar |
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