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Biography
Dušan Tadić was born on 20 November 1988 in Backa Topola, Serbia to the family of Marija Tadic and Petar Tadic. Dusan is currently Thirty-four years. Dusan is a Serbian professional footballer. He plays the role of a forwarder or attacking midfielder and as well captains both Eredivisie club Ajax and the Serbia national team.
Tadić grew up in his hometown Bačka Topola Serbia. He started playing as a youth at his hometown club AIK Backa Topola and Vojvodina, eventually playing in the UEFA Europa League with the latter.
In 2012, After two seasons with Groningen he joined Twente where he earned a move to Southampton of the Premier League.
In 2018, After spending a period of four years in England, he returned to the Netherlands and joined Ajax.
Dusan has more than 90 caps for Serbia.
In 2008, Dusan made his international debut and represented the country at the Olympics in in same 2008, as well as the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.
| Full Name: | Dušan Tadić |
| Current club: | AFC Ajax, Serbia national football team |
| Born: | November 20, 1988 |
| Place of Birth: | Backa Topola, Serbia |
| Nationality: | Serbian |
| Height: | 6 feet 1 inches |
| Parents: | Petar Tadic (father) and Marija Tadic (mother) |
| Siblings: | Ljubomir and Mladen Tadic |
| Wife • Spouse: | Dragana Vukanac |
| Zodiac sign: Scorpio | |
| Children: | Vasily, Veljko, and Tara Tadic |
| Occupation: | Football player |
| Net Worth: | $25 million. |
National award for Best Serbian Footballer 2016 and 2019.
Eredivisie Top Scorer 2018-2019.
Ballon d’Or nomination and FIFA FIFPro World11 nomination 2019.
Early Life & Education
Dušan Tadić was born on 20 November 1988 in Backa Topola, Serbia to the family of Marija Tadic and Petar Tadic. Dusan is currently Thirty-four years. Dusan is a Serbian professional footballer. He plays the role of a forwarder or attacking midfielder and as well captains both Eredivisie club Ajax and the Serbia national team.
Tadić grew up in his hometown Bačka Topola Serbia. He started playing as a youth at his hometown club AIK Backa Topola and Vojvodina and became their best player across all age groups.
In 2012, After two seasons with Groningen he joined Twente where he earned a move to Southampton of the Premier League.
In 2018, After spending a period of four years in England, he returned to the Netherlands and joined Ajax.
Dusan has more than 90 caps for Serbia.
In 2008, Dusan made his international debut and represented the country at the Olympics in in same 2008, as well as the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.
Dusan’s parents was a farmer, Dusan never show interest in becoming a farmer rather a footballer. He considered football as an escape from the harsh realities of his young life and started playing the sport with his brothers and friends.
As a child, he has so much love towards the football club Arsenal and considered French professional coach and former player Thierry Henry as his role model.
Personal Life
Dusan got married to his longtime lover, Dragana Vukanac in 2013. They both have three children, two boys named Vasily and Veljko, and a girl named Tara.
Dusan’s parents Petar Tadic (father) and Marija Tadic (mother) were farmers, but Dusan was desirous of being a footballer rather than his parents’ occupation. Dusan was born with two other siblings named Ljubomir and Mladen Tadic.
Tadić grew up in his hometown Bačka Topola Serbia. He started playing as a youth at his hometown club AIK Backa Topola and Vojvodina, where sharpened his career and became their best player across all age groups.
In 2012, After two seasons with Groningen he joined Twente where he earned a move to Southampton of the Premier League.
In 2018, After spending a period of four years in England, he returned to the Netherlands and joined Ajax.
Career
Dusan signed his first contract with one of Serbia’s most popular football clubs Vojvodina. He played his first match in the 2006-2007 Meridian Super Liga, at the age of 18. He played for almost four seasons for the club and got the opportunity to play against top teams like Atletico Madrid.
In 2008, Dusan represented Serbia Summer Olympics.
In the 2009-2010 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, he scored a goal against Austria Wien. At the end of the season, he found himself lucky by playing for FC Groningen.
In the following season (2010-2011), he got a European award for the third highest assists in Europe in that particular season. He played for the club between 2010 and 2012.
In 2012, Dusan was transferred to Dutch professional club FC Twente. In his debut season, he finished as the second highest goal scorer with a total of sixteen goals (16) goals, and the following season, he scored 16 goals to be the top scorer of the team.
In 2014, he signed a four-year contract with England-based football club Southampton. He made a competitive performance against Liverpool in August the same year. His first goal for the club was an outstanding winning goal against Arsenal in October. The number of assists by Dusan equaled the Premier League record of the greatest number of goal assists in a single match.
In 2018, Dusan Tadic signed a contract with Dutch professional club Ajax, which is based in Amsterdam. His presence was considered one of the primary reasons for the team’s improved performance at the Champions League in the 2018-2019 season.
In 2019, he was nominated for the 2019 Ballon d’Or – a ceremony recognizing the best footballer in the world.
Dusan was a regular player for Serbia’s U-19 and U-21 teams. He has played for the national team in the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
In 2018, he was part of Serbia’s 23-man squad to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament.
In early 2020, it was rumored that Dusan received offers from FC Barcelona; eventually, he was not able to proceed with it due to his seven-year contract with Ajax.
Net Worth
Dušan Tadić has worked as a Footballer right from youth. he has accumulated a satisfactory fortune from playing football. Dušan Tadić has an astonished net worth of $25 million.
Social Media
Dušan Tadić as humble and hardworking as he is discovered that he also has some social media platforms where he can be connected.
- @Dušan Tadić (@dusantadic) is his Instagram handle.
- @Dušan Tadić (@DT10_Official) is his Twitter handle.
