Stefan Lazarević (basketball)


Stefan Lazarević is a Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and Adriatic League.

Playing career

Lazarević grew up with the Crvena zvezda youth teams. He won the 2014 Euroleague NIJT. On March 8, 2014, Lazarević made his professional debut for Crvena zvezda in the ABA League win over Krka, making 1 steal in under 2 minutes of playing time. On August 29, 2014, Lazarević signed a four-year contract for Crvena zvezda. He was loaned out to FMP for the 2014–15 season. Also, he was loaned out to FMP in the next two seasons.
On September 13, 2017, Lazarević signed his second four-year contract for the Zvezda. On October 13, 2017, he made his EuroLeague debut against Žalgiris, making his only two-point attempt in under 5 minutes of playing time. In December 2017, he was loaned out to FMP for the rest of the 2017–18 season. On February 17, 2018, Lazarević injured left knee during the Radivoj Korać Cup Semifinal game. He was later ruled out for the rest of the season. Lazarević was ruled out for the entire 2018–19 season, even he was added to the 2019 FMP Serbian SuperLeague roster.
On December 20, 2019, Lazarević recorded an assist for 3 minutes played in a 84–81 win over Krka. It has been the first official game since his injury on February 17, 2018.

National team career

Lazarević was a member of the Serbian under-16 team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia and Lithuania. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 6.1 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. He was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Konya, Turkey. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 13.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He was named to the All-Tournament Team. Lazarević was a member of the Serbian under-19 team that played at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Heraklion, Greece. Over four tournament games, he averaged 4.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that played at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki, Finland. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 10.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.