Lazar Samardzic

Lazar Samardzic of Atalanta was born in Berlin, Germany on 24 February 2002 (age 24).

Lazar Samardzic, born on 24 February 2002 (age 24), is a Serbian attacking midfielder now with Atalanta. His market value is around £17m, according to Transfermarkt.

The main substance of his club career came at Udinese. Across three seasons there, he made 93 league appearances and scored 13 league goals, giving him a proper run of Serie A football rather than the usual scattered minutes of a developing midfielder. His best league return came in 2023-24, when he scored six times in 34 appearances.

Atalanta is his current club, where he remains listed primarily as a central attacking midfielder. In 2026-27, he has made one Serie A appearance and two more in Conference League qualifiers, bringing him to three appearances in all competitions for the season.

He has also been involved with Serbia, making seven appearances in European World Cup qualifying this season. His career to this point is largely built on that Udinese spell, with Atalanta now the next stage rather than the part that explains him yet.

📈 Key stats and insights

Lazar Samardzic is 24 and plays as a central attacking midfielder for Atalanta

Lazar Samardzic has a €20.00m market value

Lazar Samardzic has one Serie A appearance (0 starts, 1 substitute) in 2026–27

Lazar Samardzic has seven World Cup Qualifiers Europe appearances

Lazar Samardzic joined Atalanta permanently for €13,000,000 in July 2025

Last updated 28 August 2026. Send feedback

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Cen Att Mid
Primary Position: Midfielder
Position

Lazar Samardzic

CAM

1.77m (5ft 9in)
Height: 10
Squad Number: 75kg (11st 11lb)
Weight: 24 February 2002 (age 24)
Date of Birth: Berlin
Birthplace: Germany 🇩🇪
Country of Birth: Atalanta
Team: Serbia 🇷🇸
National Team: £17m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value: 30 June 2025 (1y 3m)
Contract Expires

📊 Season stats

Team: Atalanta
Serie A 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: -
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Serbia 🇷🇸
World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024 - 2026
Games: 7
Starting: 4
Substitute: 3
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 88%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Atalanta
Conference League Qualifiers 2026 - 2027
Games: 2
Starting: 2
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

In the 2026–27 season Samardzic has one Serie A appearance (zero starts, one substitute) and no goals – he has been involved twice in Conference League Qualifiers and has seven appearances in World Cup Qualifiers Europe, a profile that points to a peripheral role in Atalanta's league matchday squads but steady involvement in international qualifying.

📋 Career stats

Team: Atalanta
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Atalanta
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Games: 26
Goals: 2

Team: Atalanta
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Games: 31
Goals: 2

Team: Udinese
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Games: 34
Goals: 6

Team: Udinese
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Games: 37
Goals: 5

Team: Udinese
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Games: 22
Goals: 2

Team: RB Leipzig
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Games: 7
Goals: -

Team: Hertha BSC
Season 2019 - 2020
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Games: 3
Goals: -

Samardzic is 24, the Serbia international plays as a central attacking midfielder for Atalanta and carries a €20.00m market value – his senior career has included four clubs since leaving youth ranks: Hertha BSC, RB Leipzig, Udinese and Atalanta. He moved from Hertha to RB Leipzig in 2020, signed for Udinese in 2021 and then progressed to Atalanta first on loan and later permanently, a pathway that records rising transfer valuations over successive moves.

💰 Transfers

Team: Atalanta
1 July 2025
From: Udinese
Type: Fee (£13m)

Team: Atalanta
18 August 2024
From: Udinese
Type: Loan

Team: Udinese
5 August 2021
From: RB Leipzig
Type: Fee (£2.7m)

Team: RB Leipzig
8 September 2020
From: Hertha BSC
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Hertha BSC
1 July 2009
Type: Trainee

Samardzic moved from RB Leipzig to Udinese for a €2,700,000 fee in August 2021, joined Atalanta on loan in August 2024 and completed a permanent transfer to Atalanta for €13,000,000 in July 2025 – earlier moves include an undisclosed transfer from Hertha BSC to RB Leipzig in September 2020 and a trainee move to Hertha BSC in July 2009, a sequence that culminated in a substantial permanent fee for Atalanta.

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🔗 External links

Lazar Samardži? on Transfermarkt