Vanja Milinković-Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Милинковић-Савић, pronounced [ʋâɲa milǐːŋkoʋitɕ sǎːʋitɕ]; born 20 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Torino and the Serbia national team. His elder brother Sergej plays for Al Hilal.
_50.jpg) Milinković-Savić with Torino in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vanja Milinković-Savić[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Orense, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Torino | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2014 | Vojvodina | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Vojvodina (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Lechia Gdańsk | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Torino | 102 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → SPAL (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Ascoli (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Serbia U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Serbia | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:55, 19 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
After failing to be awarded a UK work permit with English club Manchester United, he was released by the club in November 2015 and signed a contract with Lechia Gdańsk. In 2017 he was signed by Torino.
Club career edit
On 2 April 2014, Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with Vojvodina, penning a three-year deal.[3] On 17 May 2014, it was announced by Manchester United that the club reached an agreement with Vojvodina for the transfer of Milinković-Savić. Both clubs agreed that the player would stay with Vojvodina for one more season.[4] The deal was completed on 5 August 2014,[5] for a transfer fee of €1.75 million.[6]
Milinković-Savić made his competitive debut for Vojvodina on 10 August 2014, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home league victory over OFK Beograd.[7] He played the full 90 minutes in all 15 league games in the first part of the 2014–15 season. After the winter break, Milinković-Savić lost his place as first-choice goalkeeper to experienced Srđan Žakula, making only two more league appearances.
After failing to earn a work permit to play in England, Milinković-Savić was released by Manchester United in November 2015 and he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk on 26 November; the contract commenced on 1 January 2016.[8]
On 30 January 2017, Italian club Torino announced they had purchased him and he would join the club on 1 July.[9] He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the national cup, while being the second choice, behind Salvatore Sirigu, for the Serie A. During the Coppa Italia match against Carpi, he hit the crossbar with a free-kick in injury time.[10]
On 6 July 2018, Milinković-Savić signed with SPAL on loan from Torino until 30 June 2019.[11]
On 31 January 2019, Milinković-Savić joined to Serie B side Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2019.[12]
On 29 June 2019, he joined to Belgian club Standard Liège on loan with an option to buy.[13]
On 15 June 2021, Torino announced a contract extension until 30 June 2024.[14]
International career edit
Milinković-Savić was selected to represent the Serbia U19 national team at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship. He served as a backup to Predrag Rajković, failing to make an appearance at the tournament, as the team was eliminated by Portugal on penalties in the semi-finals of the competition.
Milinković-Savić again served as a backup to Rajković at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the Serbian team won the gold medal.[15]
He made his debut for the senior national team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Qatar.[16]
In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[17] He played in all three group stage matches, against Brazil,[18] Cameroon,[19] and Switzerland.[20] Serbia finished fourth in the group.[21]
Personal life edit
Milinković-Savić was born in Orense, Spain, to parents Nikola Milinković, who was playing professional football for CD Ourense, and Milana Savić, a professional basketball player.[22] He is the younger brother of midfielder Sergej Milinković-Savić.[23]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 13 April 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vojvodina (loan) | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 102 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 114 | 0 | |||
| SPAL (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Ascoli (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 158 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 176 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International edit
- As of match played 19 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Serbia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
Honours edit
- Serbia U20
References edit
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "VANJA MILINKOVIĆ-SAVIĆ". fkvojvodina.rs. Football club Vojvodina. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "VANJA MILINKOVIĆ-SAVIĆ PROFESIONALAC" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Milinkovic to join United". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Milinkovic deal finalised". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "ZORAN ŠĆEPANOVIĆ: PONOSNI SMO NA NAŠU OMLADINSKU ŠKOLU" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Milinković Savić blista na golu, a Voši od Mančester Junajteda 10.000 evra po meču" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Vanja Milinković-Savić nowym bramkarzem Lechii Gdańsk" [Vanja Milinković-Savić has become the new goalkeeper for Lechia Gdańsk]. Lechia.pl. Lechia Gdańsk. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Milinkovic-Savic al Toro". TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE.
- ^ "Torino's goalkeeper almost breaks crossbar with 30-yard free-kick in Coppa Italia". FourFourTwo. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Milinkovic-savic on loan to S.P.A.L." Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Ascoli, dal Torino arriva Milinkovic-Savic" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Torino, Milinkovic-Savic in prestito allo Standard Liegi" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Milinkovic-Savic, contract extension until 2024". TorinoFC.it. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". FIFA.com. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Serbia v Qatar game report". ESPN. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Conti, Kristen (24 November 2022). "Richarlison Brings Brazil to Life in the Second Half, Defeats Serbia 2-0". NBCNew York. New York. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Sky Sports (28 November 2022). "World Cup 2022 - Cameroon 3-3 Serbia: Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting goals complete stunning comeback". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Ames, Nick (2 December 2022). "Switzerland advance and Serbia go out as Freuler finish settles stormy contest". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Mendola, Nicholas (2 December 2022). "World Cup 2022 Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Cameroon, Switzerland schedule, fixtures, rankings". NBC Sports. Lusail. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Vanja Milinković-Savić za "Sport": Da sam ostao napadač danas bih bio u Realu!" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Braća Milinković-Savić biseri sa novosadskog asfalta" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Vanja Milinković-Savić at Soccerway
External links edit
- Vanja Milinković-Savić at Soccerway
- Vanja Milinković-Savić – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Vanja Milinković-Savić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Vanja Milinković-Savić at 90minut.pl (in Polish)