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On 6 July 2011, Savić signed a four-year contract for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in a £ |
On 6 July 2011, Savić signed a four-year contract for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in a £116 million move.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2011802/Manchester-City-complete-Stefan-Savic-deal.html | title=Manchester City complete Stefan Savic deal | publisher=dailymail.co.uk | date=6 July 2011 | accessdate=6 July 2011 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14027433.stm | title=Stefan Savic completes Manchester City switch | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | date=6 July 2011 | accessdate=6 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/2011/july/manchester-city-sign-stefan-savic | title=Stefan Savic signs for City | publisher=mcfc.co.uk | date=6 July 2011 | accessdate=6 July 2011}}</ref> |
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He made his debut against [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] on 15 August 2011 and came on as a substitute, making a solid start to his career at the [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]]. |
He made his debut against [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] on 15 August 2011 and came on as a substitute, making a solid start to his career at the [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]]. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Savić | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006[2] | Brskovo | ||
| 2007–2009 | BSK Borča | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | BSK Borča | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Partizan | 20 | (1) |
| 2011– | Manchester City | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Montenegro U-17[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Montenegro U-19[1] | 7 | (0) |
| 2009– | Montenegro U-21[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 2010– | Montenegro | 14 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
Stefan Savić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [stɛ̂faːn sâʋitɕ]) (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Савић, born 8 January 1991) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League. Savić is a centre-back who primarily plays on the right side of the pitch.
Club career
Career in Serbia
Savić began his professional career with BSK Borča during the 2008–09 season. In early 2010, he was on a 10-day trial with Arsenal. According to Savić, he had agreed to join Arsenal in the summer, but the transfer never went through.[3]
On 29 August 2010, it was announced that Savić had signed for FK Partizan on a four-year contract and was given the number 15 shirt.[4]
Manchester City
On 6 July 2011, Savić signed a four-year contract for Manchester City in a £116 million move.[5][6][7] He made his debut against Swansea City on 15 August 2011 and came on as a substitute, making a solid start to his career at the Etihad Stadium.
On 1 October 2011, he came off the bench and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 victory away to Blackburn Rovers, heading in the fourth goal off a corner from Samir Nasri. During Manchester City's 2-0 win over Everton at the Etihad Stadium Savic was substitued on and subsuquently cleared a goal-bound shot off the line.
Throughout centre back Vincent Kompany's four-match ban from 11 to 25 January, Savić replaced Kompany as City's starting XI defender in the left centre back position, with third-choice Kolo Touré away on international duty with Côte d'Ivoire in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Although Savić showed brief flashes of form in this time, he showed many instances of nervousness resulting in frequent misplaced passes, clearances, and crucially conceded a penalty against Liverpool in a League Cup match, resulting in a Liverpool win at home.[8] He even gifted the equalising goal via a poor first touch to Jermain Defoe in City's very close 3–2 win over Tottenham Hotspur at home.[9] With Kompany's return to the starting team, Savić returned to the bench.
Savić returned to first team play on 4 February, as Kompany obtained a knee injury prior to kick off, against Fulham, where he helped City to a comfortable 3-0 win. Later against Swansea when Vincent Kompany was injured and manager Roberto Mancini rested Joleon Lescott. Despite having a fairly good game, in the 83rd minute, a poor pass from Savić was intercepted high up the field leaving Swansea on the counter-attack. This led to a headed goal that was the winner in a 1–0 defeat. His last game was in the 3-2 win against Sporting Lisbon.
He was one of the few City players who played in all 5 competitions throughout the season.
International career
Savić has represented Montenegro at every youth level, including under-17, under-19, and under-21 teams.[10] He made his international debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Northern Ireland on 11 August 2010. Savic provided the cross for the equalising goal against England in a 2-2 draw to allow Montenegro to qualify from their Euro 2012 group.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 March 2012
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International
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International goals
- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 August 2011 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër |  Albania |
1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–1 |
Honours
Club
References
- ^ a b c Only official UEFA matches included
- ^ "Stefan Savić: Fabregas i Aršavin ne glume zvezde". blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Savic claims Gunners deal". skysports.com. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Stefan Savić novo pojačanje Partizana!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Manchester City complete Stefan Savic deal". London: dailymail.co.uk. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Stefan Savic completes Manchester City switch". BBC Sport. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Stefan Savic signs for City". mcfc.co.uk. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ Winter, Henry (12 January 2012). "Stefan Savic slip sees Steven Gerrard give Liverpool a 1-0 lead over Manchester City in Carling Cup semi-final". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ Sky Sports http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11679/7466501/Mancini-defends-Savic.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Stefan Savić – UEFA competition record (archive)
External links
- Stefan Savić at Srbijafudbal.net
- Stefan Savić at Transfermarkt.de
- Stefan Savić at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Mojkovac
- Montenegrin footballers
- Montenegrin expatriate footballers
- Montenegro international footballers
- Association football defenders
- FK BSK Borča players
- FK Partizan players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in England