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Sergej Milinković-Savić
Milinković-Savić with Lazio in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sergej Milinković-Savić
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Lleida, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 21
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Vojvodina 13 (3)
2014–2015 Genk 24 (5)
2015– Lazio 5 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Serbia U19[1] 14 (4)
2014–2015 Serbia U20 11 (1)
2014– Serbia U21 3 (2)
Medal record
Gold medal – first place UEFA Under-19 Championship 2013
Gold medal – first place FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2015

Sergej Milinković-Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сергеј Милинковић-Савић; born 27 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Lazio, mainly as a central midfielder.

Club career

Vojvodina

Milinković-Savić came through the youth academy of Vojvodina. He is one of the midfielders who emerged from the youth squad that won two consecutive national youth championship titles, alongside Mijat Gaćinović and Nebojša Kosović. Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with the club on 26 December 2012, penning a three-year deal.[2]

Milinković-Savić made his first team debut in a 3–0 away loss to Jagodina on 23 November 2013.[3] He scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 away draw with Spartak Subotica on 9 March 2014. Milinković-Savić made a total of 13 league appearances and scored three goals in the 2013–14 season. He also won the 2013–14 Serbian Cup in the club's centennial year.

Genk

In June 2014, Milinković-Savić signed a five-year contract with Belgian club Genk and was given the number 20 shirt.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 1–1 home league draw with Cercle Brugge on 2 August 2014. Milinković-Savić scored his first official goal for Genk in a 1–1 away league draw against Lokeren on 18 January 2015.

Milinković-Savić scored a total of five league goals in 24 appearances during the 2014–15 season.

Lazio

On 31 July 2015, it was announced that Milinković-Savić would join Italian club Lazio.[5] He made his debut for the club in the first leg of the Champions League play-off round versus Bayer Leverkusen on 18 August 2015.[6] Milinković-Savić scored his first goal for Lazio in a 1–1 draw with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 17 September 2015.[7]

International career

Milinković-Savić represented Serbia at the 2013 UEFA Under-19 Championship, winning the gold medal. He played a full 90 minutes in four out of five games, including the final match of the competition against France.[8] Likewise, Milinković-Savić appeared at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by Portugal.

Milinković-Savić was one of the most influential players of the team that won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] He was awarded the Bronze Ball for his performances during the tournament.[10]

Statistics

As of 25 September 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina 2013–14 13 3 3 1 0 0 16 4
Total 13 3 3 1 0 0 16 4
Genk 2014–15 24 5 0 0 0 0 24 5
Total 24 5 0 0 0 0 24 5
Lazio 2015–16 4 0 0 0 2 1 6 1
Total 4 0 0 0 2 1 6 1

Honours

Vojvodina
Serbia
Individual

Personal life

Milinković-Savić was born in Lleida, Spain, to parents Nikola Milinković, who also played football professionally, and Milana Savić, a professional basketball player.[11] He is the older brother of Vanja Milinković-Savić.[12]

References

  1. ^ Only official UEFA matches included
  2. ^ "SERGEJ MILINKOVIĆ PROFESIONALAC" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ "JAGODINA-VOJVODINA 3 : 0" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Milinković-Savić predstavljen u Genku" (in Serbian). sportal.rs. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Lazio, Milinkovic-Savic: c'è l'accordo col Genk, in campo già per la Supercoppa" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Milinkovic-Savic Emotional On Lazio Champions League Debut". forzaitalianfootball.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Milinkovic-Savic: "Felice per il gol, peccato per il risultato"" (in Italian). sslazio.it. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Luković strike seals first Serbia triumph". uefa.com. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". fifa.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ^ "New Zealand sees stars emerge, Serbia sparkle". fifa.com. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Milinkovic-Savic, sport in the genes". fifa.com. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Braća Milinković-Savić biseri sa novosadskog asfalta" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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