Vanja Milinković-Savić

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Vanja Milinković-Savić
Personal information
Full name Vanja Milinković-Savić
Date of birth (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ourense, Spain
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Lechia Gdańsk
Number 32
Youth career
Grazer AK
2006–2014 Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Manchester United 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Vojvodina (loan) 17 (0)
2016– Lechia Gdańsk 20 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Serbia U17 6 (0)
2014– Serbia U19 9 (0)
2015– Serbia U21 4 (0)
Medal record
Gold medal – first place FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2015

Vanja Milinković-Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Милинковић-Савић; born 20 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk. 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. He was born in Ourense, Spain

Career

Club

On 2 April 2014, Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with Vojvodina, penning a three-year deal.[2] On 17 May 2014, it was announced by Manchester United that the club reached agreement with Vojvodina for the transfer of Milinković-Savić. Both clubs agreed that the player would stay with Vojvodina for one more season.[3] The deal was completed on 5 August 2014,[4] for a transfer fee of €1.75 million.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

International

Milinković-Savić was selected to represent Serbia 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.[8]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2016.[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vojvodina (loan) 2014–15 17 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
Lechia Gdańsk 2015–16 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 28 0 2 0 0 0 30 0

Honours

Serbia U20

Personal life

Milinković-Savić was born in Ourense, Spain, to parents Nikola Milinković, who was playing professional football for CD Ourense, and Milana Savić, a professional basketball player.[10] He is the younger brother of midfielder Sergej Milinković-Savić.[11]

References

  1. ^ "VANJA MILINKOVIĆ - SAVIĆ". fkvojvodina.rs. Football club Vojvodina. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ "VANJA MILINKOVIĆ-SAVIĆ PROFESIONALAC" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Milinkovic to join United". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Milinkovic deal finalised". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "ZORAN ŠĆEPANOVIĆ: PONOSNI SMO NA NAŠU OMLADINSKU ŠKOLU" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Vanja Milinković-Savić nowym bramkarzem Lechii Gdańsk". Lechia.pl. Lechia Gdańsk. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". FIFA.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  9. ^ [1] Soccerway. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Braća Milinković-Savić biseri sa novosadskog asfalta" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

External links

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