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Vanja Milinković-Savić
Milinković-Savić at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 S.P.A.L.
(on loan from Torino)
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)
2016–2017 Lechia Gdańsk 29 (0)
2017– Torino 1 (0)
2018– → SPAL (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Serbia U17 6 (0)
2014–2016 Serbia U19 9 (0)
2015– Serbia U21 9 (0)
Medal record
Gold medal – first place FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2017

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 Italian club SPAL, on loan from Torino and the Serbia under-21 football team.

He was born in Ourense, Spain. 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

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]

On 30 January 2017, Italian club Torino announced they had purchased him and he would join the club on 1 July.[8] 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.[9]

On 6 July 2018, Milinković-Savić signed with S.P.A.L. on loan from Torino until 30 June 2019.[10]

International career

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.[11]

Career statistics

As of 20 May 2018[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina (loan) 2014–15 17 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
Lechia Gdańsk 2015–16 11 0 0 0 – 11 0
2016–17 18 0 0 0 – 18 0
Total 29 0 0 0 – 29 0
Torino 2017–18 1 0 3 0 – 4 0
Career total 47 0 5 0 0 0 52 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.[13] He is the younger brother of midfielder Sergej Milinković-Savić.[14]

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" [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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ http://torinofc.it/news/30/01/2017/milinkovic-savic-al-toro_13677
  9. ^ "Torino's goalkeeper almost breaks crossbar with 30-yard free-kick in Coppa Italia". FourFourTwo. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  10. ^ "Milinkovic-savic on loan to S.P.A.L." Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". FIFA.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Vanja Milinković-Savić on Soccerwayc". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Braća Milinković-Savić biseri sa novosadskog asfalta" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

External links

Serbia national under-21 football team

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