Danilo Pantić
![]() Pantić with Serbia U21 in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danilo Pantić[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Ruma, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Partizan | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
Jedinstvo Ruma | |||
2007–2013 | Partizan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Partizan | 18 | (2) |
2015–2021 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Vitesse (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Excelsior (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2017–2019 | → Partizan (loan) | 63 | (10) |
2019–2020 | → Fehérvár (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Čukarički (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2021– | Partizan | 4 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Serbia U17[2] | 4 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Serbia U19[2] | 12 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Serbia U21[2] | 13 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:12, 21 June 2019 (UTC) |
Danilo Pantić (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Пантић, pronounced [danǐlo pǎːntitɕ]; born 26 October 1996) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has represented Serbia at multiple youth levels.
Club career[]
Partizan[]
Pantić made his debut on 26 May 2013 in a league fixture against Spartak Subotica, replacing Vladimir Volkov in the 70th minute.[3][4]
After a disagreement with Partizan over contract extension proposals, he signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Partizan on December 5, 2013.[5] Juventus had scouted Pantić since early 2014, allegedly monitoring his status due to his short contract.[6] After hearing about interest from Juventus, Pantić told Večernje novosti that he wished to extend his contract with Partizan before leaving Serbia.[7]
Chelsea[]
On 13 July 2015 Pantić signed for Chelsea for a reported fee of £1.25 million, on a four-year deal and was immediately loaned out to Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem.[8]
Loan to Vitesse[]
He made his Vitesse debut 17 days later in a UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg against Southampton at St. Mary's, replacing Valeri Kazaishvili for the final 23 minutes of a 3–0 defeat.[9] On 9 August 2015, Pantić made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with Willem II, replacing Valeri Qazaishvili in the 71st minute.[10]
On 3 March 2016, after being supposedly 'frozen' out of the Vitesse starting eleven, Pantić stated his passion for a return to London: "I want to come back to Chelsea, just to train. Why am I in Vitesse if I am not good enough? I am [going] crazy! I've made no mistake. If I had a chance and blew it, I would keep quiet. Maybe in Vitesse they don't like us Serbs: Nemanja Matić did not get a chance here either and Uroš Đurđević played 22 matches in a year and a half."[11]
Following this interview, Pantić was suspended by first-team manager Rob Maas indefinitely.[citation needed]
Loan to Excelsior[]
On 12 August 2016, Pantić joined Excelsior on loan for the 2016–17 campaign.[12] On 17 September 2016, Pantić made his debut against Willem II off the bench coming on after half-time as Excelsior went on to score a late goal to earn a 1–1 draw.[13] In the following match, on 20 September, he made his full debut, playing a full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over BVV Barendrecht in the KNVB Cup.[14]
Loan to Partizan[]
On 18 June 2017, Pantić returned to his boyhood club, Partizan on a season-long loan.[15] On 22 July 2017, Pantić scored a goal against Mačva Šabac in first fixture of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season in a 6–1 home league win.[16] On 5 November, Pantić entered in a game as a substitute for Marko Janković in the 72nd minute and with two assists help club to reach a 3–1 away victory over Mačva.[17] That match is a big turn for Pantić, because after that match he played in first eleven almost every match until the end of the season. On 23 November 2017, he start in a five match of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, against Young Boys, he made one assist and was one of the best Partizan players on that match, where Partizan advanced to the knockout stage after 13 years.[18] In second part of the season, Pantić scored a couple a very nice goals and had a couple assist. Due to his consistent performances throughout the season, Pantić was named in the league's best eleven.[19]
On 5 July 2018, Pantić's loan at his boyhood club was extended for a further season.[20]
Loan to Fehérvár[]
On 1 September 2019, Pantić joined the Hungarian side Fehérvár on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[21]
Loan to Čukarički[]
On 13 August 2020, Pantić returned to Serbia with Čukarički on a season-long loan for the 2020–21 campaign.[22] Two days later on 15 August 2020, he made his league debut with the club as a substitute, in a big 5–1 away win against Zlatibor Čajetina.[23]
Return to Partizan[]
On 16 June 2021 he returned to Partizan on permanent basis.[24]
International career[]
Youth[]
Pantić has represented Serbia at the U17 and U19 levels.[25] On 10 October 2014, Pantić scored his first and second goal for the U19 side in the opening twenty minutes against San Marino U19 to help Serbia to a 4–0 victory in their opening match of the 2015 UEFA Euro U19 Championship Qualifiers.[26] Pantić has captained at the U19 level, captaining for the first time on 12 October 2014, against Armenia U19 in a UEFA Euro U19 Championship Qualifier match, which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Serbian side.
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 18 May 2021[27]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Partizan | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
Chelsea | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Vitesse (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Excelsior (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Partizan (loan) | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 11[c] | 0 | — | 46 | 5 | ||
2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 1 | — | 45 | 8 | |||
Total | 63 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | 19 | 1 | — | 91 | 13 | ||||
Fehérvár (loan) | 2019–20 | NB I | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Čukarički (loan) | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
Partizan | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Career total | 136 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 18 |
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight in UEFA Europa League
Honours[]
Club[]
FK Partizan[27]
Individual[]
References[]
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Only official UEFA matches included
- ^ "Partizan – Spartak ZV 5:0 (2:0)" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Nadolaze 'mladi lavovi'" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Pantić potpisao na godinu i po dana" (in Serbian). B92. 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Pantić ne može u Juventus pre januara!" (in Serbian). Telegraf Sport. 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Pantić: Ne zanima me Juventus, hoću u Ligu šampiona s Partizanom!" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Pantic the latest Chelsea player to join Vitesse". Football Oranje. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Williams, Adam (30 July 2015). "Southampton 3-0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Willem II vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea loanee Danilo Pantic angry with Vitesse impasse". David Pasztor (SB Nation). 3 March 2016.
- ^ "EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM HUURT DANILO PANTIĆ VAN CHELSEA". S.B.V. Excelsior. 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Willem II Tilburg 1-1 Excelsior". ESPN. 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Barendrecht 0-1 Excelsior". ESPN. 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Danilo Pantic back in Partizan!". FK Partizan. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Partizan 'šesticom' najavio dolazak Olimpijakosa". B92 (in Serbian). 22 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "PRESUDA SA BELE TAČKE Partizan uz preokret odneo ceo plen iz Šapca" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Partizan zimuje u Evropi! [VIDEO+FOTO]" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Super liga: Održana manifestacija Prvi tim, priznanja u rukama najboljih". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Pantic in Serbian loan | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Danilo Pantić heads to Hungary on loan". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "Pantic heads on loan to Serbia; Maddox moves on". chelseafc.com. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Čukarički rutinski do pobede Zlatibora u Užicu". fkcukaricki.com (in Serbian). 16 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Pantic departs". chelseafc.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ UEFA u-19 team, UEFA
- ^ Serbia U19 4-0 San Marino U19, 10 October 2014
- ^ Jump up to: a b Danilo Pantić at Soccerway
- ^ "Izabran idealan tim Superlige!" (in Serbian). www.mozzartsport.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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