Mile Svilar

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Mile Svilar
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Svilar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mile Svilar[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 1
Youth career
KFCO Wilrijk
Beerschot A.C.
2010–2017 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2017– Benfica 6 (0)
2019– Benfica B 43 (0)
National team‡
2014 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2014–2015 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2016 Belgium U17 7 (0)
2016 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2016–2017 Belgium U19 5 (0)
2019–2020 Belgium U21 5 (0)
2021– Serbia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:50, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:05, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Mile Svilar (born 27 August 1999) is a Belgian-born Serbian footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica as a goalkeeper. Born in Belgium, Svilar represents the Serbia national team.

Club career[]

Anderlecht[]

As the third choice goalkeeper, Svilar was part of the Anderlecht first squad during 2016–17 season[3] but he did not appear in any game.

Benfica[]

Svilar signed a five-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica on 28 August 2017.[4] On 14 October, he made his debut with the club in a 1–0 victory over Olhanense,[5] becoming the youngest goalkeeper to ever play for Benfica.[6] In international competition, he broke Iker Casillas's record as the youngest goalkeeper to ever play in the Champions League on 18 October 2017, in a 1–0 home defeat to Manchester United, aged 18 years and 52 days.[7][8] In the return leg against the English side, aged 18 years and 65 days, he became the youngest goalkeeper ever to save a penalty in a Champions League match. In the same match, which ended in a 2–0 away defeat, he also became the youngest player ever to score an own goal in the competition.[9][10]

International career[]

Youth[]

Svilar was a member of Belgium U-16, Belgium U-17, Belgium U-18 national teams and was also a member of Belgium U-19. He was the first choice goalkeeper for the Belgium U-17 team at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.

Senior[]

Born in Belgium to Serbian parents. Svilar is eligible to represent Belgium or Serbia.[11] On 4 November 2017, he announced that he would play his first game for the Serbia national team in March 2018, as he accepted the call from the Football Association of Serbia.[12] He debuted with Serbia in a friendly 4–0 win over Qatar on 1 September 2021.[13]

Personal life[]

Svilar has a Serbian passport.[14] His father, Ratko, is a former Serbian goalkeeper.[4]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 25 July 2020[15][16]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benfica 2017–18 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 9 0
2018–19 1 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 10 0
2019–20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 6 0 3 0 6 0 20 0
Benfica B 2018–19 LigaPro 1 0 — — — 1 0
2019–20 10 0 — — — 10 0
Total 11 0 — — — 11 0
Career total 16 0 6 0 3 0 6 0 31 0

International[]

As of 1 September 2021
Serbia
Year Apps Goals
2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours[]

Anderlecht

Benfica

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Comunicado Oficial N. 131" [Official Announcement No. 131] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 7 January 2020. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Svilar - Official Profile". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Anderlecht 2016-2017". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b Garcia, Filipa Fernandes (28 August 2017). "Svilar assina por cinco épocas" [Svilar signs for five seasons]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Taça de Portugal Placard 2017/2018 - Third Round: Olhanense 0-1 Benfica". thefinalball.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ^ Svilar, o mais novo de sempre na baliza do Benfica Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ "Benfica goalkeeper breaks Iker Casillas' record in Champions League clash with Man Utd | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  8. ^ Michael Yokhin (31 October 2017). "Meet Mile Svilar, the youngest keeper in Champions League history". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Man. United 2-0 Benfica". uefa.com. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  10. ^ Mark Critchley (31 October 2017). "Manchester United make it four from four on another night to forget for Benfica youngster Mile Svilar". The Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Mladi Srbin protiv Manchester Uniteda srušio rekord Lige prvaka". index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Svilar odlucio - igra za Srbiju". rts.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Match Report of Qatar vs Serbia - 2021-09-01 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive".
  14. ^ "Jedan Srbin može protiv Junajteda da ispiše istoriju Lige šampiona". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  15. ^ Mile Svilar at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ "BDFutbol Player Profile". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Mile Svilar Titles". thefinalball.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

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