Vanja Milinković-Savić

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Milinković and the second or maternal family name is Savić.
Vanja Milinković-Savić
Vanja Milinković-Savić.jpg
Vanja Milinković-Savić in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Ourense, Spain
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 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 18 (0)
2018–2019 → SPAL (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → Ascoli (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Standard Liège (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Serbia U17 6 (0)
2014–2016 Serbia U19 9 (0)
2014–2015 Serbia U20 3 (0)
2016–2017 Serbia U21 10 (1)
2021– Serbia 1 (0)
Honours
Gold medal – first place FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:59, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:38, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

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 Torino. Born in Spain, he plays for the Serbia national team.

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 an 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]

On 31 January 2019, Milinkovic-savic joined to Serie B side Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2019.[11]

On 29 June 2019, he joined to Belgian club Standard Liège on loan with an option to buy.[12]

On 15 June 2021, Torino announced a contract extension until 30 June 2024.[13]

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.[14]

He made his debut for Serbia national football team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Qatar.[15]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 7 November 2021[16]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina (loan) 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 17 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
Lechia Gdańsk 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 11 0 0 0 – 11 0
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 18 0 0 0 – 18 0
Total 29 0 0 0 – 29 0
Torino 2017–18 Serie A 1 0 3 0 – 4 0
2020–21 Serie A 5 0 3 0 – 8 0
2021–22 Serie A 12 0 1 0 – 13 0
Total 18 0 7 0 – 25 0
SPAL (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 2 0 1 0 – 3 0
Ascoli (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 8 0 0 0 – 8 0
Standard Liège (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
Career total 74 0 10 0 3 0 87 0
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of 11 November 2021
Serbia
Year Apps Goals
2021 1 0
Total 1 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 , a professional basketball player.[17] He is the younger brother of midfielder Sergej Milinković-Savić.[18]

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.
  8. ^ "Milinkovic-Savic al Toro". TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE.
  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. ^ "UFFICIALE: Ascoli, dal Torino arriva Milinkovic-Savic" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. ^ "UFFICIALE: Torino, Milinkovic-Savic in prestito allo Standard Liegi" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Milinkovic-Savic, contract extension until 2024". TorinoFC.it. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". FIFA.com. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Serbia v Qatar game report". ESPN. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  16. ^ Vanja Milinković-Savić at Soccerway
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Braća Milinković-Savić biseri sa novosadskog asfalta" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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