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Vanja Milinković-Savić

Vanja Milinković-Savić

Serbian footballer (born 1997)

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 Serie A club Torino and the Serbia national team. His elder brother Sergej plays for Al Hilal.

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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

Milinković-Savić with SPAL in 2018

On 2 April 2014, Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with Vojvodina, penning a three-year deal.[3] 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.[4] The deal was completed on 5 August 2014,[5] for a transfer fee of €1.75 million.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

On 30 January 2017, Italian club Torino announced they had purchased him and he would join the club on 1 July.[9] 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.[10]

On 6 July 2018, Milinković-Savić signed with SPAL on loan from Torino until 30 June 2019.[11]

On 31 January 2019, Milinković-Savić joined to Serie B side Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2019.[12]

On 29 June 2019, he joined to Belgian club Standard Liège on loan with an option to buy.[13]

On 15 June 2021, Torino announced a contract extension until 30 June 2024.[14]

International career

Milinković-Savić playing for Serbia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Milinković-Savić was selected to represent the Serbia U19 national team 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.[15]

He made his debut for the senior national team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Qatar.[16]

In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[17] He played in all three group stage matches, against Brazil,[18] Cameroon,[19] and Switzerland.[20] Serbia finished fourth in the group.[21]

Personal life

Milinković-Savić was born in Orense, Spain, to parents Nikola Milinković, who was playing professional football for CD Ourense, and Milana Savić, a professional basketball player.[22] He is the younger brother of midfielder Sergej Milinković-Savić.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024[24]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 19 November 2023
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Honours

Serbia U20

References

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    "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.
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    Vanja Milinković-Savić at Soccerway
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