Vanja Milinković-Savić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vanja Milinković-Savić | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ourense, Spain | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
| 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– | Lechia Gdańsk | 20 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Serbia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015– | Serbia U21 | 4 | (0) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2016. | |||
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Vanja Milinković-Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Милинковић-Савић; born 20 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk. 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. He was born in Ourense, Spain
Career
Club
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]
International
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.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 21 May 2016.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vojvodina (loan) | 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 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.[10] He is the younger brother of midfielder Sergej Milinković-Savić.[11]
References
- ↑ "VANJA MILINKOVIĆ - SAVIĆ". fkvojvodina.rs. Football club Vojvodina. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "VANJA MILINKOVIĆ-SAVIĆ PROFESIONALAC" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Milinkovic to join United". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Milinkovic deal finalised". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "ZORAN ŠĆEPANOVIĆ: PONOSNI SMO NA NAŠU OMLADINSKU ŠKOLU" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". FIFA.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ Soccerway. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Braća Milinković-Savić biseri sa novosadskog asfalta" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
External links
- Vanja Milinković-Savić profile at Soccerway
- Vanja Milinković-Savić – FIFA competition record
- Vanja Milinković-Savić – UEFA competition record
- Vanja Milinković-Savić profile at 90minut