Stefan Savić
Stefan Savić (born 8 January 1991) is a professional football player from Montenegro. He plays as a center back for the Spanish club Atletico Madrid and his national team, Montenegro.
 Savić playing for Montenegro in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Savić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Mojkovac, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brskovo | |||
| 2007–2009 | BSK Borča | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | BSK Borča | 27 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Partizan | 20 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Manchester City | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Fiorentina | 86 | (4) |
| 2015– | Atlético Madrid | 99 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Montenegro U17[3] | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Montenegro U19[3] | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Montenegro U21[3] | 5 | (0) |
| 2010– | Montenegro | 50 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 9 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2018 | |||
Savić was born in Mojkovac, which is a town in Montenegro. He started his career in football at the local club, Brskovo,[4] before moving to a bigger team, BSK Borča. After playing with BSK Borča for 2 years, he moved to another football team, FK Partizan. While on Partizan, he won The Double, which is winning a country's top tier tournament and primary cup competition in a single season. After that, he was paid 6 million pounds to join Manchester City, winning the Premier League title in his only year playing on the team. In 2012, he was transferred to Fiorentina, where he played three years. He joined Atlético Madrid in 2015, where he won the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup.
Club career
Career in Serbia
Savić started his career with BSK Borča on 2008. In 2010, he went to play on the English team, Arsenal, for a 10 day trial. Savić said he agreed to join Arsenal, but he never went to the team again.[5] On August 29, 2010, Savić joined Partizan, and was given the number 15 shirt.[6] He helped the football club win the double.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 February 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BSK Borča | 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |||||||
| 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Partizan | 2010–11 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Manchester City | 2011–12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Fiorentina | 2012–13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 86 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | — | 108 | 4 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 101 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 148 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 245 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 333 | 10 | |
- ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup
International
- As of 10 September 2018[8]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | |||
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 5 | |
International goals
- As of match played 10 September 2018. Montenegro score listed first, score column indicates score after each Savić goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August 2011 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 7 |  Albania |
1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 3 | 8 September 2015 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 33 |  Moldova |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 4 | 8 October 2016 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 38 |  Kazakhstan |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 10 September 2018 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 50 |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
Stefan Savić Media
Savić playing against Ukraine in 2012
References
- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 04 de mayo de 2019, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 4 May 2019, in Barcelona] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "Official Atlético de Madrid Website". en.atleticodemadrid.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Only official UEFA matches included
- ↑ "Stefan Savić: Fabregas i Aršavin ne glume zvezde". blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ Savic claims Gunners deal. skysports.com. 2 February 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5913250,00.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ (in sr) Stefan Savić novo pojačanje Partizana!. partizan.rs. 29 August 2010. http://staraarhiva.partizan.rs/vest.php?Jezik=sr&IDV=658&akcija=&prikaz1=2010&prikaz2=8&sec=2. Retrieved 29 August 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ Montenegro - S. Savić - Profile with news, career statistics and history. Soccerway. https://int.soccerway.com/players/stefan-savic/90031/. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ "Savić, Stefan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Stefan Savić". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
Other websites
- Stefan Savić at BDFutbol