Sergej Milinković-Savić

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Sergej Milinković-Savić
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Milinković-Savić with Lazio in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sergej Milinković-Savić
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Lleida, Spain
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 21
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Vojvodina 13 (3)
2014–2015 Genk 24 (5)
2015– Lazio 25 (1)
International career‡
2013–2014 Serbia U19[1] 14 (4)
2014–2015 Serbia U20 11 (1)
2014– Serbia U21 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2016

Sergej Milinković-Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сергеј Милинковић-Савић; born 27 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Lazio, mainly as a central midfielder. He is the eldest son of former footballer Nikola Milinković and basketballer Milana Savić and brother of Vanja Milinković-Savić.[2]

Club career

Vojvodina

Milinković-Savić came through the youth academy of Vojvodina. He is one of the midfielders who emerged from the youth squad that won two consecutive national youth championship titles, alongside Mijat Gaćinović and Nebojša Kosović. Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with the club on 26 December 2012, penning a three-year deal.[3]

Milinković-Savić made his first team debut in a 3–0 away loss to Jagodina on 23 November 2013.[4] He scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 away draw with Spartak Subotica on 9 March 2014. Milinković-Savić made a total of 13 league appearances and scored three goals in the 2013–14 season. He also won the 2013–14 Serbian Cup in the club's centennial year.

Genk

In June 2014, Milinković-Savić signed a five-year contract with Belgian club Genk and was given the number 20 shirt.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 1–1 home league draw with Cercle Brugge on 2 August 2014. Milinković-Savić scored his first official goal for Genk in a 1–1 away league draw against Lokeren on 18 January 2015.

Milinković-Savić scored a total of five league goals in 24 appearances during the 2014–15 season.

Lazio

On 31 July 2015, it was announced that Milinković-Savić would join Italian club Lazio.[6] He made his debut for the club in the first leg of the Champions League play-off round versus Bayer Leverkusen on 18 August 2015.[7] Milinković-Savić scored his first goal for Lazio in a 1–1 Europa League draw with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 17 September 2015.[8] He scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–1 away win over Fiorentina on 9 January 2016.

International career

Milinković-Savić represented Serbia at the 2013 UEFA Under-19 Championship, winning the gold medal. He played a full 90 minutes in four out of five games, including the final match of the competition against France.[9] Likewise, Milinković-Savić appeared at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by Portugal.

Milinković-Savić was one of the most influential players of the team that won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10] He was awarded the Bronze Ball for his performances during the tournament.[11]

Statistics

As of 10 February 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina 2013–14 13 3 3 1 0 0 16 4
Total 13 3 3 1 0 0 16 4
Genk 2014–15 24 5 0 0 0 0 24 5
Total 24 5 0 0 0 0 24 5
Lazio 2015–16 18 1 2 0 5 1 25 2
Total 18 1 2 0 5 1 25 2

Honours

Vojvodina
Serbia
Individual

Personal life

Milinković-Savić was born in Lleida, Spain, to parents Nikola Milinković, who also played football professionally, and Milana Savić, a professional basketball player.[12] He is the older brother of Vanja Milinković-Savić.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Only official UEFA matches included
  2. ↑ FANATIK: Sećate li se Bečeja i Bekrija? at mozzartsport.com, 25-6-2014, retrieved 19-4-2016 (Serbian)
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