Vanja Milinković-Savić

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.

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 in 2018
Personal information
Full name Vanja Milinković-Savić
Date of birth (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997
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 1 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:19, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:38, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

He was born in Ourense, Spain. 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 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]

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.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 March 2019[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vojvodina (loan) 2014–15 1702000190
Lechia Gdańsk 2015–16 11000–110
2016–17 18000–180
Total 29000–290
Torino 2017–18 1030–40
SPAL (loan) 2018–19 2010–30
Ascoli (loan) 2018–19 7000–70
Career total 5606000620

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.[15] He is the younger brother of midfielder Sergej Milinković-Savić.[16]

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. "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". FIFA.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  14. "Vanja Milinković-Savić on Soccerwayc". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  15. "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.
  16. "Braća Milinković-Savić biseri sa novosadskog asfalta" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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