Stefan Savić

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Stefan Savić
Savić playing for Montenegro in 2015
Personal information
Full name Stefan Savić[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Mojkovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) 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

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 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[change | change source]

Career in Serbia[change | change source]

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.

Savić playing against Ukraine in 2012

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

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

International[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

As of match played 10 September 2018. Montenegro score listed first, score column indicates score after each Savić goal.[9]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
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

References[change | change source]

  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 04 de mayo de 2019, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 4 May 2019, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Official Atlético de Madrid Website". en.atleticodemadrid.com.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Only official UEFA matches included
  4. "Stefan Savić: Fabregas i Aršavin ne glume zvezde". blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. "Savic claims Gunners deal". skysports.com. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  6. "Stefan Savić novo pojačanje Partizana!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
  7. "Montenegro - S. Savić - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  8. "Savić, Stefan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  9. "Stefan Savić". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

Other websites[change | change source]