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.

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 34)
Place of birth	Mojkovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team 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)
International career‡
2007	Montenegro U17[3]	3	(0)
2008–2010	Montenegro U19[3]	7	(0)
2009–2010	Montenegro U21[3]	5	(0)
2010–	Montenegro	50	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.

Savić playing against Ukraine in 2012

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

1. 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]

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