Filip Stevanović Explained

Filip Stevanović
Birth Date:25 September 2002
Birth Place:Arilje, FR Yugoslavia
Height:1.76 m
Position:Left winger
Currentclub:Manchester City
Youthclubs1:Vranić Arilje
Youthyears2:2011–2018
Youthclubs2:Partizan
Youthyears3:2021–
Youthclubs3:Manchester City
Years1:2018–2021
Clubs1:Partizan
Caps1:56
Goals1:11
Years2:2021–
Clubs2:Manchester City
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:Heerenveen (loan)
Caps3:21
Goals3:1
Years4:2022–2023
Clubs4:Santa Clara (loan)
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–2024
Clubs5:RKC Waalwijk (loan)
Caps5:16
Goals5:2
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Serbia U19
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2020–2021
Nationalteam2:Serbia U21
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:19 May 2024
Ntupdate:16 November 2021

Filip Stevanović (; born 25 September 2002) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Manchester City.

Club career

Born in Arilje, he made his first footballing steps at local club Vranić. He later joined the youth system of Partizan after being scouted by Dušan Trbojević.[1]

On 9 December 2018, Stevanović made his official senior debut for Partizan in a 3–0 away league victory over Rad, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Đorđe Ivanović.[2] He made three more league appearances through the remainder of the season.

On 1 August 2019, Stevanović scored his first goal for Partizan after coming off the bench in the return leg of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, a 3–0 home win versus Welsh side Connah's Quay Nomads.[3] He thus became their youngest ever scorer in UEFA competitions and the second youngest in club history, at 16 years and 311 days old.[4] Three days later, Stevanović netted his first league goal for Partizan, opening the scoring in an eventual 4–0 home victory over Mačva Šabac.[5] He subsequently contributed with a brace in a 3–0 home win versus Rad on 18 August.[6]

In October 2020, it was announced that Stevanović had agreed to join Manchester City in the following January.[7]

On 8 August 2023, Stevanović returned to the Netherlands and joined RKC Waalwijk on a season-long loan.[8] On September 24, Stevanović scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over FC Twente.[9]

International career

Stevanović made his debut for the Serbia national under-19 football team in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizan2018–19Serbian SuperLiga40000040
2019–20Serbian SuperLiga2573171359
2020–21Serbian SuperLiga2743030334
Total5611611017213
Manchester City U232020–210000
2021–220000
Total0000
SC Heerenveen (loan)2021–22Eredivisie2113100242
Santa Clara (loan)2022–23Primeira Liga70101090
RKC Waalwijk (loan)2023–24Eredivisie16210172
Career total10014112101010012217

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dijamantu Partizana uzor je Nole: Imam slične ciljeve . Serbian . mondo.rs . 30 January 2019 . 18 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Novi biser prvog tima! . Serbian . partizan.rs . 9 December 2018 . 9 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Filip Stevanović – prvi gol u dresu Partizana . Serbian . partizan.rs . 2 August 2019 . 18 August 2019.
  4. Web site: TINEJDŽER KOGA ĆE ZAPAMTITI EVROPA Filip Stevanović drugi najmlađi strelac u ISTORIJI Partizana /VIDEO/ . Serbian . blic.rs . 1 August 2019 . 18 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Maloletni Stevanović vozio "valjak" bez vozačke dozvole [VIDEO] ]. Serbian . sportskacentrala.com . 4 August 2019 . 18 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Stevanović blistao, Partizan lako do bodova sa Radom . Serbian . b92.net . 18 August 2019 . 18 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Manchester City: Filip Stevanovic to join club in January say Partizan Belgrade. BBC. 31 October 2020. 27 January 2021.
  8. Web site: RKC Waalwijk. RKC Waalwijk huurt Filip Stevanović van Manchester City. RKC Waalwijk loans Filip Stevanović from Manchester City. 8 August 2023. 8 August 2023. nl.
  9. Web site: RKC WAALWIJK VS. TWENTE 1 - 0. Soccerway.com. 24 September 2023.