Filip Bainović
Serbian footballer
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Filip Bainović (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Баиновић; born 23 June 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club OFI.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Požarevac, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OFI | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Rad | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Žarkovo (loan) | 37 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Rad (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Rad | 33 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Górnik Zabrze | 36 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Radnik Surdulica (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | AS Trenčín | 45 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Spartak Trnava | 26 | (4) |
| 2024– | OFI | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Serbia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Rad
Born in Požarevac,[2] Bainović passed youth academy of football club Rad. As a member of generation which win the Serbian youth league for the 2014–15 season, Bainović joined the first team in summer 2015.[3] He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 1 August 2015 in 4–1 home victory over Radnik Surdulica, when he also made an assist for a goal.[4] He signed his first three-year professional contract with Rad on 11 September 2015.[5] During the season, Bainović capped in the UEFA Youth League.[6]
Shortly after he became fully pro, Bainović moved on dual registration to the satellite club Žarkovo.[7] Playing for reserves, Bainović collected 43 appearances with 9 goals at total, including 37 appearances with 9 goals in the Serbian League Belgrade[2] and 3 matches in the Serbian Cup.[8][9][10] He also noted 3 games in Belgrade cup against Stepojevac Vaga,[11] Dorćol[12] and Brodarac 1947 after which he won the competition.[13] He captained Žarkovo in his second season with the team.[14]
Returning to the first squad, Bainović scored his first goal for Rad in the Serbian SuperLiga in 1–1 draw to Javor Ivanjica on 4 March 2017 from direct free kick.[15] In August 2017, Bainović renewed his contract with Rad until 2020.[16] At the beginning of 2018, Bainović moved back to Rad as a loaned player until the end of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign.[17]
Red Star Belgrade
On 23 August 2017, Bainović signed with Red Star Belgrade on a three-year deal.[18][19] Bainović made his debut for new club, replacing Uroš Račić in 65th minute of the Serbian Cup match against Dinamo Vranje, played on 11 October 2017.[20]
International career
In November 2014, Bainović had been invited to the Serbia national under-19 football team by coach Ivan Tomić.[21] Bainović appeared as a member of the team until 2015.[22] In early 2017, Bainović was called into the Serbian under-20 level by coaches Ilija Petković and Milan Obradović.[23][24]
Style of play
As a right-footed player, Bainović mainly operates as a defensive midfielder,[25] being capable of playing as a central midfielder with possibility to take box-to-box role.[26] He can also play as a central defender in some occasions.[27] Bainović is characterized by leadership and captaincy.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 8 June 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Žarkovo (loan) | 2015–16[2] | Serbian League Belgrade | 22 | 4 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17[2] | 15 | 5 | 3[b] | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |||
| Rad | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 15[c] | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 66 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 10 | ||
- Including preliminary round against Loznica,[8] first round against Metalac Gornji Milanovac,[9] and second round match against Partizan[10]
