Vanja Milinković-Savić
Serbian footballer (born 1997)
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Vanja Milinković-Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Милинковић-Савић, pronounced [ʋâɲa milǐːŋkoʋitɕ sǎːʋitɕ]) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Napoli, on loan from Torino, and the Serbia national team.
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| Full name | Vanja Milinković-Savić[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 20, 1997[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ourense, Galicia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Napoli (on loan from Torino) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 144 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → SPAL (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Ascoli (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Napoli (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Serbia U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Serbia | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:16, 2 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Vojvodina
On 2 April 2014, Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with Vojvodina, penning a three-year deal.[4]
Manchester United
On 17 May 2014, it was announced by Manchester United that the club reached an agreement with Vojvodina for the transfer of Milinković-Savić. Both clubs agreed that the player would stay with Vojvodina for another season on loan.[5] The deal was completed on 5 August,[6] for a transfer fee of €1.75 million.[7]
Loan to Vojvodina
Milinković-Savić made his competitive debut for Vojvodina on 10 August, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home league victory over OFK Beograd.[8] 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.
Lechia Gdańsk
After failing to obtain a work permit to play in England, Milinković-Savić was released by 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.[9]
Torino
On 30 January 2017, Italian club Torino announced they had purchased him and he would join the club on 1 July.[10] 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.[11]
Loan to SPAL
On 6 July 2018, Milinković-Savić signed with SPAL on loan from Torino until 30 June 2019.[12]
Loan to Ascoli
On 31 January 2019, Milinković-Savić joined to Serie B side Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2019.[13]
Loan to Standard Liège
On 29 June 2019, he joined to Belgian club Standard Liège on loan with an option to buy.[14]
On 15 June 2021, Torino announced a contract extension until 30 June 2024.[15]
Loan to Napoli
On 26 July 2025, Vanja was signed on loan by Napoli for the 2025–26 season, with a conditional obligation to buy set at €21 million, payable over four years.[16][17]
International career
Milinković-Savić was selected to represent the Serbia U19 national team 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.[18]
He made his debut for the senior national team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Qatar.[19]
In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[20] He played in all three group stage matches, against Brazil,[21] Cameroon,[22] and Switzerland.[23] Serbia finished fourth in the group.[24]
Milinković-Savić was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.
Personal life
Milinković-Savić was born in Ourense, Galicia, Spain, to parents Nikola Milinković, who was a former professional footballer, and Milana Savić, a professional basketball player.[25] He is the younger brother of Sergej Milinković-Savić, who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal.[26]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 May 2026[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vojvodina (loan) | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total | 144 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 158 | 0 | ||||
| SPAL (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Napoli (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Career total | 226 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 0 | ||
- Includes Serbian Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 27 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Serbia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
