Sergej Milinković-Savić
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Milinković-Savić with Serbia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sergej Milinković-Savić | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lleida, Catalonia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Hilal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Grazer AK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Vojvodina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Vojvodina | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Genk | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | Lazio | 267 | (57) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al Hilal | 86 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2024 | Serbia | 54 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergej Milinković-Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сергеј Милинковић-Савић, pronounced [serɡêj milǐːŋkoʋitɕ sǎːʋitɕ]; born 27 February 1995), also known mononymously as Sergej, is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal.
Milinković-Savić began his professional career at Serbian club Vojvodina and helped them win the Serbian Cup in the 2013–14 season. He joined Belgian club Genk in June 2014, where he played 24 games before transferring to Italian club Lazio one year later. He made over 300 appearances for Lazio and won the Coppa Italia once and the Supercoppa Italiana twice. He was named in the Serie A Team of the Year in the 2017–18 season and won the league's Best Midfielder award in the 2018–19 season.
Milinković-Savić played youth international football for Serbia at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He was a member of the Serbian team that won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and received the tournament's Bronze Ball award for his performances. He made his senior international debut in 2017, and represented Serbia at the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, as well as at UEFA Euro 2024.