Milinkovic-Savic Vanja
Vanja Milinković-Savić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Napoli and the Serbia national team. On 2 April 2014, Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with Vojvodina, penning a three-year deal. 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. He made his debut for the senior national team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Qatar. 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, Cameroon, and Switzerland. Serbia finished fourth in the group. Milinković-Savić was selected in Serbia’s squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn’t make any appearances in the tournament.
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This shirt was worn by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic during a Serie A game of the season 2023-2024. On 30 January 2017, Torino announced they had purchased the player and he would join the club on 1 July. 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. During the 2023–2024 season he became an undisputed starter and played a decisive role in making Torino’s defense nearly impenetrable, finishing the year with 18 clean sheets, second only to Yann Sommer. On 16 February he wore the captain’s armband for the first time, in the 2–0 home win against Lecce. In the following season, in addition to confirming himself as one of the goalkeepers with the most saves in the league, he also became one of the best penalty stoppers in Europe. With 4 penalties saved out of 5 faced, he ranked second in the list of goalkeepers with the most penalties saved in a single Serie A season (behind only Samir Handanovič’s 6 in 2010–2011) and second in the ranking by penalty‑save percentage in a season, with at least three penalties faced (80%, behind only Eugenio Lamanna’s 100% in 2014–2015). 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.
