Mateja Stjepanović

Mateja Stjepanović
Personal information
Full name Mateja Stjepanović
Date of birth (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 45
Youth career
FK Trijumf
2019–2023 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Partizan 24 (0)
International career‡
2019 Serbia U15 3 (0)
2019–2020 Serbia U16 6 (0)
2020–2021 Serbia U17 3 (0)
2021 Serbia U18 4 (0)
2022–2023 Serbia U19 7 (1)
2024– Serbia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Mateja Stjepanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Стјепановић; born 20 February 2004) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian club Partizan.[2]

Club career

He began training as a five-year-old at the Trijumf football school in Sremčica, and three years later joined Partizan's youth teams.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2020.[4] He was on the roster for the Serbian Cup round of 16 match against Radnički SM in Sremska Mitrovica in late September 2022.[5] He was then called up for winter training with the first team,[6] while on the last day of January 2023 he extended his contract for another four years.[7] He sat on the first team bench several times during the rest of the season, while as captain he led the team that won the Serbian Youth League title.[8][9] Igor Duljaj announced him in the squad for the final round of the Serbian SuperLiga in the 2022–23 competition.[10] Stjepanović made his debut by entering the game at half-time of the match together with Siniša Saničanin, and on the field they replaced Danilo Pantić and bonus player Mihajlo Ilić.[11]

International career

Stjepanović was invited to the Serbian youth national team for the "Vlatko Marković" Tournament held in Medulin in 2019.[12] At the age of 16, he played in the "Put zvezda" tournament in Moscow, while he made his debut for the cadet selection in a double match against his peers from Bulgaria.[13] For the younger youth team, he played double matches against the teams of Slovenia and Italy.[14] He made his debut for the youth national team in the first round of the "Stevan Vilotić Ćele" Memorial Tournament in 2022, against Finland.[15] In the final match, a few days later, he scored a goal against France.[16] He also played in the qualifications for the European Championship.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Mateja Stjepanović". partizan.rs. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Mateja Stjepanović". soccerway.com. 21 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Ко су Јанко Јевремовић и Матeја Стјепановић?". partizan.rs. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Radno u Humskoj: Novi 'biser' potpisao za Partizan!". hotsport.rs. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ Ozmo, Saša (28 September 2022). "Senzacija u Sremu: Partizan ispao na startu Kupa!". N1. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. ^ Joksić, Aleksandar (29 December 2022). "Predstavljamo Partizanove talente: Jevremović u stilu Dibale, Stjepanović između Duljaja i Nađa, Petrović „osmica"". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ^ Ivković, Zoran (31 January 2023). "Partizan "parafirao" još jednog mladog fudbalera: Mateja Stjepanović potpisao ugovor na četiri godine". Telegraf. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  8. ^ Ivković, Z. (25 May 2023). "Partizanov koktel u čast omladinaca: Liga šampiona kao svetlo na kraju tunela". Telegraf. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Следећа је дупла круна са Партизаном!". partizan.rs. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Igor Duljaj: Važni su mi mišljenje ljudi koji se razumeju u fudbal i glas navijača". mozzartsport.com. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  11. ^ Kalajdžić, Luka (28 May 2023). "Projekat crno-bele škole za Meridian sport: "Partizan je dobio novog ratnika!"". meridianbetsport.rs. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Пионири учествују на турниру "Влатко Марковић" у Медулину". fss.rs. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  13. ^ "U17 | Саша Илић позвао кадете за две провере у Бугарској". fss.rs. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Mateja Stjepanovic". resultados-futbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  15. ^ "U19 "Стеван Ћеле Вилотић" | Финска добра, Србија боља, следи меч са Португалом". fss.rs. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  16. ^ "U19 "Стеван Ћеле Вилотић" | Сјајно издање омладинаца у преокрету против Француске". fss.rs. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  17. ^ "U19 | Храбро срце омладинаца, али играч мање и кобан финиш коштали их пласмана на Првенство Европе". fss.rs. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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