Aleksandar Stanković (footballer, born 2005)

Aleksandar Stanković
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Luzern
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 8
Youth career
Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Inter Milan 0 (0)
2024–Luzern (loan) 11 (1)
International career
2021 Serbia U17 10 (1)
2022 Serbia U18 2 (1)
2023– Serbia U19 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Aleksandar Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Станковић, Serbian pronunciation: [alɛksǎːndar stǎŋkoʋitɕ]; born 3 August 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Luzern, on loan from Serie A club Inter Milan. He is a son of former Inter Milan and Serbian international footballer Dejan Stanković.

Club career

Inter Milan

Stanković made his debut in the Inter Milan first team match day squad, being named on the substitute bench for Inter on 1 October 2022, for a Serie A match against Roma at the San Siro.[1][2] He was part of the match day squad, but an unused substitute, as Inter won the 2022–23 Coppa Italia title with a 2- 1 victory over Fiorentina.[3]

Loan to Luzern

On 3 July 2024, Stanković joined Swiss Super League club Luzern on a season-long loan, with an option to buy and a buyback clause in favour of Inter.[4][5]

International career

In February 2020, Stanković was called up to the Serbia U15 squad.[6] Stanković represented Serbia Under 16 and Serbia U17, and captained the youth team for the first time in May 2021.[7] He captained the Serbian team that reached the semi-finals of the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] In September 2022, he was called up for the first time, and played as captain, for the Serbia U18 national team in a 1–0 defeat against Italy U18.[9][10] Against the same opponent four days later, he scored the first goal in a 2–1 win for his country.[11]

Style of play

Whilst he was captaining the Serbia U17 team to the semi-finals of the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Stanković was described by the UEFA website as having set-piece delivery that would “be a menace to any opponent” and a “blend of finesse and fight in midfield [which] makes it clear why he wears the captain's armband.”[12]

Personal life

His brother Filip played as a goalkeeper for Volendam, on loan from Inter Milan. They are both sons of former Inter and Serbian international footballer Dejan Stanković.[13] His mother Ana is Slovenian, and the family spend a lot of time in Ljubljana. His maternal uncle is a Slovenian former professional footballer Milenko Ačimovič.[14]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Milan 2022-23 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luzern (loan) 2024-25 Swiss Super League 11 1 2 0 13 1
Career Total 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 1

Honours

Inter Milan

References

  1. ^ "Official – Starting Lineup Inter Vs Roma: Kristjan Asllani, Francesco Acerbi & Hakan Calhanoglu Start". Sempreinter.com.
  2. ^ "GdS - Inzaghi scioglie i dubbi: De Vrij sorpassa Acerbi, Calhanoglu è in pole su Mkhitaryan". fcinternews.it.
  3. ^ Campanele, Susy (24 May 2023). "Lautaro double retains trophy". Football-italia.net. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Aleksandar Stanković joins FC Luzern" (Press release). Inter Milan. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Der FC Luzern verpflichtet Aleksandar Stanković". FC Luzern (in Swiss High German). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Aleksandar Stankovic, centrocampista classe 2005, è stato convocato dalla nazionale serba U15". Inter.it.
  7. ^ "DEKIJEV SIN KAPITEN SRBIJE - STANKOVIĆ PONOSAN KRAJ TERENA! Traka oko ruke Dejanovog naslednika Aleksandra!". Mondo.RS.
  8. ^ "EURO U17 СЕЛЕКТОР РАДОВАН КРИВОКАПИЋ САОПШТИО СПИСАК ИГРАЧА ЗА ПРВЕНСТВО ЕВРОПЕ У ИЗРАЕЛУ". fss.RS.
  9. ^ "U-18, Pio Esposito manda ko la Serbia di Stankovic: decide l'interista con un gol di tacco". fcinternews.it.
  10. ^ "Un giocatore dell'Inter stende l'Italia: agli Azzurrini non basta il gol di Bolzan". sprintesport.it.
  11. ^ "DEKIJEV SIN DAO GOL ZA SRBIJU PROTIV ITALIJE! Iz "slobodnjaka" pravo u ćošak - svi saigrači skočili na njega!". mondo.rs.
  12. ^ "2022 UEFA U17 EURO semi-final preview: Netherlands vs Serbia". uefa.com.
  13. ^ "Stankovic, Martins, the "third" Esposito: the Under 17 team and the scudetto touched by dynasties". Gazzetta.it.
  14. ^ "Dejan i Ana Stanković: Naša porodična idila u Milanu". hellomagazine.RS.
  15. ^ Aleksandar Stanković at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  16. ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  17. ^ "L`INTER VINCE LA EA SPORTS FC SUPERCUP!" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.