Sava-Arangel Čestić

Sava-Arangel Čestić
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Offenbach am Main, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Heracles Almelo
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2011 SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach
2011–2015 Kickers Offenbach
2015–2016 FSV Frankfurt
2016–2019 Schalke 04
2019–2020 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 1. FC Köln II 28 (2)
2020–2022 1. FC Köln 11 (0)
2022 Rijeka 14 (0)
2022– Heracles Almelo 8 (0)
International career‡
2017 Serbia U17 3 (0)
2017–2020 Serbia U19 4 (0)
2021– Serbia U21 4 (0)
2021– Serbia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Sava-Arangel Čestić (Serbian: Сава-Аранђел Честић, romanized: Sava-Aranđel Čestić; born 19 February 2001) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo and the Serbia national team.

Club career

A native of Offenbach am Main, Čestić began his youth career with local outfits SG Rosenhöhe and Kickers Offenbach. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of FSV Frankfurt, from where he transferred to Bundesliga team Schalke 04.[2] In July 2019, he joined the academy of 1.FC Köln.[3] On 28 November 2020, he made his professional debut for Köln in an away game at Borussia Dortmund.[4] The day after his debut, it was reported that Čestić had extended his contract with the club until July 2024.[5] On 7 January 2022, his contract with Köln was terminated with immediate effect.[6]

On 10 January 2022, it was announced that Čestić had signed with the Croatian club Rijeka, but his contract was terminated after six months.[7] On 22 December 2022, he signed a contracted with the Dutch club Heracles Almelo.[8]

International career

He made his debut for the Serbia national team on 7 June 2021 in a friendly against Jamaica.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of 11 June 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2021 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Sava-Arangel Čestić | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Laufbahn. Cestic, Sava-Arangel". kicker.de. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Köln-Talente im Fokus internationaler Top-Klubs?". Express.de. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "1. FC Köln: Sava Cestic feiert sein Bundesliga-Debüt gegen den BVB". Express.de. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Debütant Cestic verlängerte schon vor Bundesliga-Premiere beim FC". kicker.de. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ^ "FC löst Vertrag mit Abwehr-Talent Cestic sofort auf". express.de (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Mladi srpski reprezentativac pojačao Rijeku". HRT Sport (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Neuer Klub für Ex-Kölner Cestic: "Geschenk des Himmels"". Express (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Serbia v Jamaica game report". Eurosport. 7 June 2021.