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Filip Kostić

This article is about the footballer born 1992. For the footballer born 1993, see Filip Kostić (footballer, born 1993).

Filip Kostić
Филип Костић
Kostić with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022
Personal information
Full name Filip Kostić[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Kragujevac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Left wing-back / Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 18
Youth career
Radnički Kragujevac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Radnički Kragujevac 62 (5)
2012–2014 Groningen 45 (11)
2014–2016 VfB Stuttgart 59 (8)
2016–2018 Hamburger SV 61 (9)
2018–2022 Eintracht Frankfurt 129 (18)
2022– Juventus 66 (3)
2024– → Fenerbahçe (loan) 9 (1)
International career‡
2015– Serbia 64 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:23, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Filip Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Костић, pronounced [fǐlip kôstitɕ]; born 1 November 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder, left wing-back or left winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe, on loan from Serie A club Juventus, and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Radnički Kragujevac

Kostić made his senior debut with Radnički Kragujevac in 2010 at the age of 17. This was after the club was promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga from the Serbian First League.[3] He began attracting the interest of several clubs, including Red Star Belgrade, Anderlecht, Udinese, and Tottenham Hotspur.[4] On 15 April 2012, he was named starting left winger in Sportal's ideal team of round 24 in the SuperLiga.[5]

Groningen

Kostić training with FC Groningen in 2013

On 4 April 2012, he signed a contract with Eredivisie side Groningen and moved to the Netherlands in June 2012 after the end of the season.[6] He made his debut for Groningen on 21 October 2012.[7] After getting little playing time, Kostić finally began showing promising potential from the beginning of the 2013–14 Eredivisie; he attracted media attention after playing a brilliant game in which he had one assist against NEC,[8] and then on 25 August he added to his reputation of play-making by assisting twice against Go Ahead Eagles.[9] Finally, on 20 October 2013, Kostić scored his first ever goal for Groningen in a 1–0 win against PSV Eindhoven.[10] Kostić received criticism for a media interview after drawing 0–0 with Aberdeen F.C. in the second round of the Europa League qualifiers. He went on record after the match saying, “We go home happy, we have done 80% of what we need to go through”.[11] Groningen went on to lose the tie with the Scottish club 1–2 at the Euroborg.[12] Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes was later quoted as saying "I was quite happy ramming their words down their throats".[13]

VfB Stuttgart

On 9 August 2014 Filip Kostić moved to German side VfB Stuttgart for €6 million and a possible bonus of €1 million. Groningen also would get 15% of a future transfer fee received by Stuttgart.[14] Kostić signed a contract until June 2019 with VfB Stuttgart.[15]

Hamburger SV

After the relegation of VfB Stuttgart at the end of the season 2015–16, Kostić was transferred to Hamburger SV for a fee of €14 million, making him the most expensive player in the history of the club.[16]

Kostić with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 20 August 2018, after the relegation of Hamburg at the end of the season 2017–18, Kostić joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan until the end of 2018–19 season.[17]

On 17 May 2019, Frankfurt announced the permanent signing of Kostić on a permanent deal until 2023.

On 14 April 2022, Kostić scored two goals as Frankfurt defeated Barcelona 3–2 at the Camp Nou and 4–3 on aggregate in the UEFA Europa League to qualify for the semi-finals.[18] Eintracht later won the Europa League, and Kostic was pronounced player of the season[19] and was also top assists provider.[19]

Juventus

On 12 August 2022, Juventus announced the signing of Kostić on a four-year deal.[20] On 19 March 2023, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Inter in the Derby d'Italia.[21]

Fenerbahçe (loan)

On 9 September 2024, Kostic joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe on an initial season-long loan.[22]

International career

Youth and early senior career

Kostić has played for Serbia at under-19 level and under-21 level.[23] In the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs, he scored the winner against Spain.[24]

On 7 June 2015, Kostić debuted for the Serbian senior squad against Azerbaijan in a 4–1 friendly victory in Sankt Pölten, Austria, making way for Lazar Marković after 56 minutes.[25] He played his first competitive match for on 13 June 2015 in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group I against Denmark.[26] On 5 September 2016, Kostić scored his first international goal against the Republic of Ireland in a 2–2 draw.[27]

2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups

In June 2018, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,[28] playing all three group stage matches.[29][30][31]

In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[32] He played in group stage matches against Cameroon[33] and Switzerland.[34] Serbia finished fourth in the group.[35]

UEFA Euro 2024

Kostić was part of the Serbia squad for UEFA Euro 2024 and started the team's opening match of the tournament against England.[36] He was substituted in the 43rd minute with a suspected knee ligament injury.[37] He missed other Serbia matches in the tournament due to that injury.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Radnički Kragujevac 2009–10 Serbian League West 5 0 — — 5 0
2010–11 Serbian First League 30 2 — — 30 2
2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga 27 3 2 0 — 29 3
Total 62 5 2 0 — 64 5
Groningen 2012–13 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2013–14 Eredivisie 38 11 3 1 — 41 12
2014–15 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 45 11 3 1 2 0 50 12
VfB Stuttgart 2014–15 Bundesliga 29 3 1 0 — 30 3
2015–16 Bundesliga 30 5 3 0 — 33 5
Total 59 8 4 0 — 63 8
Hamburger SV 2016–17 Bundesliga 31 4 4 0 — 35 4
2017–18 Bundesliga 30 5 0 0 — 30 5
Total 61 9 4 0 — 65 9
Eintracht Frankfurt 2018–19 Bundesliga 34 6 0 0 12[b] 4 46 10
2019–20 Bundesliga 33 4 3 3 15[b] 5 51 12
2020–21 Bundesliga 30 4 0 0 — 30 4
2021–22 Bundesliga 31 4 0 0 12[b] 3 43 7
2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 129 18 4 3 39 12 172 33
Juventus 2022–23 Serie A 37 3 3 0 14[c] 0 54 3
2023–24 Serie A 29 0 4 0 — 33 0
Total 66 3 7 0 14 0 87 3
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2024–25 Süper Lig 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
Career total 431 55 24 4 55 12 510 71
  1. ^ Includes Serbian Cup, KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia and Turkish Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 June 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2015 5 0
2016 8 2
2017 6 0
2018 9 0
2019 4 0
2020 3 0
2021 8 1
2022 9 0
2023 8 0
2024 4 0
Total 64 3
As of 16 June 2024[3]
Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kostić goal.
List of international goals scored by Filip Kostić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 2016 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 10  Republic of Ireland 1–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 October 2016 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 11  Moldova 1–0 3–0
3 27 March 2021 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 37  Portugal 2–2 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt

Juventus

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Filip Kostić at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Tottenham enter chase for Serbian teenager". Daily Mirror. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine SPORTAL.RS tim 24. kola JSL – 15 April 2012
  6. ^ "FK Radnicki – April 4, 2012 – Kostic potpisao za Groningen". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ^ B92 Sport (Serbian): Filip Kostić debitovao za Groningen 21 October 2012
  8. ^ [2] Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sportske: Živković strelac, Kostić asistent – 4 August 2013 (in Serbian)
  9. ^ [3] Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sportske: Kostić asistirao, Groningen do boda – 25 August 2013 (in Serbian)
  10. ^ [4] Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sportske: Kostić srušio PSV! (in Serbian) 20 October 2013
  11. ^ "Cocky winger Filip Kostic says FC Groningen are 80% through". 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  12. ^ "FC Groningen 1 – 2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Dons winger Jonny Hayes: 'I was quite happy ramming their words down their throats'". 25 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Transfer Kostic naar VfB Stuttgart afgerond". fcgroningen.nl (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Filip Kostic transfer completed". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  16. ^ Busy summer fuels expectations for Hamburg. Deutsche Welle, 18 August 2016
  17. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Filip Kostic" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Frankfurt's Filip Kostic doubles up to dump Barcelona out of Europa League". The Guardian. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  19. ^ a b c d "Filip Kostić named 2021/22 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season". UEFA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  20. ^ Juventus.com. "Official | Filip Kostić signs for Juventus! - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  21. ^ gazzetta.it (20 March 2023). "Kostic il soldato di Max: la macchina degli assist è diventato un bomber". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Filip Kostic joins Fenerbahce on loan". Juventus.com. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  23. ^ Filip Kostić at Srbijafudbal
  24. ^ "Superb Serbia end Spain reign". UEFA. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  25. ^ Филип Костић, репрезентативац наше земље: Белгијанци одличан тест пред Бугарску [Filip Kostić, Representative of Our Country: The Belgians are an excellent test against Bulgaria]. Dnevnik Novi Sad (in Serbian). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Poulsen and Poulsen score as Denmark see off Serbia". UEFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  27. ^ Petrovic, Bojan (5 September 2016). Могло је боље, али и горе: Реми Србије са Ирском. sd.sr (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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  30. ^ Henry, Matthew (23 June 2018). "Serbia 1–2 Switzerland". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  31. ^ Das, Andrew (27 June 2018). "World Cup: Brazil cruises into next round with easy victory". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  32. ^ "Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  33. ^ "World Cup 2022 | Cameroon 3–3 Serbia: Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting goals complete stunning comeback". Sky Sports. Sky Group. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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  36. ^ "Serbia 0-1 England Live: UEFA Euro 2024 | Score, updates & reaction". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  37. ^ "Serbia fear Kostic sustained knee ligament damage, manager says". Reuters. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  38. ^ "Frankfurt 1–1 Rangers (aet, Frankfurt win 5–4 on penalties): Trapp seals shoot-out success". Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  39. ^ "LA JUVENTUS VINCE LA COPPA ITALIA FRECCIAROSSA" [JUVENTUS WINS THE FRECCIAROSSA ITALIAN CUP] (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  40. ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season". UEFA.com. 30 May 2019.
  41. ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2021/22 Season". UEFA.com. 20 May 2022.
  42. ^ "Bundesliga Fantasy Manager Team of the Season 2019/20". Bundesliga. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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