Danilo Pantić ( sr-Cyrl, Данило Пантић, ; born 26 October 1996) is a Serbian
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
. He has represented
Serbia
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at multiple youth levels.
Club career
Partizan
Pantić made his debut on 26 May 2013 in a league fixture against
Spartak Subotica, replacing
Vladimir Volkov
Vladimir Volkov ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Волков; born 6 June 1986) is a retired professional footballer. Born in Serbia, Volkov represented Montenegro internationally.
Club career Early career
Born in Serbian capital Belgrade, in the 70th minute.
After a disagreement with Partizan over contract extension proposals, he signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Partizan on December 5, 2013.
Juventus had scouted Pantić since early 2014, allegedly monitoring his status due to his short contract. After hearing about interest from Juventus, Pantić told ''
Večernje novosti'' that he wished to extend his contract with Partizan before leaving Serbia.
Chelsea
On 13 July 2015 Pantić signed for
Chelsea
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for a reported fee of £1.25 million, on a four-year deal and was immediately loaned out to
Eredivisie
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side
Vitesse Arnhem.
Loan to Vitesse
He made his Vitesse debut 17 days later in a
UEFA Europa League
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third qualifying round first leg against
Southampton
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at
St. Mary's, replacing
Valeri Kazaishvili for the final 23 minutes of a 3–0 defeat. On 9 August 2015, Pantić made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with
Willem II, replacing
Valeri Qazaishvili
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in the 71st minute.
On 3 March 2016, after being supposedly 'frozen' out of the Vitesse starting eleven, Pantić stated his passion for a return to London: "I want to come back to Chelsea, just to train. Why am I in Vitesse if I am not good enough? I am
oingcrazy! I've made no mistake. If I had a chance and blew it, I would keep quiet. Maybe in Vitesse they don't like us
Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
:
Nemanja Matić
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did not get a chance here either and
Uroš Đurđević
Uroš Đurđević (, ; born 2 March 1994), commonly known as Đuka, is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Sporting Gijón. Born in Serbia, he represents the Montenegro national team.
Club career
Earl ...
played 22 matches in a year and a half."
Following this interview, Pantić was suspended by first-team manager
Rob Maas
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Playing career
Maas was born in Eindhoven and made his debut in professional football in the 1989–90 Eerste Divisie season when playing for FC Eindhoven. He th ...
indefinitely.
Loan to Excelsior
On 12 August 2016, Pantić joined Excelsior on loan for the 2016–17 campaign. On 17 September 2016, Pantić made his debut against
Willem II off the bench coming on after half-time as Excelsior went on to score a late goal to earn a 1–1 draw. In the following match, on 20 September, he made his full debut, playing a full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over
BVV Barendrecht
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in the
KNVB Cup
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.
Loan to Partizan
On 18 June 2017, Pantić returned to his boyhood club,
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
on a season-long loan. On 22 July 2017, Pantić scored a goal against
Mačva Šabac
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in first fixture of the
2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season in a 6–1 home league win. On 5 November, Pantić entered in a game as a substitute for
Marko Janković in the 72nd minute and with two assists help club to reach a 3–1 away victory over Mačva. That match is a big turn for Pantić, because after that match he played in first eleven almost every match until the end of the season. On 23 November 2017, he start in a five match of
2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, against
Young Boys, he made one assist and was one of the best Partizan players on that match, where Partizan advanced to the knockout stage after 13 years. In second part of the season, Pantić scored a couple a very nice goals and had a couple assist. Due to his consistent performances throughout the season, Pantić was named in the
league's best eleven.
On 5 July 2018, Pantić's loan at his boyhood club was extended for a further season.
Loan to Fehérvár
On 1 September 2019, Pantić joined the Hungarian side
Fehérvár on loan until the end of the
2019–20 season.
Loan to Čukarički
On 13 August 2020, Pantić returned to Serbia with
Čukarički on a season-long loan for the
2020–21
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campaign. Two days later on 15 August 2020, he made his
league
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debut with the club as a substitute, in a big 5–1 away win against
Zlatibor Čajetina.
Return to Partizan
On 16 June 2021 he returned to Partizan on permanent basis. Pantić scored a goal in the Second qualifying round of
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League against
Dunajská Streda
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. After a corner from the right side,
Bibras Natcho
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made a nice save for Danilo Pantić, who scored an even better shot to give Belgrade side the lead.
International career
Youth
Pantić has represented Serbia at the
U17 and
U19 levels. On 10 October 2014, Pantić scored his first and second goal for the U19 side in the opening twenty minutes against
San Marino U19 to help Serbia to a 4–0 victory in their opening match of the
2015 UEFA Euro U19 Championship Qualifiers. Pantić has captained at the U19 level, captaining for the first time on 12 October 2014, against
Armenia U19 in a
UEFA Euro U19 Championship Qualifier match, which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Serbian side.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
FK Partizan
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Serbian SuperLiga
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:
2012–13,
2014–15
*
Serbian Cup
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From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup f ...
:
2017–18,
2018–19
Individual
*
Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season The Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season is an annual award given to a set of 11 footballers in the top tier of Serbian football, the SuperLiga, who are seen to be the best 11 players of the calendar season.
Winners
2008–09
Source
2009–10
...
:
2017–18
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pantic, Danilo
1996 births
Living people
People from Ruma
Serbian footballers
Association football midfielders
Serbian SuperLiga players
Eredivisie players
FK Partizan players
Chelsea F.C. players
SBV Vitesse players
Excelsior Rotterdam players
Fehérvár FC players
Serbia youth international footballers
Serbian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Hungary
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in England
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Serbia under-21 international footballers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players