Filip Stevanović (; born 25 September 2002) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Dutch side

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on loan from

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club

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Club career

Born in

Arilje Arilje ( sr-cyr, Ариље, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 6,763, while the municipality has 18,792 inhabitants. The town is famous for having large raspberry pla ...

, he made his first footballing steps at local club Vranić. He later joined the youth system of

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after being scouted by Dušan Trbojević. On 9 December 2018, Stevanović made his official senior debut for Partizan in a 3–0 away league victory over

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, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for

Đorđe Ivanović Đorđe Ivanović ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Ивановић, ; born 20 November 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Čukarički. Club career Spartak Subotica Early years and loan spells After moving to Serbia from Croatia, Iva ...

. He made three more league appearances through the remainder of the

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. On 1 August 2019, Stevanović scored his first goal for Partizan after coming off the bench in the return leg of the

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second qualifying round, a 3–0 home win versus Welsh side Connah's Quay Nomads. He thus became their youngest ever scorer in

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and the second youngest in club history, at 16 years and 311 days old. Three days later, Stevanović netted his first league goal for Partizan, opening the scoring in an eventual 4–0 home victory over

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. He subsequently contributed with a brace in a 3–0 home win versus

on 18 August. In October 2020, it was announced that Stevanović had agreed to join

in the following January. On 8 August 2023, Stevanović returned to the Netherlands and joined

on a season-long loan.

International career

Stevanović made his debut for the

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in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevanovic, Filip 2002 births Footballers from Užice Footballers from Zlatibor District Living people Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers FK Partizan players SC Heerenveen players C.D. Santa Clara players RKC Waalwijk players Serbian SuperLiga players Eredivisie players Primeira Liga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Serbian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal