Miroslav Stevanović (; born 29 July 1990) is a Bosnian professional
footballer
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Swiss Super League
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club
Servette
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Vojvodina
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, who loaned him to
Palić
Palić ( sr-Cyrl, Палић; hu, Palics; german: Palitsch) is a town located in the city of Subotica, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is also located from the border between Serbia and Hungary. The town ha ...
in 2009 and to
Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...
in 2010. In 2013, he was transferred to
Sevilla
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, who sent him on loan to
Elche
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Győr
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. The following year, Stevanović switched to
Ergotelis
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. He joined Željezničar in 2016. A year after, he moved to Servette.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stevanović made his senior international debut in 2012, earning 30
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since.
Club career
Early career
Stevanović started playing football at his hometown club Drina Zvornik, before joining the youth academy of Serbian team
Vojvodina
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in 2008. In July 2009, he was sent on six-month loan to
Palić
Palić ( sr-Cyrl, Палић; hu, Palics; german: Palitsch) is a town located in the city of Subotica, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is also located from the border between Serbia and Hungary. The town ha ...
, with whom he made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal. In January 2010, he was loaned to
Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...
until the end of season.
In January 2013, Stevanović was transferred to Spanish side
Sevilla
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. In July, he was sent on a season-long loan to
Elche
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In December, Stevanović moved to Hungarian club
Győr
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.
In September 2015, he joined Greek outfit
Ergotelis
The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...
In July 2017, Stevanović signed a three-year deal with Swiss side
Servette
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. He made his official debut for the team on 4 August against
Rapperswil-Jona
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. On 10 September, he scored his first goal for Servette in a triumph over
FC Schaffhausen
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Honours League
Swiss Challenge League
*Winners: 1962-63, 2003–04
Cup
Swiss Cup
*Runners-up: ...
.
In January 2019, he was named
Swiss Challenge League
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Player of the Year.
Stevanović was instrumental in Servette's conquest of the
Swiss Challenge League
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title, his first trophy with the club, which was sealed on 10 May and earned them promotion to the
Swiss Super League
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. He had an impact of 11 goals and 14 assists.
In May, he extended his contract with the team until June 2022.
Stevanović played his 100th game for the side against
on 19 July 2020.
In August 2021, he signed a new four-year deal with Servette.
He made his 200th appearance for the club on 2 March 2023 against FC Rotkreuz and managed to score a goal.
International career
Stevanović represented
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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at all youth levels.
In May 2012, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against
Republic of Ireland
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and
Mexico
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. He debuted against the former on 26 May.
On 15 August, in a friendly game against
Wales
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, Stevanović scored his first senior international goal.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stevanović goal.''
Honours
Borac Banja Luka
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Bosnian Cup
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Swiss Challenge League
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Bosnian Premier League
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Player of the Season: 2016–17
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Swiss Challenge League
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Player of the Year: 2018
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Swiss Super League
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