Stefan Šćepović ( sr-cyr, Стефан Шћеповић, ; born 10 January 1990) is a Serbian

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who plays as a striker for

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in the

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. Formerly an under-21 international, Šćepović made his senior debut for

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

in 2012.

Club career

Early career

Šćepović started his professional career at

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

in 2007. In 2010, he left on loan to

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...

. As part of the agreement, Sampdoria have an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season. At the end of the season, Šćepović was linked to

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

and Belgian

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.

, signing with the latter.

Club Brugge

In July 2010 Šćepović joined Belgian club

. After suffering a goal drought in the first half of the season, he was loaned to

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Regio ...

in January 2011. Belgian media also described that he was most remembered in Brugge for accidentally locking himself in a bathroom in

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hours before a friendly.

Partizan

On 8 June 2012, Šćepović signed a two-year contract with

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

. On the same day, he married his longtime girlfriend Jovana Šćepović. He featured with Partizan in the

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and played against the likes of

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

, and Neftchi Baku.

Sporting Gijón

In July 2013, Šćepović signed a three-year loan deal with

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, P ...

, with a buyout clause. In September he became the first player in the history of the club who managed to score in his first five consecutive games (against

Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team that plays in Primera Federación – Group 1 for the 2022–23 season. It is Real Madrid's reserve team. They play their home games at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium with a cap ...

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...

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, Ponferradina and

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). This great performance was rewarded with the

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Player of Month prize. In January 2014 Šćepović was voted by the readers of Spanish sports newspaper ''

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'', best player of the first half of season, being referred as "the king of ''Segunda''". Also, he was named in the

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's midway best eleven, chosen by LFP. On 6 February 2014 Šćepović was bought by Sporting outright for a

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1 million fee, signing a contract until 2018. He scored 22 goals in 39 appearances for the club.

Celtic

On 2 September 2014, Šćepović signed a four-year deal with

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for £2.3 million, having turned down a move the day before. Eleven days later, he made his debut as a starter in a 2–1 victory against

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

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. On 23 October, he scored his first goal for the club against

Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...

in the

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, scoring a header from an

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free kick in a 2–1 home win. Three days later, he netted his second goal for the club and his first in the league, in a 2–0 victory over

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. The other goal of that game was a free kick from

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, earned after Manuel Pascali was sent off for a professional foul on Šćepović. On 15 March 2015, Šćepović was an unused substitute as Celtic won the

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with a 2–0 win over

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, with Stokes and

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starting and Guidetti as a substitute. On 24 May, he scored in each half as Celtic concluded their fourth consecutive league-winning season with a 5–0 home win over

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Getafe

On 31 August 2015, Šćepović joined Spanish club

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on a season long loan. Scepovic scored his first goal for Getafe a diving header in the 1–0 win over

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

. On 28 June 2016, after suffering relegation, Šćepović signed a permanent contract with ''Geta''. He helped the club in their immediate return to the top tier, notably scoring a brace against

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

on 10 June 2017.

Sporting Gijón (loan)

On 12 July 2017 Šćepović returned to Sporting, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal. However, on 31 January 2018 and scoring four goals in 16 games played, Getafe and Sporting agreed to terminate the loan and was transferred to Hungarian club Videoton.

Brisbane Roar

On 7 February 2023, Šćepović signed for Australian club

International career

Šćepović made his debut for the

Serbia national football team The Serbia national football team ( sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Србије, Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in men's international football competition. It is controlled by the Football Association of ...

on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

. He scored his first international goal on 15 October 2013 in a qualifier for the following year's World Cup against Macedonia at the

Jagodina City Stadium Jagodina City Stadium ( Serbian: Градски стадион у Јагодини / ''Gradski stadion u Jagodini''), locally known as ''Stadion pod Đurđevim brdom'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Стадион под Ђурђевим брдом; Stadium u ...

; after replacing

Filip Đorđević Filip Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Филип Ђорђевић, ; born 28 September 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Đorđević earned 14 caps and scored 4 goals for Serbia from 2012 to 2014. Club career Early car ...

in the 62nd minute, he netted his team's last goal of a 5–1 victory eleven minutes later.

Career statistics

Club

''Updated to games played as of 18 December 2018.''

Personal life

He is the older brother of

Marko Šćepović Marko Šćepović ( sr-cyr, Марко Шћеповић, ; born 23 May 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Lugo. Club career Early career Born in Belgrade, Šćepović graduated from FK Partizan's ...

and the son of former Partizan striker and now one of the youth coaches,

Slađan Šćepović Slađan Šćepović (Serbian Cyrillic: Cлaђaн Шћeпoвић, born 5 December 1965) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Career Born in Priboj, SR Serbia within SFR Yugoslavia, he played most of his career with FK Partizan in the Y ...

Honours

Club

;Celtic *

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish ...

(1): 2014–15 *

(1): 2014–15

Individual

Segunda División Player of the Month The Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second profes ...

: September 2013

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