Filip Čermelj (; born 28 September 1998) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for Teleoptik.

Club career

Čermelj made his first footballing steps 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 Karaburm ...

. He spent four years in the club's youth setup, before joining

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at the age of 10. In June 2015, Čermelj was one of the seven youngsters promoted to the senior squad at the start of preparations for the 2015–16 campaign. He was later sent back to the youth team to finish his formation. In July 2016, Čermelj was loaned to affiliated side Teleoptik. He signed his first professional contract with

on 31 January 2017, on a three-year deal. Afterwards, Čermelj continued to play regularly for Teleoptik and helped them win the

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade (Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina and ...

in the 2016–17 season, thus earning promotion to the

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International career

Čermelj represented Serbia at under-17 level, appearing in four games during the

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Personal life

Čermelj was born in Mérida, Spain, as his father, Miroslav, played for

Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...

at the time. His older brother,

Luka Luka may refer to: People * Luka (given name), a South Slavic masculine given name cognate of Luke, and a Japanese given name * Luka (singer), stage name of Brazilian singer and songwriter Luciana Karina Santos de Lima (born 1979) * Luka Keʻelik ...

, is also a footballer.

Honours

;Teleoptik *

: 2016–17

Notes

References

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Filip Čermelj
at Srbijafudbal * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cermelj, Filip Men's association football midfielders People from Mérida, Spain Footballers from the Province of Badajoz Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbian men's footballers 1998 births Living people OFK Beograd players FK Mačva Šabac players FK Partizan players FK Teleoptik players FK Budućnost Dobanovci players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players