Slaven Stjepanović (

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: Славен Стјепановић; born 2 November 1987) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as either an attacking midfielder or winger for First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina club OFK Gradina.

Club career

Born in Vareš, Stjepanović spent his formation at Brčko rivals, Jedinstvo and Lokomotiva, in his native Bosnia and Herzegovina. He would go on to make his senior debuts with Montenegrin side Zeta during the

2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga The 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Superliga (officially known as the Meridian SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth and last season of the Serbia and Montenegro's top-level football league before the dissolution. It was contested by ...

, which would be the competition's final edition. In the inaugural

2006–07 Montenegrin First League The 2006–07 Montenegrin First League season was the inaugural season of the league as Montenegro's top-tier football competition. Although the league existed before, it was previously a second-tier league, underneath the Serbo-Montenegrin First ...

, Stjepanović was the team's second-highest scorer with 12 goals, helping Zeta win the title. He additionally caught the attention of numerous clubs following his promising displays against Scottish champions

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in the

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qualifiers. On 31 August 2007, on the last day of the summer transfer window, Stjepanović was acquired by

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 ...

, alongside his teammate

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, signing a four-year deal. He scored on his official debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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, in an eventual 4–1 away league win against Mladost Lučani on 22 September. However, only four days later, Stjepanović suffered an injury in a Serbian Cup game versus

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, a 4–1 home success, ruling him out for almost two months. He received very little playing time after recovering, as Partizan won their first

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after over a decade. Stjepanović signed for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club

FK Zvijezda 09 Fudbalski klub Zvijezda 09 (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Фудбалски клуб Звијезда 09'') is a professional association football club from the village of Brgule, near the city of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska that is situated in Bosnia and ...

in January 2019. He made his debut for the club on 2 March 2019, in a 1–1 home league draw against NK Široki Brijeg. Stjepanović scored his first goal for Zvijezda on 30 March 2019, in one more 1–1 home league draw against Široki Brijeg. The club released him in April 2020. On 27 June 2020, he joined First League of RS club FK Rudar Prijedor. In the summer 2021, he returned to his former club,

International career

Stjepanović was capped four times for Montenegro U21.

Career statistics

Honours

Zeta * Montenegrin First League: 2006–07 Partizan * Serbian SuperLiga: 2007–08 * Serbian Cup: 2007–08 Dacia Chișinău *

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Lokomotiv Tashkent *

Uzbekistan Super League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

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