Filip Kostić (, ; born 1 November 1992) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Radnički Kragujevac

Kostić made his senior debut with Radnički Kragujevac in 2010 at the age of 17. This was after the club was promoted to the

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from the

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.Filip Kostić
at Soccerway He began attracting the interest of several clubs, including

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, and

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. On 15 April 2012, he was named starting left winger in

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's ideal team of round 24 in the SuperLiga.

Groningen

On 4 April 2012, he signed a contract with

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side

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and moved to the

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in June 2012 after the end of the season. He made his debut for Groningen on 21 October 2012. After getting little playing time, Kostić finally began showing promising potential from the beginning of the

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; he attracted media attention after playing a brilliant game in which he had one assist against

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, and then on 25 August he added to his reputation of play-making by assisting twice against

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. Finally, on 20 October 2013, Kostić scored his first ever goal for Groningen in a 1–0 win against

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. Kostić received criticism for a media interview after drawing 0–0 with

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in the second round of the Europa League qualifiers. He went on record after the match saying, “We go home happy, we have done 80% of what we need to go through”.

went on to lose the tie with the Scottish club 1–2 at the

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winger Jonny Hayes was later quoted as saying "I was quite happy ramming their words down their throats".

VfB Stuttgart

On 9 August 2014 Filip Kostić moved to

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side

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for €6 million and a possible bonus of €1 million. Groningen also would get 15% of a future transfer fee received by Stuttgart. Kostić signed a contract until June 2019 with VfB Stuttgart.

Hamburger SV

After the relegation of VfB Stuttgart at the end of the season 2015–16, Kostić was transferred to Hamburger SV for a fee of €14 million, making him the most expensive player in the history of the club. FilipKostic

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 20 August 2018, after the relegation of Hamburg at the end of the season 2017–18, Kostić joined

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on loan until the end of 2018–19 season. On 17 May 2019, Frankfurt announced the permanent signing of Kostić on a permanent deal until 2023. On 14 April 2022, Kostić scored two goals as Frankfurt defeated

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3–2 at the

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and 4–3 on aggregate in the

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to qualify for the

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. Eintracht later won the Europa League, and Kostic was pronounced player of the season and was also top assists provider.

Juventus

On 12 August 2022,

announced the signing of Kostić on a four-year deal. On 19 March 2023, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Inter in the

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Fenerbahçe (loan)

On 9 September 2024, Kostic joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe on an initial season-long loan.

International career

Youth and early senior career

Kostić has played for

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at under-19 level and under-21 level. In the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs, he scored the winner against Spain. On 7 June 2015, Kostić debuted for the Serbian senior squad against

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in a 4–1 friendly victory in

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, Austria, making way for

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after 56 minutes. He played his first competitive match for on 13 June 2015 in the

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against

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. On 5 September 2016, Kostić scored his first international goal against the

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in a 2–2 draw.

2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups

In June 2018, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the

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, playing all three group stage matches. In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the

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in Qatar. He played in group stage matches against

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and

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. Serbia finished fourth in the group.

UEFA Euro 2024

Kostić was part of the Serbia squad for

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and started the team's opening match of the tournament against

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. He was substituted in the 43rd minute with a suspected knee ligament injury. He missed other Serbia matches in the tournament due to that injury.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kostić goal.''

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt *

: 2021–22 Juventus *

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: 2023–24 Individual *UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2018–19, 2021–22 *

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Team of the Season: 2019–20 * UEFA Europa League Player of the Season: 2021–22 *UEFA Europa League most assists: 2021–22

References

External links

Filip Kostić
at the Juventus FC website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kostic, Filip 1992 births Living people Footballers from Kragujevac Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers FK Radnički 1923 players FC Groningen players VfB Stuttgart players Hamburger SV players Eintracht Frankfurt players Juventus FC players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Serie A players Süper Lig players UEFA Europa League–winning players Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2022 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2024 players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey