Miroslav Stevanović (; born 29 July 1990) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Servette. Stevanović started his professional career at

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, who loaned him to

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in 2009 and to Borac Banja Luka in 2010. In 2013, he was transferred to

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, who sent him on loan to

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later that year and to Alavés a year later. In 2014, he signed with

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. The following year, Stevanović switched to

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. He joined Željezničar in 2016. A year after, he moved to Servette. A former youth international for

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, Stevanović made his senior international debut in 2012, earning over 30

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until 2023.

Club career

Early career

Stevanović started playing football at his hometown club Drina Zvornik, before joining the youth academy of Serbian team

in 2008. In July 2009, he was sent on six-month loan to

, with whom he made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal. In January 2010, he was loaned to Borac Banja Luka until the end of the season. In January 2013, Stevanović was transferred to Spanish side

. In July, he was sent on a season-long loan to

. In January 2014, he was loaned to Alavés for the remainder of the campaign. In December, Stevanović moved to Hungarian club

. In September 2015, he joined Greek outfit

. In January 2016, he switched to Željezničar.

Servette

In July 2017, Stevanović signed a three-year deal with Swiss side Servette. He made his official debut for the team on 4 August against

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. On 10 September, he scored his first goal for Servette in a triumph over

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. In January 2019, he was named

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Player of the Year. Stevanović was instrumental in Servette's conquest of the

title, his first trophy with the club, which was sealed on 10 May and earned them promotion to the

. He had an impact of 11 goals and 14 assists. In May, he extended his contract with the squad until June 2022. He made his 100th appearance for the side against

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on 19 July 2020. In August 2021, he put pen to paper on a new four-year deal with Servette. With 20 assists, Stevanović finished the 2021–22 season as the league's top assist provider, beating the previous record for most assists in a single campaign, 19, set by

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. He played his 200th game for the club on 2 March 2023 against FC Rotkreuz and managed to score a goal. In December 2024, he prolonged his contract with Servette until the end of his career. He appeared in his 300th match for the team against Young Boys on 11 May 2025.

International career

Stevanović represented

at all youth levels. In May 2012, he received his first senior call up, for friendly games against the

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and

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. He debuted against the former on 26 May. On 15 August, in a friendly match against

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, Stevanović scored his first senior international goal. He retired from international football on 17 May 2024.

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 * Bosnian Cup: 2009–10 Servette *

: 2018–19 *

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: 2023–24 Individual * Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2016–17 *

Player of the Year: 2018 *

top assist provider: 2021–22

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