Slaven Stjepanović (

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

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who plays as an

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or winger for

First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Prva liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Прва лига Федерације Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the WWin First League of the ...

club

OFK Gradina Omladinski Fudbalski Klub Gradina Srebrenik is a professional association football club from the city of Srebrenik that is situated in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently plays in the First League of the Federation ...

Club career

Born in

Vareš Vareš ( cyrl, Вареш) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is famous for the local mi ...

, 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

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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 Serbia and Montenegro's top-level football league before the dissolution. It was contested by 16 t ...

, which would be the

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'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 Firs ...

, 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, alongside his teammate

Marko Ćetković Marko Ćetković (Cyrillic; Марко Ћeткoвић; born 10 July 1986) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mornar. He also played for the Montenegro national team. Club career Youth Ćetković began his c ...

, 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

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game versus Rad, 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 The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

club

FK Zvijezda 09 Fudbalski klub Zvijezda 09 (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Фудбалски клуб Звијезда 09'') is a professional association football club based in Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zvijezda 09 currently plays in the First League of the Repub ...

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 Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg () is a professional association football club from the city of Široki Brijeg, that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays ...

. 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 Fudbalski klub Rudar Prijedor (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Pудаp Пpиjeдop) is a professional football club from the city of Prijedor that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rudar plays in the Premier League of Bosnia ...

. 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 The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

: 2006–07 Partizan *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

: 2007–08 *

: 2007–08 Dacia Chișinău *

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Lokomotiv Tashkent *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stjepanovic, Slaven 1987 births Living people People from Vareš Footballers from Zenica-Doboj Canton Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers FK Zeta players FK Partizan players FK Vojvodina players Trikala F.C. players FC Dacia Chișinău players Iraklis Psachna F.C. players Vendsyssel FF players PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent players OFK Petrovac players FK Zvijezda 09 players FK Rudar Prijedor players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Football League (Greece) players Moldovan Super Liga players Danish 1st Division players Uzbekistan Super League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First League of the Republika Srpska players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina