Filip Kostić

Filip Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Костић, pronounced [fǐlip kôstitɕ]; born 1 November 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left wing-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Serbia national team.

This article is about the footballer born 1992. For the footballer born 1993, see Filip Kostić (footballer, born 1993).

Filip Kostić
Kostić with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022
Personal information
Full name Filip Kostić[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992
Place of birth Kragujevac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 11
Youth career
Radnički Kragujevac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Radnički Kragujevac 62 (5)
2012–2014 Groningen 45 (11)
2014–2016 VfB Stuttgart 59 (8)
2016–2018 Hamburger SV 61 (9)
2018–2022 Eintracht Frankfurt 129 (18)
2022– Juventus 44 (3)
International career‡
2010 Serbia U19 1 (0)
2013–2014 Serbia U21 8 (2)
2015– Serbia 58 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

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 Serbian SuperLiga from the Serbian First League.[3] He began attracting the interest of several clubs including Red Star Belgrade, Anderlecht, Udinese, and Tottenham Hotspur.[4] On 15 April 2012, he was named starting left winger in Sportal's ideal team of round 24 in the SuperLiga.[5]

Groningen
Kostić training with FC Groningen in 2013

On 4 April 2012, he signed a contract with Eredivisie side Groningen and moved to the Netherlands in June 2012 after the end of the season.[6] He made his debut for Groningen on 21 October 2012.[7] After getting little playing time, Kostić finally began showing promising potential from the beginning of the 2013–14 Eredivisie; he attracted media attention after playing a brilliant game in which he had one assist against NEC,[8] and then on 25 August he added to his reputation of play-making by assisting twice against Go Ahead Eagles.[9] Finally, on 20 October 2013, Kostić scored his first ever goal for Groningen in a 1–0 win against PSV Eindhoven.[10] Kostić received criticism for a media interview after drawing 0–0 with Aberdeen F.C. 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”.[11] Groningen went on to lose the tie with the Scottish club 1–2 at the Euroborg.[12] Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes was later quoted as saying "I was quite happy ramming their words down their throats".[13]

VfB Stuttgart

On 9 August 2014 Filip Kostić moved to German side VfB Stuttgart for €6 million and a possible bonus of €1 million. Groningen also would get 15% of a future transfer fee received by Stuttgart.[14] Kostić signed a contract until June 2019 with VfB Stuttgart.[15]

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.[16]

Kostić with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 20 August 2018, after the relegation of Hamburg at the end of the season 2017–18, Kostić joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan until the end of 2018–19 season.[17]

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 Barcelona 3–2 at the Camp Nou and 4–3 on aggregate in the UEFA Europa League to qualify for the semi-finals.[18] Eintracht later won the Europa League, and Kostic was pronounced player of the season[19] and was also top assists provider.[19]

Juventus

On 12 August 2022, Juventus announced the signing of Kostić on a four-year deal.[20] In Derby d'Italia played on 19 March 2023, he scored the only goal in 1-0 victory against Inter. [21]

International career

Kostić has played for Serbia at under-19 level and under-21 level.[22] In the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs, he scored the winner against Spain.[23]

On 7 June 2015, Kostić made his debut for the Serbia national senior team against Azerbaijan in a 4–1 friendly win in Sankt Pölten, Austria, making way for Lazar Marković after 56 minutes.[24] He played in his first competitive match for Serbia on 13 June 2015 in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group I against Denmark.[25] On 5 September 2016, he scored his 1st International goal against the Republic of Ireland in a 2–2 draw.

In June 2018, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2018 World Cup,[26] playing all three group stage matches.[27][28][29]

In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[30] He played in group stage matches against Cameroon[31] and Switzerland.[32] Serbia finished fourth in the group.[33]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 October 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Radnički Kragujevac 2009–10 Serbian League West 50——50
2010–11 Serbian First League 302——302
2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga 27320—293
Total 62520—645
Groningen 2012–13 Eredivisie 7000—70
2013–14 Eredivisie 381131—4112
2014–15 Eredivisie 00002020
Total 451131205012
VfB Stuttgart 2014–15 Bundesliga 29310—303
2015–16 Bundesliga 30530—335
Total 59840—638
Hamburger SV 2016–17 Bundesliga 31440—354
2017–18 Bundesliga 30500—305
Total 61940—659
Eintracht Frankfurt 2018–19 Bundesliga 3460012[lower-alpha 2]44610
2019–20 Bundesliga 3343315[lower-alpha 2]55112
2020–21 Bundesliga 30400—304
2021–22 Bundesliga 3140012[lower-alpha 2]3437
2022–23 Bundesliga 1010—20
Total 1291843391217233
Juventus 2022–23 Serie A 3733014[lower-alpha 3]0533
2023–24 Serie A 70000070
Career total 40054204551247570
  1. Includes Serbian Cup, KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 17 October 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 201550
201682
201760
201890
201940
202030
202181
202290
202360
Total583
As of 27 March 2021[3]
Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kostić goal.
List of international goals scored by Filip Kostić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 2016Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia10 Republic of Ireland1–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 October 2016Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova11 Moldova1–03–0
3 27 March 2021Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia37 Portugal2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. Filip Kostić at Soccerway
  4. "Tottenham enter chase for Serbian teenager". Daily Mirror. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine SPORTAL.RS tim 24. kola JSL – 15 April 2012
  6. "FK Radnicki – April 4, 2012 – Kostic potpisao za Groningen". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. B92 Sport (Serbian): Filip Kostić debitovao za Groningen 21 October 2012
  8. Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sportske: Živković strelac, Kostić asistent – 4 August 2013 (in Serbian)
  9. Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sportske: Kostić asistirao, Groningen do boda – 25 August 2013 (in Serbian)
  10. Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sportske: Kostić srušio PSV! (in Serbian) 20 October 2013
  11. "Cocky winger Filip Kostic says FC Groningen are 80% through". 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  12. "FC Groningen 1 – 2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  13. "Dons winger Jonny Hayes: 'I was quite happy ramming their words down their throats'". 25 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  14. "Transfer Kostic naar VfB Stuttgart afgerond". fcgroningen.nl (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  15. "Filip Kostic transfer completed". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  16. Busy summer fuels expectations for Hamburg. Deutsche Welle, 18 August 2016
  17. "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Filip Kostic" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  18. "Frankfurt's Filip Kostic doubles up to dump Barcelona out of Europa League". The Guardian. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  19. "Filip Kostić named 2021/22 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season". UEFA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  20. Juventus.com. "Official | Filip Kostić signs for Juventus! - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  21. gazzetta.it (20 March 2023). "Kostic il soldato di Max: la macchina degli assist è diventato un bomber". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  22. Filip Kostić at Srbijafudbal
  23. "Superb Serbia end Spain reign". uefa.com. UEFA. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  24. "Ubedljiva pobeda: Srbija – Azerbejdžan 4:1 (1:1)". fss.rs (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  25. "Poulsen and Poulsen score as Denmark see off Serbia". uefa.com. UEFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  26. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  27. Timothy Abraham (17 June 2018). "Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  28. Matthew Henry (23 June 2018). "Serbia 1–2 Switzerland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  29. Andrew Das (27 June 2018). "World Cup: Brazil cruises into next round with easy victory". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  30. "Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  31. Sky Sports (28 November 2022). "World Cup 2022 - Cameroon 3-3 Serbia: Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting goals complete stunning comeback". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  32. Ames, Nick (2 December 2022). "Switzerland advance and Serbia go out as Freuler finish settles stormy contest". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  33. Mendola, Nicholas (2 December 2022). "World Cup 2022 Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Cameroon, Switzerland schedule, fixtures, rankings". NBC Sports. Lusail. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  34. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season". UEFA.com. 30 May 2019.
  35. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2021/22 Season". UEFA.com. 20 May 2022.
  36. "Bundesliga Fantasy Manager Team of the Season 2019/20". Bundesliga. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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