Viktor Stojanović
Country: Serbia
Date of birth: 02/10/2007 (16 years old)
Place of birth: Niš (Serbia)
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Youth career: Radnički Niš, Crvena Zvezda (since 2020)
Current club: Crvena Zvezda
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Current national team: Serbia U-17
Position: central defender
Preferred foot: left
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Tournaments participated in: 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Elite Round (2/1)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Pau Torres
Strengths:
– anticipation 
– technique
– passing
– teamwork
– composure
– positioning 
– aerial duels
To improve:
– more tenacity and positive aggression in duels/needs to be a more proactive tackler
Style of play:
– ball-playing centre-back
– good body mass ratio and physical strength for a player of his gae
– comfortable to play as a LCB in a three-man defensive line
– perfect defender for a possession-based team looking to build from the back
– decent top speed
– able to play in a high line
– likes to maraud forward with the ball at his feet and assess options on the move
– elegant on the ball with an excellent technique and passing skills at all distances
– great composure and retention skills under pressure/press-resistant player
– cultured passer with a proclivity for breaking the lines with intricate vertical balls
– his ability to read the game and anticipation sense allow him to provide key interceptions, clearences and tackles
– dominant in the air
– indirect set piece threat
– usually plays clean and doesn’t get booked often
– mature, concentrated, and committed player/potential leader of the defensive line
Stojanović reads the game very well and intercepts a dangerous pass.
Stojanović marauds with the ball forward and plays a superb line-breaking pass.
Stojanović wins the ball back and starts the attack of his team with an immediate line-breaking pass.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Central defender in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 19 February 2024):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Viktor Stojanović is considered to be one of the most talented U-17 defenders in the Balkans. He joined the superb Crvena Zvezda youth academy from Radnički Niš in 2020. In May 2023, he was a member of the Serbian team at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where young Оrlovi made it to the quarter-final and showed a very interesting generation of players such as Matija Popović, Mihajlo Cvetković, Veljko Milosavljević, Nikola Simić, Andrej Petrović, Adem Avdić, Veljko Vukojević, Andrej Subotić, Andrija Maksimović, Uroš Sremčević, and Nikša Delibašić.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European league.
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