Miloš Pantović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Пантовић; born 7 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian club Eupen. Born in Germany, he has represented Serbia at youth levels internationally.
 Pantović with VfL Bochum in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eupen | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Helios Daglfing | |||
| –2007 | Rot-Weiss Oberföhring | ||
| 2007–2015 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Bayern Munich II | 94 | (34) |
| 2015–2018 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | VfL Bochum | 91 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Union Berlin | 14 | (2) |
| 2023– | Eupen | 19 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Serbia U19 | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Serbia U21 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 November 2021 | |||
Early life
editPantović was born in Munich, after his parents moved there from Arilje, Serbia.
Club career
editEarly career
editPantović started playing football at the age of six, at first plying his trade with local club Helios Daglfing.[2] He then joined Rot-Weiss Oberföhring[2] and later, in 2007,[2] he joined Bayern Munich U12 team, and then played for every single one of Bayern's youth teams.[3] He started playing for Bayern Munich II in 2014, and was almost instantaneously rewarded with a selection to Serbia U19 national team.[4] He would go on to make six appearances.[2] Pantović made his Bundesliga debut in the 9th fixture of 2015–16 season, replacing Arturo Vidal in 92 minute,[5] and thus became the first Serbian player since Radmilo Mihajlović, 1989-1990, to represent FC Bayern.[6] This would be his only appearance for the first team.[7] He scored seven goals in 28 appearances for the first team 2015–16 season for the reserve team.[7] He scored 15 goals in 27 appearances in the 2016–17 season.[8] He scored 12 goals in 33 appearances in the 2017–18 season.[9]
VfL Bochum
editOn 14 May 2018, it was announced that he was moving to VfL Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga on a free transfer.[10]
Union Berlin
editOn 13 June 2022, Union Berlin announced the signing of Pantovic.[11]
Eupen
editOn 28 August 2023, Pantović signed a two-year contract with Eupen in Belgium.[12]
International career
editPantović was called in U19 national team selection in spring 2015, but he played only friendly matches.[4] After he made his debut for the first team of Bayern Munich, Pantović received a call from Tomislav Sivić, coach of U21 selection.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 6 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Bayern | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 7 | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 15 | — | 27 | 15 | |||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 12 | — | 33 | 12 | |||
| Total | 94 | 34 | — | 95 | 34 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VfL Bochum | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8 | |
| Total | 91 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 99 | 13 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Eupen | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Career total | 219 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 230 | 51 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup.
Honours
editBayern Munich
VfL Bochum
References
edit- ^ "Miloš Pantović". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Milos Pantovic". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "SRPSKI SINOVI: Miloš Pantović, Slavni Bajern stvara špica za Srbiju!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 24 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Tomić veruje u Nemanju Radonjića". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Schneider, Martin (18 October 2015). "Auf den Spuren Alabas" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Posle četvrt veka - Srbin u Bajernu!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Milos Pantović » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Milos Pantovic". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Milos Pantovic". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Milos Pantovic leaves Bayern for VfL Bochum 1848". bavarianfootballworks.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Milos Pantovic wird Unioner". 1.FC Union Berlin (in German). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "KAS Eupen signs offensive player Miloš Pantović". Eupen. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Poznat sastav za Italijane - mnogo smo jaki!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
External links
edit- Miloš Pantović at Soccerway
- Miloš Pantović at WorldFootball.net
- Miloš Pantović – UEFA competition record (archive)