Cican Stanković
Cican Stanković (German: [ˈstaŋkɔvɪtʃ];[1] Serbian Cyrillic: Цицан Станковић, pronounced [tsǐːtsan stǎːŋkoʋitɕ]; born 4 November 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he represents the Austria national team.[2]
_2017-04-26_(051).jpg.webp) Stanković with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cican Stanković | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | SV Pressbaum | ||
| 2004–2005 | FC Tulln | ||
| 2005–2006 | SV Königstetten | ||
| 2006–2007 | USC Muckendorf/Zeiselmauer | ||
| 2007–2011 | Horn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Horn | 65 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Grödig | 52 | (0) |
| 2015–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 100 | (0) |
| 2021– | AEK Athens | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Austria | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2019 | |||
Club career
Stanković was promoted to the senior squad of third tier side Horn in 2010 and joined Grödig in 2013. He moved to Austrian powerhouse Red Bull Salzburg in 2015 with great success.[3]
AEK Athens
On 31 May 2021, AEK Athens reached an agreement with Red Bull Salzburg for the purchase of the Austrian goalkeeper.[4] The deal includes a €1,100,000 fee for Salzburg, whereas Stanković will put pen to paper to a four-year contract, receiving €700,000 per year.[5] The following day, AEK officially announced the signing of Stanković, who expressed his delight for joining the club and ambition to win titles.[6] Cican Stankovic played the first 6 games of the 2022/23 season, but would later on lose his starting position to Athanasiadis after a minor illness before the game vs Aris Thessaloniki. Despite that, AEK Athens won the Greek Superleague and the Greek Cup and Cican Stankovic played in all 8 Greek cup games, keeping 6 clean sheets and having a great performance in the final vs Paok. Cican Stankovic played in both games vs Dinamo Zagreb and AEK progressed to the Champions League play off round with an aggregate score of 4-3.
International career
Stanković made his debut for Austria national football team on 6 September 2019 in a 2020 Euro qualifier against Latvia, as a starter.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Horn | 2010–11 | Austrian Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 2. Liga | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 66 | 1 | |||
| Grödig | 2013–14 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
| AEK Athens | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 245 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 316 | 1 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, Greek Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Austrian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- AEK Athens
Individual
- Austrian Bundesliga Goalkeeper of the Year: 2014–15[9]
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2018–19[10]
References
- Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 949. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- Mozzart Sport (2018-08-16). "Srbin na golu Salcburga: Zvezda mi je omiljena, ali očekujem prolaz u Ligu šampiona" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- Austrian career stats - ÖFB
- "CICAN STANKOVIC WECHSELT NACH GRIECHENLAND". redbullsalzburg.at (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- "ΑΕΚ: Το deal για Στάνκοβιτς" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 31 May 2021.
- "Cican Stankovic signed for AEK FC!". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- "Austria v Latvia game report". UEFA. 6 September 2019.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- Polzer, Thomas (2015-05-19). "Beste Spieler, beste Tormänner und Schiedsrichter der Saison 2014/15". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2018/19". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
External links
- Cican Stanković at Soccerway
- Cican Stanković – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Cican Stanković at National-Football-Teams.com