Ognjen Stijepović

Ognjen Stijepović (born 22 October 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Montenegrin First League club Dečić.[1]

Ognjen Stijepović
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-22) 22 October 1999
Place of birth Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dečić
Number 33
Youth career
2015–2016 Budućnost
2016–2017 Mladost
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Mladost 18 (0)
2018–2021 Sampdoria 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Pistoiese (loan) 17 (5)
2020–2021 → Alessandria (loan) 7 (0)
2021 → Grosseto (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2023 Spezia 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Pistoiese (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 → Imolese (loan) 18 (3)
2023 Mura 0 (0)
2023– Dečić 12 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Montenegro U17 6 (0)
2018–2020 Montenegro U21 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

On 19 July 2016, Stijepović made his Champions League debut in a qualifier against Ludogorets, at the age of 16.[2] On 4 January 2018, Stijepović joined Sampdoria from Mladost.[3] Stijepović made his professional debut for Sampdoria in a 1–0 Serie A loss to Sassuolo on 5 May 2018.[4]

On 23 August 2019, he joined Pistoiese on a season-long loan.[5]

On 28 September 2020, he moved on loan to Alessandria.[6]

On 29 January 2021, he was recalled from Alessandria loan and loaned to Grosseto.[7]

On 27 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Spezia;[8] on the same day he returned to Pistoiese on loan.[8][9] On 1 September 2022, Stijepović was loaned to Imolese.[10]

In January 2023, Stijepović left Spezia and joined Slovenian PrvaLiga side Mura on a contract until 2025.[11][12]

International career

Stijepović was a youth international for Montenegro. He scored and assisted on his debut for the under-21 team in a 3–1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Luxembourg on 23 March 2018.[13]

References
  1. Ognjen Stijepović at Soccerway
  2. "Sa 16 godina debitovao u kvalifikacijama za LŠ".
  3. "Il montenegrino Stijepovic è blucerchiato, arriva dal Mladost Podgorica - U.C. Sampdoria". 4 January 2018.
  4. "Politano, gol salvezza: Sassuolo-Samp 1–0". sport.sky.it.
  5. "È arancione l'attaccante Ognjen Stijepović" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019.
  6. "OGNJEN STIJEPOVIC È UN GIOCATORE GRIGIO" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria. 28 September 2020.
  7. "Stijepovic passa dall'Alessandria al Grosseto" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 29 January 2021.
  8. "UFFICIALE | OGNJEN STIJEPOVIC È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 27 August 2021.
  9. "Torna in arancione l'attaccante Ognien Stijepovic" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 27 August 2021.
  10. "TRANSFERMARKT". Spezia. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. "Mura potrdila največji prestop v zgodovini kluba". pomurec.com (in Slovenian). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  12. "Pregled pogodb med igralci in klubi 1. SNL na dan 24.01.2023" (PDF). nzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  13. "Under-21 – Luxembourg–Montenegro". UEFA.com.
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