Sergej Milinković-Savić

Sergej Milinković-Savić is one of those midfielders who makes you feel like football is genuinely unfair — the guy is 191 cm, built like a basketball forward, and yet he glides through tight spaces and picks passes like a playmaker half his size. I watched him dominate Serie A at Lazio for years, and there was always this feeling that he was operating one level above what the league could handle. The 2022 World Cup confirmed it on the global stage: Serbia's whole midfield identity ran through him. His move to Al Hilal in 2023 raised eyebrows — sure, the money is real — but he's still competitive at the highest level the Saudi Pro League can offer. Born in Catalonia to Serbian parents, he's genuinely a product of two football cultures, and you feel both in his game. One of the most complete box-to-box midfielders of his generation, full stop.

Name (English)

Sergej Milinković-Savić

Name (Japanese)

セルゲイ・ミリンコヴィッチ＝サヴィッチ

Reading

せるげい・みりんこゔぃっち＝さゔぃっち

Born

February 27, 1995 (age 31)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Boar

Origin

Lleida, Catalonia, Spain

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergej%20Milinkovi%C4%87-Savi%C4%87
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15673000

Tags

• Catalonia
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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