Stefan Leković

Stefan Leković

Leković with Red Star Belgrade in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Monza (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2022	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Red Star Belgrade	21	(2)
2022	→ Grafičar (loan)	16	(0)
2023–2024	→ Villarreal B (loan)	29	(3)
2024	→ Villarreal (loan)	1	(0)
2025–	→ Monza (loan)	0	(0)
International career^‡
2022–2023	Serbia U19	15	(3)
2023–	Serbia U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:20, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Stefan Leković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Лековић; born 9 January 2004) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Monza on loan from Red Star Belgrade.[2][3]

Club career

Born in Belgrade, Leković was a Red Star Belgrade youth graduate. He was loaned to Grafičar in January 2022, before returning to Red Star for the 2022–23 season.

On 1 September 2023, Leković moved abroad and joined Villarreal's B-team on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[4] He was called up to Villarreal's senior team on several occasions during the loan, and made his La Liga debut on 3 March 2024 in a 5–2 victory over Granada.[5]

On 17 January 2025, Leković joined Italian Serie A club Monza on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	2021–22	Serbian SuperLiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23	Serbian SuperLiga	12	1	1	0	0	0	—		13	1
	2024–25	Serbian SuperLiga	9	1	1	0	0	0	—		10	1
	Total		21	2	2	0	0	0	—		23	2
Grafičar Beograd (loan)	2021–22	Serbian First League	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Villarreal (loan)	2023–24	La Liga	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
Villarreal B (loan)	2023–24	Segunda División	29	3	—		—		—		29	3
Career total			67	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	70	5

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2022–23
• Serbian Cup: 2022–23

References

1. "Stefan Leković". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. LEKOVIĆ Stefan at superliga.rs, 10-7-2022 (in Serbian)
3. 44 Стефан Лековић at crvenazvezdafk.com, 10-7-2022 (in Serbian)
4. "Lekovic se sube al Mini Submarino" [Lekovic joins the Mini Submarine] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
5. "Villarreal v Granada game report". Soccerway. 3 March 2024.
6. "STEFAN LEKOVIĆ JOINS AC MONZA". AC Monza. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

External links

• Stefan Leković at Soccerway
• Stefan Leković at WorldFootball.net