Vladimir Stojković (footballer, born 1996)

Vladimir Stojković
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Stojković[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Leça da Palmeira, Portugal[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Al-Faisaly
Number 99
Youth career
2003–2004 Leixões
2004–2007 Maia
2007–2015 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Sporting CP B 40 (0)
2018–2019 Sporting U23 6 (0)
2019–2020 Estoril 0 (0)
2020–2021 Leixões 3 (0)
2021–2022 Académica 11 (0)
2022–2023 Al-Okhdood 33 (0)
2023– Al-Faisaly 0 (0)
International career
2014 Portugal U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:20, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Vladimir Stojković (born 4 October 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos to a Serbian father, Stojković joined Sporting CP's youth system in 2007, aged 10. On 21 February 2016 he made his professional debut, appearing for the reserves in a 1–1 home draw against S.C. Freamunde in the Segunda Liga.[2]

Stojković played with the newly created under-23 team in the 2018–19 season, following which he left the club.[3] On 10 August 2019, he signed a one-year contract with G.D. Estoril Praia also of the Portuguese second division.[4] Only used in the under-23s, on 1 September the next year he transferred to hometown side Leixões S.C. where he had begun playing football aged 7.[5]

On 28 January 2021, free agent Stojković joined Académica de Coimbra also of the Portuguese second tier, on a five-month deal.[6] On 5 July 2022, after his team's relegation, he agreed to a contract at Al-Okhdood Club in the Saudi First Division League.[7][8]

In July 2023, Stojković moved to Al-Faisaly FC in the same country and league.[9]

International career

Stojković was capped once by Portugal at under-18 level. His appearance was a 2–0 win over the United States in Mafra on 8 June 2014.[10]

Personal life

Stojković's father and uncle, respectively named Vladan and Vladimir, were also goalkeepers. Both spent several years in Portugal, and the latter was also a longtime Serbian international.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Vladimir Stojković" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Sporting B-Freamunde, 1–1: Golaço de Francisco Geraldes não chegou" [Sporting B-Freamunde, 1–1: Francisco Geraldes wonder goal was not enough]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 February 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Stojkovic termina ligação aos leões" [Stojkovic ends link to lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Vladimir Stojkovic reforça Estoril" [Vladimir Stojkovic bolsters Estoril]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Vladimir Stojkovic é reforço para a baliza" [Vladimir Stojkovic is addition for the goal]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ Sousa, Ricardo (28 January 2021). "Formou-se no Sporting e reforça a baliza da Académica" [He came through at Sporting and bolsters Académica goal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ "New chapter! Very happy to join @alakhdoud". Instagram. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ "فلاديمير ستويكوفيتش ينضم لكتيبة الأخدود" [Stojković joins Al-Okhdood army] (in Arabic). Twitter. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ Al-Ghabiwi, Tariq (5 July 2023). "فلاديمير يحمي شباك الفيصلي" [Vladimir will protect Al-Faisaly's goal]. Arriyadiyah (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ Rubin, Josh (9 June 2014). "Soccer Recap: U-18 USMNT draw Norway, lose to Portugal in international tournament". Grande Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Srpski sinovi: Vladimir Stojković – nastavak dinastije" [Serbian sons: Vladimir Stojković – the continuation of the dynasty] (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2016.