# Miroslav Stevanović

Miroslav Stevanović (pronounced; born 29 July 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Servette.
Stevanović started his professional career at Vojvodina, who loaned him to Palić in 2009 and to Borac Banja Luka in 2010. In 2013, he was transferred to Sevilla, who sent him on loan to Elche later that year and to Alavés a year later. In 2014, he signed with Győr. The following year, Stevanović switched to Ergotelis. He joined Željezničar in 2016. A year after, he moved to Servette.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stevanović made his senior international debut in 2012, earning over 30 caps until 2023.

## Club career
### Early career

Stevanović started playing football at his hometown club Drina Zvornik, before joining the youth academy of Serbian team Vojvodina in 2008. In July 2009, he was sent on six-month loan to Palić, with whom he made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal. In January 2010, he was loaned to Borac Banja Luka until the end of the season.
In January 2013, Stevanović was transferred to Spanish side Sevilla. In July, he was sent on a season-long loan to Elche. In January 2014, he was loaned to Alavés for the remainder of the campaign.
In December, Stevanović moved to Hungarian club Győr.
In September 2015, he joined Greek outfit Ergotelis.
In January 2016, he switched to Željezničar.

### Servette

In July 2017, Stevanović signed a three-year deal with Swiss side Servette. He made his official debut for the team on 4 August against Rapperswil-Jona. On 10 September, he scored his first goal for Servette in a triumph over FC Schaffhausen.
In January 2019, he was named Swiss Challenge League Player of the Year.
Stevanović was instrumental in Servette's conquest of the Swiss Challenge League title, his first trophy with the club, which was sealed on 10 May and earned them promotion to the Swiss Super League. He had an impact of 11 goals and 14 assists.
In May, he extended his contract with the squad until June 2022.
He played his 100th game for the side against Basel on 19 July 2020.
In August 2021, he put pen to paper on a new four-year deal with Servette.
With 20 assists, Stevanović finished the 2021–22 season as the league's top assist provider, beating the previous record for most assists in a single campaign, 19, set by Stéphane Chapuisat.
He made his 200th appearance for the club on 2 March 2023 against FC Rotkreuz and managed to score a goal.
In December 2024, he prolonged his contract with Servette until the end of his career.

## International career

Stevanović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.
In May 2012, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against the Republic of Ireland and Mexico. He debuted against the former on 26 May.
On 15 August, in a friendly game against Wales, Stevanović scored his first senior international goal.
He retired from international football on 17 May 2024.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Palić (loan) | 2009–10 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 4 |
| Borac Banja Luka (loan) | 2009–10 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 3 |
| Vojvodina | 2010–11 | Serbian SuperLiga | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 4 |
| Vojvodina | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| Vojvodina | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Vojvodina | Total | Total | 69 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 13 |
| Sevilla | 2012–13 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Elche (loan) | 2013–14 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Alavés (loan) | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Győr | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Ergotelis | 2015–16 | Super League Greece 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Željezničar | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 4 |
| Željezničar | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 2 |
| Željezničar | Total | Total | 43 | 5 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 53 | 6 |
| Servette | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 8 |
| Servette | 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 34 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 11 |
| Servette | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 8 |
| Servette | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
| Servette | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| Servette | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 38 | 11 |
| Servette | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| Servette | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
| Servette | Total | Total | 254 | 58 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 293 | 64 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 429 | 82 | 50 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 503 | 91 |
* ↑ Includes Bosnian Cup, Serbian Cup, Copa del Rey, Greek Cup, Swiss Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League; six appearances in UEFA Europa League; four appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League; two appearances in UEFA Conference League

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2012 | 5 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 33 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stevanović goal.
List of international goals scored by Miroslav Stevanović :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 15 August 2012 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales | 2 | Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 March 2021 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 14 | Finland | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 13 October 2023 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 31 | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |

## Honours

Borac Banja Luka
* Bosnian Cup: 2009–10
Servette
* Swiss Challenge League: 2018–19
* Swiss Cup: 2023–24
Individual
* Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2016–17
* Swiss Challenge League Player of the Year: 2018
* Swiss Super League top assist provider: 2021–22