Stefan Sibinović

Stefan Sibinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Сибиновић; born 25 August 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward for Dražmirovac.

Stefan Sibinović
Personal information
Full nameStefan Sibinović[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31)[2]
Place of birthĆuprija, FR Yugoslavia[2]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)Second striker[3]
Team information
Current team
Dražmirovac
Number23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010Jedinstvo Paraćin13(6)
2010–2013Jagodina0(0)
2011–2013Radnik Surdulica (loan)48(5)
2013→ Sloga Despotovac (loan)14(7)
2014–2017Temnić100(72)
2018–Dražmirovac4(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2018

Club career

Early years

Born in Ćuprija, Sibinović grown up in Beograd, where he started playing football with local club. He started his senior career with Serbian League East side Jedinstvo Paraćin.[2] Playing with the first a bonus player, he scored 6 goals on 13 matches for the first half of 2009–10 season.[4] Sibinović moved to the Serbian SuperLiga side Jagodina in the mid season and signed a contract with the club at the age of 17.[3] In summer 2011, Sibinović joined Radnik Surdulica,[5] as a loaned player.[3] He stayed with Radnik Surdulica for 2 seasons, helping team to make promotion in the Serbian First League.[6] He also spent the rest of 2013 as a loaned player with Sloga Despotovac. After the end of contract with the club Sibinović left Jagodina in late 2013.[7]

Temnić

Next he left Jagodina, Sibinović agreed on a deal with Temnić.[3] He made his debut in the cup match under OFS Varvarin against Kostrež in February 2014, scoring a twice in 14–0 away victory,[8] after which he also scored double in the next round match against Sloga Ćićevac.[9] Noting a second successive hat-trick[10] in 28th fixture match against Poljoprivrednik, Sibinović collected 18 goals in 11 league matches.[11] Helping the team to make promotion to higher level, Sibinović came to be second league scorer with 22 goals.[12] Sibinović made 16 appearances for the second half-season in the Rasina District league, missing a single match against Gradina in 33rd week of the competition.[13] Sibinović also played Rasina District cup matches against Borac Bivolje[14] and Prva Petoletka until the end of season.[15]

At the beginning of the 2014–15 campaign in the Zone League West, Sibinović scored a twice in 4–0 victory over Lugomir.[16] During the first half-season, Sibinović scored 25 goals in 12 games,[17] including five against Dragocvet[18] and two hat-tricks in matches against Poljoprivrednik[19] and Levač.[20] After scoring the only goal in the game, Sibinović injured during the home match against his ex club, Jedinstvo Paraćin.[21] Later he missed the rest of a season due to knee injury, collecting 26 goals in 13 matches.[22]

Having promoted in the Serbian League East, Sibinović also started new season as the first choice. He made 28 appearances and scored 11 goals during the 2015–16 campaign. He promoted himself as the best team scorer for the season, in front of Igor Pavlović, who scored 10 times.[2] Sibinović also made two Rasina District cup matches against Poljioprivrednik[23] and Trayal.[24] During the 2016–17 Serbian League East campaign, Sibinović collected 12 goals in 29 matches,[2] missing a single match in second-half.[25] He was also awarded for a player of the match once time,[2] helping the team to make promotion to the Serbian First League.[26] Making 14 appearances with 1 goal in the first half of the 2017–18 Serbian First League campaign, Sibinović left the club in the winter break off-season.[27]

Tutin

At the beginning of 2018, Sibinović moved to the Serbian League West side Tutin, along with former teammates Stefan Todorović and Borko Milenković.[28] He made his debut under coach Ivan Babić in 1–0 friendly against Sloga Kraljevo on 10 February 2018,[29] after which he scored his first goal for the club in a friendly game against Novi Pazar on 13 February 2018.[30] Sibinović made his official debut for Tutin in 2–0 victory over Karađorđe Topola on 10 March 2018.[31] Sibinović scored his first official goal for Tutin in 4–2 away defeat against FAP on 4 April 2018.[32]

Playing style

Standing at 5-foot-10-inches (1.79 m), Sibinović usually operates as an offensive player.[2] He mainly plays as a second striker,[3] being capable of playing as a centre forward. While playing in lower ranks of the Serbian football pyramid, Sibinović have scored double per appearance in average.[7] Pairing with Igor Pavlović in attack,[26] Sibinović figured as one of the most productive players in the team.[2] He is also an accurate penalty taker.[10] Through the time he spent with Temnić, Sibinović scored several hat-tricks,[10][11][19][20] including a match against Dragocvet, played on 23 November 2014, when he noted five goals in the game.[18]

Career statistics

As of 4 April 2018[33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jedinstvo Paraćin2009–10[4]Serbian League East136136
Jagodina2009–10[7]Serbian SuperLiga0000
2010–11[7]000000
2011–12[7]0000
2012–13[7]000000
2013–14[7]000000
Total00000000
Radnik Surdulica (loan)2011–12[2]Serbian League East274274
2012–13[2]211211
Total485485
Sloga Despotovac (loan)2013–14[2]Serbian League East147147
Temnić2013–14[12]Rasina District League16[a]224[b]52027
2014–15[22]Zone League West1326001326
2015–16[2]Serbian League East28112[c]13012
2016–17[2]29122912
2017–18[1]Serbian First League141141
Total100726610678
Tutin2017–18[2]Serbian League West4141
Career total1799100006618597

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