Sava-Arangel Čestić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава-Аранђел Честић; born 19 February 2001) is a Serbian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Prva HNL club Rijeka and the Serbia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 21)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Offenbach am Main, Germany | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach | ||
2011–2015 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
2015–2016 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
2016–2019 | Schalke 04 | ||
2019–2020 | 1. FC Köln | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | 1. FC Köln II | 28 | (2) |
2020–2022 | 1. FC Köln | 11 | (0) |
2022 | Rijeka | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Serbia U17 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Serbia U19 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Serbia U21 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 14 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 |
A native of Offenbach am Main, Čestić began his youth career with local outfits SG Rosenhöhe and Kickers Offenbach. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of FSV Frankfurt, from where he transferred to Bundesliga team Schalke 04.[2] In July 2019, he joined the academy of 1.FC Köln.[3] On 28 November 2020, he made his professional debut for Köln in an away game at Borussia Dortmund.[4] The day after his debut, it was reported that Čestić had extended his contract with the club until July 2024.[5] On 7 January 2022, his contract with Köln was terminated with immediate effect.[6]
On 10 January 2022, it was announced that Čestić had signed with the Croatian club Rijeka.[7]
He made his debut for the Serbia national team on 7 June 2021 in a friendly against Jamaica.[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Serbia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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