Filip Čermelj

Filip Čermelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Чермељ; born 28 September 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Budućnost Dobanovci.

Filip Čermelj
Personal information
Full name Filip Čermelj
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998
Place of birth Mérida, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Budućnost Dobanovci
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2009 OFK Beograd
2009–2016 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Partizan 0 (0)
2016–2019 → Teleoptik (loan) 70 (8)
2019 Mačva Šabac 2 (0)
2020 Teleoptik
2020– Budućnost Dobanovci 3 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Serbia U17[lower-alpha 1] 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:54, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Čermelj made his first footballing steps at OFK Beograd. He spent four years in the club's youth setup, before joining Partizan at the age of 10. In June 2015, Čermelj was one of the seven youngsters promoted to the senior squad at the start of preparations for the 2015–16 campaign.[1] He was later sent back to the youth team to finish his formation.

In July 2016, Čermelj was loaned to affiliated side Teleoptik. He signed his first professional contract with Partizan on 31 January 2017, on a three-year deal.[2] Afterwards, Čermelj continued to play regularly for Teleoptik and helped them win the Serbian League Belgrade in the 2016–17 season, thus earning promotion to the Serbian First League.

International career

Čermelj represented Serbia at under-17 level, appearing in four games during the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying stage.

Personal life

Čermelj was born in Mérida, Spain, as his father, Miroslav, played for Extremadura at the time. His older brother, Luka, is also a footballer.

Honours
Teleoptik

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included

References
  1. "Sedam nada iz škole Partizana" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. "Šest novih profesionalaca iz Omladinske škole" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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