Danilo Pantić

Danilo Pantić
Pantić in 2017
Personal information
Full name Danilo Pantić[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996
Place of birth Ruma, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Partizan
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 55
Youth career
Jedinstvo Ruma
2007–2013 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Partizan 18 (2)
2015– Chelsea 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Vitesse (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Excelsior (loan) 9 (0)
2017– → Partizan (loan) 42 (6)
National team‡
2012–2013 Serbia U17[2] 4 (1)
2013–2015 Serbia U19[2] 12 (2)
2017– Serbia U21[2] 6 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2015

Danilo Pantić (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Пантић, pronounced [danǐlo pǎːntitɕ]; born 26 October 1996) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Partizan on loan from Chelsea. He has represented Serbia at multiple youth levels.

Club career

Partizan

Pantić made his debut on 26 May 2013 in a league fixture against Spartak Subotica, replacing Vladimir Volkov in the 70th minute.[3][4]

After a disagreement with Partizan over contract extension proposals, he signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Partizan on December 5, 2013.[5] Juventus had scouted Pantić since early 2014, allegedly monitoring his status due to his short contract.[6] After hearing about interest from Juventus, Pantić told Večernje novosti that he wished to extend his contract with Partizan before leaving Serbia.[7]

Chelsea

On 13 July 2015 Pantić signed for Chelsea for a reported fee of £1.25 million, on a four-year deal and was immediately loaned out to Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem.[8]

Loan to Vitesse

He made his Vitesse debut 17 days later in a UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg against Southampton at St. Mary's, replacing Valeri Kazaishvili for the final 23 minutes of a 3–0 defeat.[9] On 9 August 2015, Pantić made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with Willem II, replacing Valeri Qazaishvili in the 71st minute.[10]

On 3 March 2016, after being supposedly 'frozen' out of the Vitesse starting eleven, Pantić stated his passion for a return to London: "I want to come back to Chelsea, just to train. Why am I in Vitesse if I am not good enough? I am [going] crazy! I've made no mistake. If I had a chance and blew it, I would keep quiet. Maybe in Vitesse they don't like us Serbs: Nemanja Matić did not get a chance here either and Uroš Đurđević played 22 matches in a year and a half."[11]

Following this interview, Pantić was suspended by first-team manager Rob Maas indefinitely.

Loan to Excelsior

On 12 August 2016, Pantić joined Excelsior on loan for the 2016–17 campaign.[12] On 17 September 2016, Pantić made his debut against Willem II off the bench coming on after half-time as Excelsior went on to score a late goal to earn a 1–1 draw.[13] In the following match, on 20 September, he made his full debut, playing a full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over BVV Barendrecht in the KNVB Cup.[14]

Loan to Partizan

On 18 June 2017, Pantić returned to his boyhood club, Partizan on a season-long loan.[15] On 22 July 2017, Pantić scored a goal against Mačva Šabac in first fixture of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season in a 6–1 home league win.[16] On 5 November, Pantić entered in a game as a substitute for Marko Janković in the 72nd minute and with two assists help club to reach a 3–1 away victory over Mačva.[17] That match is a big turn for Pantić, because after that match he played in first eleven almost every match until the end of the season. On 23 November 2017, he start in a five match of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, against Young Boys, he made one assist and was one of the best Partizan players on that match, where Partizan advanced to the knockout stage after 13 years.[18] In second part of the season, Pantić scored a couple a very nice goals and had a couple assist. Due to his consistent performances throughout the season, Pantić was named in the league's best eleven.[19]

On 5 July 2018, Pantić's loan at his boyhood club was extended for a further season.[20]

International career

Youth

Pantić has represented Serbia at the U17 and U19 levels.[21] On 10 October 2014, Pantić scored his first and second goal for the U19 side in the opening twenty minutes against San Marino U19 to help Serbia to a 4–0 victory in their opening match of the 2015 UEFA Euro U19 Championship Qualifiers.[22] Pantić has captained at the U19 level, captaining for the first time on 12 October 2014, against Armenia U19 in a UEFA Euro U19 Championship Qualifier match, which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Serbian side.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 July 2018.[23]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizan 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 100000—10
2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 1010000—101
2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 71006[lower-alpha 1]0—131
Total 1820060—242
Vitesse (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 60002[lower-alpha 2]0—80
Excelsior (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 9020——110
Partizan (loan) 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 3144011[lower-alpha 3]0—464
2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 10002[lower-alpha 2]1—31
Total 32440131—495
Career total 6566020100927
  1. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Three appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

FK Partizan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Only official UEFA matches included
  3. ↑ "Partizan – Spartak ZV 5:0 (2:0)" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Nadolaze 'mladi lavovi'" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Pantić potpisao na godinu i po dana" (in Serbian). B92. 5 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Pantić ne može u Juventus pre januara!" (in Serbian). Telegraf Sport. 2 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Pantić: Ne zanima me Juventus, hoću u Ligu šampiona s Partizanom!" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. 25 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Pantic the latest Chelsea player to join Vitesse". Football Oranje. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Williams, Adam (30 July 2015). "Southampton 3-0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Willem II vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 9 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Chelsea loanee Danilo Pantic angry with Vitesse impasse". David Pasztor (SB Nation). 3 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM HUURT DANILO PANTIĆ VAN CHELSEA". S.B.V. Excelsior. 12 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Willem II Tilburg 1-1 Excelsior". ESPN. 17 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Barendrecht 0-1 Excelsior". ESPN. 20 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Danilo Pantic back in Partizan!". FK Partizan. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Partizan 'šesticom' najavio dolazak Olimpijakosa". B92 (in Serbian). 22 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "PRESUDA SA BELE TAČKE Partizan uz preokret odneo ceo plen iz Šapca" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Partizan zimuje u Evropi! [VIDEO+FOTO]" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Super liga: Održana manifestacija Prvi tim, priznanja u rukama najboljih". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Pantic in Serbian loan | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  21. ↑ UEFA u-19 team, UEFA
  22. ↑ Serbia U19 4-0 San Marino U19, 10 October 2014
  23. ↑ Danilo Pantić at Soccerway
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