Miloš Pantović

Miloš Pantović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Пантовић; born 7 July 1996) is a Serbian professional football who plays as a forward for German club VfL Bochum.

Miloš Pantović

Personal information
Full name	Miloš Pantović
Date of birth	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team	VfL Bochum
Number	27
Youth career
	Helios Daglfing
0000–2007	Rot-Weiss Oberföhring
2007–2015	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Bayern Munich II	88	(31)
2015–2018	Bayern Munich	1	(0)
2018–	VfL Bochum	4	(0)
National team^‡
2015	Serbia U19	0	(0)
2016–2017	Serbia U20	3	(1)
2015–	Serbia U21	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2018

Early life

Born in Munich, after his parents moved there from Arilje, Serbia.

Career

Early career

Pantović started playing football at the age of six, at first plying his trade with local club Helios Daglfing.[1] He then joined Rot-Weiss Oberföhring[1] and later, in 2007,[1] he joined Bayern Munich U12 team, and then played for every single one of Bayern's youth teams.[2] He started playing for Bayern Munich II in 2014, and was almost instantaneously rewarded with a selection to Serbia U19 national team.[3] He would go on to make six appearances.[1] Pantović made his Bundesliga debut in the 9th fixture of 2015–16 season, replacing Arturo Vidal in 92 minute,[4] and thus became the first Serbian player since Radmilo Mihajlović, 1989-1990, to represent FC Bayern.[5] This would be his only appearance for the first team.[6] He scored seven goals in 28 appearances for the first team 2015–16 season for the reserve team.[6] He scored 15 goals in 27 appearances in the 2016–17 season.[7] He scored 12 goals in 33 appearances in the 2017–18 season.[8]

VfL Bochum

On 14 May 2018, it was announced that he was moving to VfL Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga on a free transfer.[9]

International career

Pantović was called in U19 national team selection in spring 2015, but he played only friendly matches.[3] After he made debut for the first team of Bayern Munich, Pantović received a call from Tomislav Sivić, coach of U21 selection.[10]

Career statistics

As of 30 May 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup^1		Total		Ref.
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2014–15	Regionalliga Bayern	6	0	—		6	0	[1]
	2015–16		28	7			28	7	[6]
	2016–17		27	15			27	15	[7]
	2017–18		33	12			33	12	[8]
	Totals		94	34	—		95	34	—
Bayern Munich	2015–16	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	1	0	[6]
VfL Bochum	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals			95	34	0	0	95	34	—

• 1.^ Includes German Cup.

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

• DFL-Supercup: 2017

References

1. "Milos Pantovic". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
2. "SRPSKI SINOVI: Miloš Pantović, Slavni Bajern stvara špica za Srbiju!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 24 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
3. "Tomić veruje u Nemanju Radonjića". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
4. Schneider, Martin (18 October 2015). "Auf den Spuren Alabas" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
5. "Posle četvrt veka - Srbin u Bajernu!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. "Milos Pantović » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
7. "Milos Pantovic". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
8. "Milos Pantovic". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
9. "Milos Pantovic leaves Bayern for VfL Bochum 1848". bavarianfootballworks.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
10. "Poznat sastav za Italijane - mnogo smo jaki!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

External links

• Miloš Pantović at Soccerway
• Miloš Pantović at FootballDatabase.eu
• Miloš Pantović – UEFA competition record