Stefan Babović

Stefan Babović

Babović with Feyenoord in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Babović
Date of birth	(1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 30)
Place of birth	Ivangrad, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2004	Partizan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Partizan	36	(4)
2006–2008	OFK Beograd	42	(9)
2008–2010	Nantes	33	(0)
2009–2010	→ Feyenoord (loan)	10	(1)
2010–2012	Partizan	51	(12)
2012–2013	Zaragoza	9	(0)
2013–2015	Voždovac	31	(7)
2015–2016	Partizan	26	(5)
National team
2003	Serbia and Montenegro U17	3	(1)
2004–2006	Serbia and Montenegro U19	5	(0)
2006–2008	Serbia U21	15	(5)
2007–2008	Serbia	4	(0)
Honours UEFA Under-21 Championship 2007
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2016.

Stefan Babović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Бабовић; born 7 January 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a deep-lying playmaker.

After representing his country at all youth levels, Babović made his full international debut for Serbia in 2007.

Babović came through the youth ranks at Partizan and made his senior team debut at the age of 17, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 home win over Sutjeska Nikšić on 17 March 2004. He also spent some time at Teleoptik on dual registration. On 8 January 2005, a day after his 18th birthday, Babović signed his first professional contract with Partizan, on a five-year deal. He was also a member of the team that won the league title in 2005. After the retirement of Dragan Ćirić, Babović was given the number 10 shirt. He played 23 league matches and scored three goals in the 2005–06 season. In August 2006, Babović eventually left Partizan after a disagreement with manager Miodrag Ješić.

After parting ways with Partizan, Babović joined OFK Beograd as a free agent, penning a four-year contract. He quickly fit into a talented team and played great for the club, which coincided with his prolific performances for the youth national team.

On 13 December 2007, it was announced that Babović moved to France to join Ligue 2 club Nantes. The transfer officially went through on 1 January 2008. During his first six months at the Stade de la Beaujoire, Babović made 15 league appearances, scoring no goals, as the club won promotion to the Ligue 1. He repeated the same performances in the next season, but the club failed to avoid relegation.