Sava-Arangel Čestić (; born 19 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Voluntari. Born in Germany, he played for the Serbia national team.
Club career 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. In July 2019, he joined the academy of 1.FC Köln. On 28 November 2020, he made his professional debut for Köln in an away game at Borussia Dortmund. The day after his debut, it was reported that Čestić had extended his contract with the club until July 2024. On 7 January 2022, his contract with Köln was terminated with immediate effect.
On 10 January 2022, it was announced that Čestić had signed with the Croatian club Rijeka, but his contract was terminated after six months. On 22 December 2022, he signed a contracted with the Dutch club Heracles Almelo.
International career He made his debut for the Serbia national team on 7 June 2021 in a friendly against Jamaica.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1. FC Köln II2020–21Regionalliga West122–––1222021–22160–––160Total282–––2821. FC Köln2020–21Bundesliga11000–001102021–220000––00Total11000–00110Rijeka2021–221. HNL8010––90Heracles Almelo2022–23Eerste Divisie8010––902023–24Eredivisie6000––602024–250000––002025–267010––80Total21020––230Voluntari2026–27Liga I0000––00Career Total68230–00712
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSerbia202120Total20
Honours Rijeka Croatian Cup runner-up: 2021–22
Heracles Almelo Eerste Divisie: 2022–23
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