Mile Svilar

Mile Svilar (born 27 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica as a goalkeeper. Born in Belgium, Svilar represents the Serbia national team.

Club Career

Anderlecht

As the third choice goalkeeper, Svilar was part of the Anderlecht first squad during 2016–17 season but he did not appear in any game.

Benfica

Svilar signed a five-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica on 28 August 2017. On 14 October, he made his debut with the club in a 1–0 victory over Olhanense, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to ever play for Benfica. In international competition, he broke Iker Casillas's record as the youngest goalkeeper to ever play in the Champions League on 18 October 2017, in a 1–0 home defeat to Manchester United, aged 18 years and 52 days. In the return leg against the English side, aged 18 years and 65 days, he became the youngest goalkeeper ever to save a penalty in a Champions League match. In the same match, which ended in a 2–0 away defeat, he also became the youngest player ever to score an own goal in the competition.

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