Sava Petrov

Sava Petrov (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Петров; born 18 June 1998) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward for Olimpija Ljubljana.

Club Career

Partizan

Born in Belgrade, Petrov came through Partizan's youth system, where he was mentored by Darko Tesovic. He joined the first team in 2016, making a debut in a friendly against Beroe Stara Zagora in May same year. In August 2016, Petrov signed his first professional contract with the club on five-year deal. Shortly after, he was loaned to the satellite club Teleoptik at one-year spell. Collecting 20 matches with 4 goals for the season, Petrov contributed in winning the Serbian League Belgrade for the 2016–17 campaign. In the meantime, Petrov had been connected with Borussia Dortmund in the mid-season, but failed to sign a contract with the German club. He also stayed with Partizan, training with the first team and playing with reserves respectively, making several matches in unofficial competition named Serbian B League. Although he did not make any appearances during the season, Petrov had been awarded for winning the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga campaign. He lost his medal during the celebration, which was given back to him from a fan who had found it on the field. In summer 2017, Petrov passed the pre-season with Partizan, after which he moved back to training with Teleoptik before the 2017–18 Serbian First League campaign. Failing to make any official appearance with Partizan as a senior, Petrov mutually terminated a contract and left the club as a free agent in August 2017.

Spartak Subotica

At the beginning of September 2017, Petrov joined Spartak Subotica as a single player, penning a three-year contract with the club. Through the regular season, Petrov was usually used as a back-up player under coach Aleksandar Veselinovic. Next he left the club, Petrov spent several successive matches on the bench in the play-off season under Vladimir Gacinovic. Petrov made his professional debut in 3–0 away