Top facts about Filip Kostic, Frankfurt underrated star

Filip Kostić is a Serbian professional footballer who currently plays for German club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Serbia national team.

His most frequent playing position is left winger, while in the field he is assigned to jersey number 10 as a competent player who possess good speed and vision in the game.

During his football career, he played for FK Radnicki Kragujevac from 2004-2012, for FC Groningen from 2012-2014, for VfB Stuttgart from 2014-2016, for

from 2016-2018 and has joined Eintracht Frankfurt since 2018.

During his spell at VfB Stuttgart and then Hamburg, his performance was so much sparkling that he racked up 17 goals and 20 assists across 128 games with them. Why VfB Stuttgart and then Hamburg let Kostic go is still a mystery.

Even though he is not a headline footballer, he is arguably one of the most prominent performers in the brilliant Eintracht Frankfurt side. While his previous teammate, 

has fairly received huge plaudits for his dazzling performances which include 28 goals in 2021 season, nearly a third of his exploits would not have been persumable without Kostić.

Kostic current deal runs until the summer of 2023, as it implies that other clubs may become interested in him this summer – quite understandably so too – but conventional wisdom would expect him to stay given Frankfurt’s success (as they would likely bring Champions League football to the Waldstadion next season) and his indispensable role in it. In either case, it’s about time that the world football starts giving Kostić due recognition he deserves.

Top facts about Filip Kostic that you might want to know

Here you would go through an engaging ride through some of the most impressive top facts about Filip Kostic; so without further ado, let's buckle up for the long ride ahead.

General information

• Full name

  : Filip Kostic

• Date of birth

  : Nov 1, 1992

• Place of birth

  : Kragujevac, Yugoslavia (Republic)

• Age

  : 28

• Nationality

  : Serbia

• Religion

  : NA

Football information

• Profession

  : Professional football player

• Position

  : Midfield - Attacking Midfielder (Left) 

• Foot

  : left

• Current club

  : Eintracht Frankfurt 

Physical status

• Height

  : 180 cm 

• Weight

  : 74 kg

• Hair colour

  : Dark brown

• Eye colour

  : Brown

Personal information

• Marital status

  : Unmarried

• Ex-girlfriend

  : Milica Simic

• Net worth

  : €15 million

• Current market value

  : €35.00m

• Salary

  : $1.32 million

Filip Kostic childhood

Filip Kostic was born on 1st November 1992 to his parents whose names and information are not explicitly revealed yet.

Filip Kostic childhood

was spent growing up in his native land, Kragujevac, FR Yugoslavia while he was so much passionate about playing football to such an extent that he was determined to pursue his football journey right from his childhood days.

Therefore he joined Radnicki for a while and after going through their youth system, he went through the first team of Radnicki from 1923 to 2010. He managed to appear in 61 games while he put away 5 goals for them.

Filip Kostic professional career 

As it was mentioned earlier, after Filip Kostic spent his career with Radnički Kragujevac, then he was promoted to their senior team and his senior debut with them occurred in 2010 when he was 17 years old.

This was during the time that the club was already promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga from the Serbian First League. Therefore he began attracting the eyes of a number of clubs like Red Star Belgrade, Anderlecht,

, and Tottenham Hotspur.

On 15 April 2012, he was appointed to be the starting left winger in Sportal's ideal team of round 24 in the SuperLiga. On 4 April 2012, he got contracted with Eredivisie side Groningen and was transferred to the Netherlands in June 2012 after the end of the season.

His debut for Groningen took place on 21 October 2012. And when Kostić got just a little playing time, he eventually began showcasing his budding potential from the start of the 2013–14 season in Eredivisie.

Hence, he got the attention of the media after he played an incredible game in which he provided one assist against NEC, and then on 25 August his reputation was intensified as he managed to succeed in his brilliant play-making when he provided two assists against Go Ahead Eagles.

Finally, on 20 October 2013, he managed to put away his first ever goal for

in a 1–0 victory over PSV Eindhoven.

Yet Kostić was criticized for a media interview following a drawing 0–0 with

F.C. in the second round of the Europa League qualifiers. After the match, he was recorded as he said: “We go home happy, we have done 80% of what we need to go through”.

But Groningen continued as it lost the tie with the Scottish club 1–2 at the Euroborg. Then Aberdeen winger Johnny Hayes later expressed the following terms "I was quite happy ramming their words down their throats".

On 9 August 2014, Filip Kostić was transferred to the German side VfB Stuttgart for a few reported to €6 million and a possible bonus of €1 million. Groningen also could be benefited from 15% of a future transfer fee received by Stuttgart. He signed the contract with them until June 2019.

After the relegation of

at the end of the season 2015–16, he then moved to Hamburger SV for a fee of €14 million, as he became the most expensive player in the history of the club.

Afterwards, on 20 August 2018, he signed a loan contract with Eintracht Frankfurt until the end of the 2018–19 season. Then on 17 May 2019, it was announced that his signing became permanent until 2023.

Following his spectacular performances for

in recent years, in 2021 he became the Bundesliga's Player of the Month for March, while he is also one of the Bundesliga's best players.

His efforts accompanying Andre Silva and

and other phenomenal players along with the help of their great football connoisseur, Adi Hütter have led the club to the brink of UEFA Champions League qualification for the very first time.

Although he underwent an injury in the lateral ligament at the beginning of the season, he managed to come back after a few weeks and has provided his glittering performance as brilliantly as possible.

At the international level, he has represented Serbia at the under-19 level and under-21 level. In the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs, he put away the winner against Spain.

On 7 June 2015, his debut for the Serbia national senior team took place against Azerbaijan in a 4–1 friendly win in Sankt Pölten, Austria, making way for Lazar Marković after 56 minutes.

He featured in his first competitive match for Serbia on 13 June 2015 in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group I against Denmark. On 5 September 2016, he put away his 1st International goal against the Republic of Ireland in a 2–2 draw.

Most recently, in June 2018, he was chosen in the Serbian squad for the 2018 World Cup, featuring in all of their three group stage matches.

Although he was part of Serbia's squad in the qualification round but missed the Euro 2020 championships when Serbia eliminated from the qualifiers for the tournament.

Filip Kostic personal life

In regard to

top facts about Filip Kostic

and delving into his personal life affairs, one can suggest that he is neither married nor single. He was in a relationship with his gorgeous girlfriend called Milica Simic.

It is indicated on various online sources that Kostic had shared several snaps of the couple on Instagram. However, they reportedly are separated at the moment as Kostic has already wiped out all the images of the girl from his social media.

Therefore currently you can not find any picture of the couple together. Likewise, his girlfriend is active on social media platforms like Instagram and has racked up more than 8k followers on her Instagram account.

Filip Kostic potentials

In the notion of our

top facts about Filip Kostic

, it is worthwhile mentioning that one of his greatest potentials is his marauding runs down the left in transition, which is usually along with featuring some very direct ball carrying.

Kostić is ranked among the Bundesliga’s best including the likes of

, Kingsley Coman and Moussa Diaby when it comes to progressive carries and sprints per 90, as well as not looking too shabby in terms of top speed (with a more than respectable 34.9 km/h).

Kostić’s advanced positioning signifies that he can be considered as a serious threat in attacking transitions as he is privileged to take advantage of his speed and direct ball-carrying ability.

It goes without saying that creating goalscoring chances definitely is Filip Kostić’s greatest strength. Throughout his Frankfurt days, he has been up there with the best crossers in Europe, and the same goes with this season.

As an athletic left-footed wide player, he has the ability to score, create, and mucks in defensively. He is unique in his skills to marry attacking and defensive duties without an ounce of protestation to such an extent that many drew the comparison between him and

- the left-back-turned-winger of circa 2012/13.

Filip Kostic net worth and social media

If we provide you with further insight into

top facts about Filip Kostic

you might find it interesting to know that he has a whopping amount of money with many endorsing brands and companies as well his contracts with clubs for playing professional football.

His major endorsement earning brand is Nike and Puma from where he earns excessively. According to different online sources,

Filip Kostic net worth

is estimated to be €15 million, including properties and income.

Taking top facts about Filip Kostic into account it is fascinating to indicate that he earns around $1.32 million as an annual salary from his current club. With such a tremendous amount of net worth, he is living a lavish and extravagant lifestyle.

As long as

Filip Kostic social media

is concerned, it merits a mention that his activity on Instagram is noticeable, racking up around 159 hundred followers with his

account and his posts are considerably in relation to his immersion in football works out.

Filip Kostic Transfer market status

In the last part of our top facts about Filip Kostic, the indication of his market value status would be worthwhile. Currently, his market value is estimated to be around €35.00m in 2021.

Totally he has a rising market value in his club journey but as soon as he joined Eintracht Frankfurt, his market value increased staggeringly with a steep slope to such an extent that his highest market value reached a peak of €40.00m in March 2020.

Likewise, he has played a total of 387 games, as he managed to rack up 68 goals and 86 assists. He also played a total of 30.871 minutes throughout the course of his career in the football profession.

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