S. Čestić · career
Sava-Arangel Čestić
Full Back · Heracles · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Čestić is operating at his career peak — the 2022/23 level is the level.
Peak: 2022/23Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 4 seasons (2020/21–2022/23) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 41 appearances with 1 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Heracles — Season rating 16, 0 goals and 1 assist in 17 games. Output has held steady across his last 2 full seasons (10 → 16).
2025/26 was disrupted — 12 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Heracles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Heracles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | Heracles | 17 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | HNK Rijeka | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Köln II | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Köln II | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 1. FC Köln | 11 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 |
| 2019/20 | Köln U19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Schalke 04 U19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2021/22 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
| Serbia U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Eerste Divisie×2Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 7 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
8 played11 unused sub12 injured14 not in squad· 372 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | Friendlies Clubs | H Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Kickers Emden | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Kickers Emden | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | H Dender | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Preußen Münster | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Excelsior | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Waalwijk | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Eredivisie | A Utrecht | 0-4 | Ankle fracture | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Eredivisie | H NEC Nijmegen | 1-4 | Ankle fracture | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Eredivisie | A Ajax | 0-2 | Ankle fracture | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Eredivisie | A Groningen | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 14 | Eredivisie | H AZ Alkmaar | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Eredivisie | A NAC Breda | 1-2 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Eredivisie | H Sparta Rotterdam | 3-0 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Oct 5 | Eredivisie | A Twente | 1-2 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Oct 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 19 | Eredivisie | H Feyenoord | 0-7 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Eredivisie | A FC Volendam | 0-3 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Oct 29 | KNVB Beker | A NAC Breda | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Eredivisie | H PEC Zwolle | 8-2 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Eredivisie | A Excelsior | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Eredivisie | H GO Ahead Eagles | 4-2 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Eredivisie | A Fortuna Sittard | 1-1 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Eredivisie | H Telstar | 1-1 | Broken ankle | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Eredivisie | A PSV Eindhoven | 3-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 16 | KNVB Beker | H Hoogeveen | 4-1 | Played | 15 | 5.6 | ||
| Dec 20 | Eredivisie | H Heerenveen | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 11 | Eredivisie | A Sparta Rotterdam | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 14 | KNVB Beker | A GO Ahead Eagles | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 18 | Eredivisie | H Twente | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 25 | Eredivisie | A Feyenoord | 2-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 1 | Eredivisie | H Fortuna Sittard | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 7 | Eredivisie | A NEC Nijmegen | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 14 | Eredivisie | H NAC Breda | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 22 | Eredivisie | A GO Ahead Eagles | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Eredivisie | H PSV Eindhoven | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 6 | Eredivisie | H Utrecht | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 15 | Eredivisie | A AZ Alkmaar | 0-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 20 | Eredivisie | H Excelsior | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 5 | Eredivisie | A Heerenveen | 1-4 | Played | 32 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 11 | Eredivisie | H Ajax | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 26 | Eredivisie | H FC Volendam | 0-2 | Played | 58 | 6.5 | ||
| May 3 | Eredivisie | A PEC Zwolle | 0-1 | Played | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| May 10 | Eredivisie | A Telstar | 0-3 | Played | 23 | 5.9 | ||
| May 17 | Eredivisie | H Groningen | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — |