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Serbia squad for the September–October 2026 international break
28 players · coach Veljko Paunović · announced 18 September 2026 · as of 22 September 2026
Veljko Paunović’s Serbia squad for the September–October 2026 international break was announced on 18 September 2026 by Football Association of Serbia. Since then 2 players have been called up and 2 players have left the squad, so 28 players are in the squad as of 22 September 2026. Among the highest-rated of them in Perfect Eleven are S. Milinković-Savić (85), Djordje Petrović (82) and S. Pavlović (82).
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The squad
Players are grouped by position as our sources list them; the role is the one each player fills in the game. Ratings are Perfect Eleven game ratings, the numbers the game deals, not an official or statistical measure: how our ratings work.
Goalkeepers 3
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Djordje PetrovićBournemouth | GK | 82 |
| Vanja Milinković-SavićNapoli | GK | 76 |
| Filip StankovićVenezia | GK | 76 |
Defenders 8
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| S. PavlovićMilan | CB | 82 |
| S. ErakovićSamsunspor | CB | 76 |
| Srđan BabićSpartak Moscow | CB | 75 |
| Nikola SimićPartizan | CB | 75 |
| Kosta NedeljkovićRangers | RB | 75 |
| Petar SukačevVojvodina | LB | 75 |
| Lazar NikolićVojvodina | RB | 75 |
| Stefan BukinacYoung Boys | LB | 75 |
Midfielders 13
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| S. Milinković-SavićAl-Hilal | CM | 85 |
| F. KostićPSV Eindhoven | LW | 82 |
| D. TadićNEC Nijmegen | CAM | 79 |
| Saša LukićIpswich Town | CDM | 78 |
| Aleksandar StankovićInter | CDM | 76 |
| Nemanja MaksimovićShabab Al-Ahli | CM | 76 |
| Nemanja GudeljGetafe | CDM | 76 |
| Vanja DragojevićRangers | CDM | 76 |
| Lazar SamardžićAtalanta | CAM | 76 |
| Andrija ŽivkovićPAOK | RW | 76 |
| Stefan DžodićAlmería | CM | 76 |
| Vasilije KostovCrvena zvezda | CAM | 76 |
| Vladimir LučićCrvena zvezda | LW | 76 |
Forwards 4
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Luka JovićAEK | ST | 76 |
| Dejan JoveljićSeattle Sounders | ST | 76 |
| Mihajlo CvetkovićAnderlecht | ST | 76 |
| Jovan MiloševićBraga | ST | 76 |
Squad changes
Changes since the squad was announced, as our sources record them. A player who left the squad is not in the squad above.
- Aleksa Terzić (Frosinone) left the squad; Stefan Bukinac (Young Boys) was called up in his place on 21 September 2026.
- D. Vlahović (Beşiktaş) left the squad.
- Vladimir Lučić (Crvena zvezda) was added to the squad on 21 September 2026.
Serbia in the September–October 2026 international break
4 fixtures, 2 with a result so far. Kick-off times are Eastern Time (ET); a score appears once two published sources confirm it. All 205 international fixtures and results →
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 Sep 14:45 ET | Serbia v Greece UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 1 · Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade | 1–2 |
| Sun 27 Sep 12:00 ET | Serbia v Netherlands UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 2 · Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade | 1–2 |
| Thu 1 Oct 14:45 ET | Germany v Serbia UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 3 · Fußball Arena München, Munich | no score yet |
| Sun 4 Oct 14:45 ET | Netherlands v Serbia UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 4 · PSV Stadion, Eindhoven | no score yet |
Sources
Where this page comes from: the federation’s own announcement first, then the other sources our research used.
- Football Association of Serbia (FSS) · published 18 September 2026 · federation
- Wikipedia (Current squad: 2026-27 UNL v Greece, Netherlands x2, Germany) · published 22 September 2026 · secondary source
- Večernje novosti · published 21 September 2026 · secondary source
- FK Crvena zvezda (club official) · published 21 September 2026 · secondary source
- Mozzart Sport · published 22 September 2026 · secondary source
- Arena Sport · published 22 September 2026 · secondary source