Stefan Birčević

Professional career

Birčević started his pro career at Metalac Valjevo, then switched to Radnički Kragujevac in mid-2011. In August 2014 he headed to Spain, signing with CB Estudiantes. He inked a two-year deal with Partizan in June 2016. A year later, in July 2017, he joined Turkish side İstanbul BŞB for the 2017–18 season.

In December 2018 he moved to Germany, signing with Baskets Bonn for the rest of that season. He returned to Partizan in August 2019 for the 2019–20 campaign. In December 2020 he signed with Borac Čačak but left ten days later without playing. That same month he signed with the Hiroshima Dragonflies, but COVID travel restrictions stopped him from ever joining.

He then signed with Turkish club Frutti Extra Bursaspor in February 2021. In July 2021 he moved to Romania, signing with U-BT Cluj-Napoca. In August 2023 he signed a one-year deal with Mitteldeutscher BC in Germany, but parted ways in October. In November 2023 he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys in Lithuania for the rest of the season, leaving in February 2024.

National team career

Stefan Birčević helped Serbia’s university squad take gold at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen. He later earned a silver medal as part of the senior national team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Serbia fell to the United States 96-66 in the gold-medal game, giving Birčević another silver.

He added a third silver at EuroBasket 2017, where Slovenia beat Serbia in the final. Heading into the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Serbia was the tournament favorite but lost to Argentina in the quarterfinals, eventually finishing fifth. Across six games in that competition, Birčević put up averages of 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds.