Luka Milivojević
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Milivojević | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kragujevac, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Radnički Kragujevac | 17 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Rad | 49 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | 36 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Anderlecht | 19 | (0) |
| 2014– | Olympiacos | 42 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Serbia U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2012– | Serbia | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2016. | |||
Luka Milivojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Миливојевић; born 7 April 1991) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Superleague Greece club Olympiacos.
Club career
Early years
His first season as senior was with his home town club Radnički Kragujevac during the 2007–08 season playing back then in the Serbian League West. At the end of that season he moved to the top league club Rad Belgrade entered into the senior team in the 2008–09. He played as right side midfielder.
Red Star Belgrade
Milivojević signed for Red Star Belgrade on 19 December 2011.[1] His arrival to Red Star was largely fulfilled by the will of coach Robert Prosinečki, who insisted that Milivojević had bright potential. On 17 November 2012, Milivojević scored an impressive goal against city rivals Partizan.[2]
Anderlecht
On 26 July 2013, Milivojević signed a five-year contract with Belgian football giants R.S.C. Anderlecht.[3] On 1 September 2014, it was announced that Luka Milivojević has joined Olympiacos on loan from Anderlecht.[4] After the 2013-14 season, Olympiakos midfielder Luka Milivojević has reiterated his desire to stay at the club. The two clubs may start new negotiations after the season ends and the 24-year-old defensive midfielder has stated that his wish is to make the move permanent.[5] According to reports in Belgium, Olympiakos will meet Anderlecht's asking price in order to complete the permanent transfer of Luka Milivojević. Olympiakos have been in negotiations with the Belgian club as they were reluctant to pay the €2,7 million Anderlecht have been asking for the 24-year-old Serbian midfielder.[6]
Olympiacos
On 4 June 2015, Anderlecht confirmed that it had reached an agreement with Olympiacos for the permanent transfer of Luka Milivojević. The Serbian international who has spent a season with the Mauves, joined the Greek champions by signing a four-year contract with Greek champions, on a fee of €2.3 million.[7][8][9]
International career
He is member of the Serbia national under-21 football team. He had been called up for the Serbia national football team squad on 29 September 2011, to face Italy and Slovenia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying phase.[10] He made his debut for Serbia on 14 November 2012 in a friendly match with Chile.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of February 2016[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rad | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 54 | 3 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2011–12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 47 | 8 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Olympiakos | 2014-15 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| 2015-16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 42 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 9 | |
| Career total | 146 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 22 | |
International
| Serbian national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
Honours
Clubs
- Red Star
- Serbian Cup (1): 2011–12
- Anderlecht
- Belgian Pro League (1): 2013–14
- Belgian Super Cup (1): 2014
- Olympiakos
- Superleague Greece (1): 2014–15
- Greek Football Cup (1): 2014–15
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year (1): 2011–12
References
- ↑ Novi Magazin (Serbian): Luka Milivojević potpisao za Zvezdu 19 December 2012
- ↑ Blic Sport: Milivojević: Ceo život sam sanjao i molio Boga da dam gol Partizanu (Serbian) 18 November 2012
- ↑ Sports Mole: Milivojević joins Anderlecht (28 July 2013
- ↑ Στα «ερυθρόλευκα» ο Μιλιβόγεβιτς (in Greek). Olympiacos.org. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ "Milivojević wants to commit his future to Olympiakos". www.sdna.gr. 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Olympiakos poised to activate Milivojevic buy-out clause". www.sdna.gr. 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Anderlecht cède définitivement Luka Milivojevic à Olympiacos". www.lameuse.be. 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Θρύλος και Μιλιβόγεβιτς συνεχίζουν μαζί!". www.olympiacos.org. 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Μιλιβόγεβιτς ως το 2019". www.sport24.gr. 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Milivojević: "Hvala Jankoviću, biću još bolji at Sportske.net
- ↑ Mondo (Serbian): "Orlovi" opet poleteli... 14 November 2012
- ↑ "Serbia - L.Milivojević - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
External sources
- Scoresway.com Profile
- Luka Milivojević at Utakmica.rs
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