Luka Milivojević
Luka Milivojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Миливојевић, pronounced [lûːka miliʋǒːjeʋitɕ]; born 7 April 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Shabab Al Ahli as a midfielder.
| Milivojević with Serbia at the 2018 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Milivojević[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kragujevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab AlAhli | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Radnički Kragujevac | 5 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Rad | 49 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | 36 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Anderlecht | 19 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Olympiacos | 62 | (11) |
| 2017–2023 | Crystal Palace | 183 | (28) |
| 2023– | Shabab Al Ahli | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Serbia U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2020 | Serbia | 38 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 7 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Milivojević began his career with Radnički Kragujevac and then played for Rad before signing for Red Star Belgrade in January 2012. He later won the Belgian Pro League with Anderlecht and the Super League Greece twice with Olympiacos before a €16 million transfer to Premier League club Crystal Palace in January 2017. Appointed club captain in 2018, he amassed nearly 200 appearances and scored 29 goals for the club before departing in 2023.
Milivojević made his senior international debut for Serbia national team in 2012, and represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, retiring from international football in 2021.
Club career edit
Early years edit
Milivojević's first season as senior was with his home town club Radnički Kragujevac during the 2007–08 season, then playing in the Serbian League West. At the end of that season he moved to the top league club Rad entered into the senior team in the 2008–09 season. He played as right side midfielder.
Red Star Belgrade edit
Milivojević signed for Red Star Belgrade on 19 December 2011.[4] His arrival to Red Star was largely due to the desire of coach Robert Prosinečki, who believed that Milivojević had bright potential. On 17 November 2012, Milivojević scored an impressive goal against city rivals Partizan.[5]
Anderlecht edit
On 26 July 2013, Milivojević signed a five-year contract with Belgian football giants Anderlecht.[6] On 1 September 2014, it was announced that Milivojević had joined Olympiacos on loan from Anderlecht.[7]
After the 2014–15 season, Milivojević reiterated his desire to stay with Olympiacos. The two clubs could have started new negotiations after the season ended; Milivojević stated that his wish was to make the move permanent.[8] According to reports in Belgium, Olympiacos were to meet Anderlecht's asking price in order to complete the permanent transfer of Milivojević. Olympiacos were in negotiations with the Belgian club as they were reluctant to pay the €2.7 million Anderlecht asked for Milivojević.[9]
Olympiacos edit
On 4 June 2015, Anderlecht confirmed that it had reached an agreement with Olympiacos for the permanent transfer of Milivojević. He had spent a season with the club, and joined the Greek champions by signing a four-year contract, for a fee of €2.3 million.[10][11][12] On 30 June 2015, Olympiacos turned down a bid in the region of €5 million from Fenerbahçe.
Crystal Palace edit
On 31 January 2017, Milivojević signed for Crystal Palace on a three-and-a-half year contract for €16 million.[13] On 10 April 2017, he scored his first goal for Palace with a penalty kick in his team's 3–0 home win over Arsenal,[14] and got his other goal of the season on 14 May in a 4–0 win at Selhurst Park against Hull City, which secured his team's place in the top flight for next season and relegated the opponents.[15]
In 2017–18, Milivojević was Palace's top scorer with 10 goals as the Eagles recovered from a poor start to the season to finish 11th under new manager Roy Hodgson.[16] He developed a reputation for taking penalties, scoring nine of the ten he took in his first 11⁄2 seasons with Palace; he had never taken a penalty in a professional match prior to joining Crystal Palace.[17][18] The one he did miss was on 31 December 2017 in added time at the end of a goalless draw against Manchester City, with Ederson making a save for the team who had won their last 18 matches.[19]
On 28 October 2018, Milivojević scored two penalties in a 2–2 home draw with Arsenal, ending the visitors' run of 12 consecutive victories.[20] Away to Manchester City on 22 December, he scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in a 3–2 victory over the title holders.[21]
In August 2019, Milivojević signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace keeping him at the club until 2023.[22] On 24 May 2023, it was confirmed he would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract.[23][24]
Shabab Al-Ahli edit
On 8 August 2023, Milovojević joined Emirati club Shabab Al Ahli.[25]
International career edit
He was a member of the Serbia u21 team. He was called-up in the Serbia national team on 29 September 2011, to face Italy and Slovenia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying phase.[26] He made his debut for Serbia on 14 November 2012 for a friendly match with Chile.[27] On 6 October 2017 he scored his first goal for Serbia in a World Cup Qualifying match with Austria.[28]
In June 2018, he was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[29] There he appeared in two matches, against Costa Rica[30] and Switzerland.[31]
In March 2021, he retired from international duty at the age of 29.[32]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 7 April 2024[33]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2007–08 | Serbian League West | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Rad | 2008–09 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 54 | 3 | ||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 47 | 7 | ||||
| Anderlecht | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 7[f] | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[g] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[h] | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| Total | 62 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | 21 | 0 | — | 94 | 15 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2016–17 | Premier League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 10 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 38 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 12 | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 183 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 198 | 29 | ||||
| Shabab Al Ahli | 2023–24 | UAE Pro League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 367 | 50 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 436 | 55 | ||
- ^ Includes Serbian Cup, Belgian Cup, Greek Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League
International edit
- As of 11 October 2020[34]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Milivojević goal.[34]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours edit
Club edit
Red Star Belgrade
Anderlecht
Olympiacos
Individual edit
References edit
- ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Luka Milivojevic Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Novi Magazin (Serbian): Luka Milivojević potpisao za Zvezdu 19 December 2012
- ^ [1] Blic Sport: Milivojević: Ceo život sam sanjao i molio Boga da dam gol Partizanu (in Serbian) 18 November 2012
- ^ [2] 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.
- ^ "Milivojevic Joins The Eagles". Crystal Palace Official Site. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Butler, Michael (10 April 2017). "Crystal Palace v Arsenal: Premier League – live!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ Johnston, Neil (14 May 2017). "Crystal Palace 4–0 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Crystal Palace 2017/18 Premier League season review". Sky Sports. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Milivojevic: Last 16 would be huge for Serbia". FIFA. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Milivojevic leads the way with penalty prowess". Premier League. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Delaney, Miguel (31 December 2017). "Luka Milivojevic misses stoppage-time penalty as Crystal Palace end Manchester City's winning run". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Fifield, Dominic (28 October 2018). "Crystal Palace's Luka Milivojevic holds his nerve to end Arsenal's winning run". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Khan, Alam (22 December 2017). "Manchester City vs Crystal Palace: Stunning defeat hands Liverpool the edge in title race". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Luka Milivojevic signs Palace contract extension". CPFC. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Luka Milivojevic to leave Crystal Palace". CPFC. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Luka Milivojević: A palace career in photos".
- ^ "Welcome Luka Milivojević". Twitter. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Milivojević: "Hvala Jankoviću, biću još bolji 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Sportske.net
- ^ Mondo (Serbian): "Orlovi" opet poleteli... 14 November 2012
- ^ [3] 6 October 2017
- ^ "Soccer: Krstajic names Serbia's final 23-man World Cup squad". reuters.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Timothy Abraham (17 June 2018). "Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Matthew Henry (23 June 2018). "Serbia 1–2 Switzerland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Milivojevic quits Serbia after being dropped". skysports.com. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Serbia - L.Milivojević - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Milivojević, Luka". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links edit
- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
- Luka Milivojević at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- Luka Milivojević at BDFutbol