Matija Ljujić
Matija Ljujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Матија Љујић; born 28 October 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hungarian side Újpest.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Prijepolje, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Újpest | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Teleoptik | 102 | (9) |
| 2014 | Partizan | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Mladost Lučani (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Rad | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Žalgiris | 44 | (7) |
| 2018 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Belenenses SAD | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Bnei Yehuda | 51 | (5) |
| 2021 | Gangwon | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | Hapoel Haifa | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Újpest | 19 | (5) |
| 2023 | → Sabail (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023 | |||
Career edit
Early career edit
Ljujic is a product of the FK Partizan academy.[1]
FK Rad edit
Ljujić played for Rad in the Serbian SuperLiga in 2015–16 season.[2]
FK Žalgiris edit
On 15 June 2016 he signed for Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.[3]
Wellington Phoenix edit
On 9 January 2018, Ljujić signed for Wellington Phoenix until the end of their 2017–18 season.[4][5] He scored his first goal for the club in his debut home game against Western Sydney Wanderers, a long-range dipping strike that beat Vedran Janjetović in goal.[6]
Belenenses edit
On 1 June 2018, Ljujić joined Belenenses on a three-year contract.[7]
Bnei Yehuda edit
On 18 September 2019 Ljujić signed the Israeli Premier League club from the city Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda.
Gangwon FC edit
On 20 July 2021 Ljujić joined the K League 1 club Gangwon FC.
Hapoel Haifa edit
On 26 January 2022, he joined the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa.
Personal life edit
His father, Sinisa "Maca" Ljujic, is a football coach.[8]
References edit
- ^ Phoenix imports Andrija Kaludjerovic and Matija Ljujic on football's 'crazy' derby stuff.co.nz
- ^ "Matija Ljujić". srbijafudbal.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Vilniaus "Žalgiryje" – dar vienas naujokas" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 15 June 2016.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (9 January 2018). "New assistant coach, new import arrive for Wellington Phoenix ahead of Melbourne Victory clash". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ . Newshub. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix new boy Matija Ljujic will give '100 per cent' to his new club stuff.co.nz
- ^ "Matija Ljucic certo para o meio-campo" [Matija Ljucic right to the midfield]. Report.pt (in Portuguese). 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Matija Ljujić". Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
External links edit
- Matija Ljujić at Soccerway
- Matija Ljujić stats at utakmica.rs (in Serbian)
- Matija Ljujić at FootballDatabase.eu