Aleksandar Luković

Aleksandar Luković

Luković with Udinese in 2007
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Luković
Date of birth (1982-10-23) 23 October 1982
Place of birth Kraljevo, Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre-back / Left-back
Club information
Current team
Red Star Belgrade
Number 3
Youth career
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Sloga Kraljevo 66 (8)
2002–2006 Red Star Belgrade 64 (3)
2003–2004Jedinstvo Ub (loan) 23 (2)
2006–2010 Udinese 97 (0)
2006Ascoli (loan) 10 (0)
2010–2014 Zenit St. Petersburg 40 (1)
2012–2014Zenit-2 (loan) 28 (2)
2015– Red Star Belgrade 25 (1)
National team
2005–2012 Serbia 28 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Aleksandar Luković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Луковић; born 23 October 1982) is a Serbian footballer who played as a defender for the Serbian national team and currently plays for Red Star Belgrade. He appeared in the 2010 World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Luković started his career at hometown club Sloga Kraljevo. In 2002 he was signed by Crvena Zvezda. He played his first UEFA Cup match on 15 August 2002 after he substituted Nemanja Vidić at second half. Crvena Zvezda won 2–0 to FC Kairat.

Udinese

In mid-2006, after signing a pre-contract with Udinese, Luković was on loan to Ascoli from Red Star Belgrade in order for the club to "borrow" the non-EU registration quota from Udinese.[1] He was "loaned" to Udinese from Ascoli in January transfer window.

On 27 January 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Udinese against Torino.[2]

He was signed permanently in mid-2007.

Zenit St. Petersburg

On 29 July 2010 it was officially announced that Luković signed a four-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for undisclosed fee.[3] Initially he was a constant starter for the team but eventually got reduced playing time with the arrival of Domenico Criscito to the club for left-back position.

Return to Red Star Belgrade

After several consecutive transfer windows of rumors regarding his return, it was announced on 29 December 2014 that Luković signed a 2.5-year contract with Red Star.[4] On February 6, 2015, in a friendly match against Rubin Kazan, Luković suffered a serious injury which sidelined him until the summer of 2015.[5] On August 23, 2015, Luković finally made his first appearance for Red Star since his injury, and was applauded by the whole stadium when he came in as a substitute for Savo Pavićević.[6]

International career

He made his international debut against Poland on 15 August 2005. He played a part during 2010 World Cup qualifying and mostly partnered Nemanja Vidić in central defense as Aleksandar Kolarov was preferred at left back. He was sent off in Serbia's opening 2010 World Cup match against Ghana on 13 June 2010.[7]

In March 2011, two weeks before a crucial Euro 2012 qualifier against Northern Ireland, Luković surprised everyone by deciding to retire from the national team at the age of 28, choosing to focus on his club Zenit. On the same occasion, his teammate Danko Lazović also made the same announcement.

Career statistics

Club

As of April 2016 [8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sloga Kraljevo 1998–99 213??0000213
1999–00 111??0000111
2000–01 191??0000191
2001–02 153??0000153
Total 668??0000668
Red Star 2001–02 60??000060
2002–03 60??100070
Jedinstvo Ub (loan) 2003–04 232??0000232
Red Star 2004–05 250??5000300
2005–06 273??8000353
Total 643??14000783
Ascoli 2006–07 100200000120
Total 100200000120
Udinese 2006–07 5000000050
2007–08 320400000360
2008–09 270107000350
2009–10 330200000350
Total 9707070001110
Zenit 2010 110209000220
2011–12 191100010211
2012–13 90201010130
2013–14 1000101130
Total 4015011030591
Red Star 2014–15 0000000000
2015–16 251100000261
Total 251100000261
Career total 353171503203040317

International

Serbian national team
YearAppsGoals
200550
200630
200700
200830
200970
201090
201100
201210
Total280

Honours

Club

Red Star Belgrade

Zenit St. Petersburg

References

  1. "Udinese sign Lukovic". Sky Sports. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. "Tactical Formation". Football Lineups. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
  3. Лукович – в "Зените"! [Luković in Zenit]. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (in Russian). 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. Novosti: Luković i Anđelković nove uzdanice Zvezde: Kumovska veza čuva Rajkovića - 29 December 2014 (Serbian)
  5. B92: Luković ipak teže povređen? (Serbian) February 9, 2015
  6. Mozzart Sport: Luković: Očekivao sam podršku, ali ne ovakvu! Ovo retko koji klub u Evropi ima... (Serbian) August 23, 2015
  7. Soneji, Pranav (13 June 2010). "Serbia 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  8. "A.Lukovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  9. National Football Teams | Aleksandar Luković

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