Luka Milivojević

Luka Milivojević
Лука Миливојевић

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	44	(5)
National team^‡
2011–2012	Serbia U21	11	(1)
2012–	Serbia	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 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 statistics

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
2016	2	0
Total	13	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 (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
• Greek Football Cup (1): 2014–15

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year (1): 2011–12

References

1. Novi Magazin (Serbian): Luka Milivojević potpisao za Zvezdu 19 December 2012
2. Blic Sport: Milivojević: Ceo život sam sanjao i molio Boga da dam gol Partizanu (Serbian) 18 November 2012
3. Sports Mole: Milivojević joins Anderlecht (28 July 2013
4. Στα «ερυθρόλευκα» ο Μιλιβόγεβιτς (in Greek). Olympiacos.org. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
5. "Milivojević wants to commit his future to Olympiakos". www.sdna.gr. 19 April 2015.
6. "Olympiakos poised to activate Milivojevic buy-out clause". www.sdna.gr. 20 April 2015.
7. "Anderlecht cède définitivement Luka Milivojevic à Olympiacos". www.lameuse.be. 4 June 2015.
8. "Θρύλος και Μιλιβόγεβιτς συνεχίζουν μαζί!". www.olympiacos.org. 4 June 2015.
9. "Μιλιβόγεβιτς ως το 2019". www.sport24.gr. 4 June 2015.
10. Milivojević: "Hvala Jankoviću, biću još bolji at Sportske.net
11. Mondo (Serbian): "Orlovi" opet poleteli... 14 November 2012
12. "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