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Deni Milošević ([děni milǒːʃeʋitɕ]; born 9 March 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Konyaspor and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Milošević started his professional career at Standard Liège, who loaned him to Waasland-Beveren in 2015. The following year, he joined Konyaspor.
Milošević represented Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina on youth levels, but decided to represent the latter on senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2018.
Club career
Early career
Milošević came through youth academy of his hometown club Standard Liège. He made his professional debut in UEFA Europa League game against Elfsborg on 12 December 2013 at the age of 18.
In September 2015, he was sent on a season-long loan to Waasland-Beveren. On 20 September, he scored his first professional goal against Club Brugge.
Konyaspor
On 9 June 2016, Milošević signed a three-year contract with Turkish club Konyaspor. He made his competitive debut for the team on 20 August and provided an assist in an away draw at Rizespor. Milošević wrote his name in club's history books, as he scored a goal in UEFA Europa League game against Braga. It was Konyaspor's first goal in European competitions and also his first goal for the side. A few months later, he scored his first league goal for the club. Milošević won his first title with Konyaspor, club's first trophy ever, on 31 May 2017, by beating İstanbul Başakşehir in Turkish Cup final.
On 31 August 2018, Milošević played his 100th game for the team.
In January 2019, he extended his contract until June 2022.
International career
Despite representing Belgium on various youth levels, Milošević decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on senior level, stating that it was difficult to play for another country if your last name ended with "ić".
In August 2015, Milošević's application to change his sport citizenship from Belgian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA. He was first part of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team.
In February 2016, he was voted 2015 Bosnian young player of the year by country's sports journalists.
In August 2017, he received his first senior call-up, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Gibraltar, but had to wait until 23 March 2018 to make his debut, in a friendly game against Bulgaria.
On 23 March 2019, in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Armenia, Milošević scored his first senior international goal.
Personal life
Milošević's father Cvijan was also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 June 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Standard Liège | 2013–14 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 2015–16 | Belgian First Division A | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| Konyaspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 47 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 124 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 17 | ||
International
- As of match played 5 September 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 March 2019 | Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Armenia | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
Honours
Konyaspor
- Turkish Cup: 2016–17
- Turkish Super Cup: 2017