Quick Facts
Biography
Luka Milivojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Миливојевић; born 7 April 1991) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Serbia national team.
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. 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.
Anderlecht
On 26 July 2013, Milivojević signed a five-year contract with Belgian football giants R.S.C. Anderlecht. On 1 September 2014, it was announced that Luka Milivojević has joined Olympiacos on loan from Anderlecht. 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. 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.
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. On 30 June 2015, Olympiakos have turned down a bid in the region of €5 million from Fenerbahce. The Turkish club is very eager to sign the Serbian midfielder as Olympiakos ex manager Vitor Pereira is a big admirer of the player. The player stayed in Piraeus, having a vital role in back to back championship.
He started the 2016-17 season as the undisputable leader of the club's defence. According to rumours from his motherland, AS Roma are monitoring the case of Serbian international defensive midfielder. Zenit Saint Petersburg, Valencia CF, ACF Fiorentina and SL Benfica are also interested in signing the 25-year-old player, who seems ready to leave the Reds and Greek Super League after two successful seasons with three domestic titles, but the reds are asking for at least €10 million in order to sell the 25-year-old international.
Crystal Palace
On 31 January 2017, Milivojević signed for Crystal Palace on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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. He made his debut for Serbia on 14 November 2012 in a friendly match with Chile.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 January 2017
| 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 | 1 | 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 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 47 | 7 | ||
| 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 | |
| Olympiacos | 2014–15 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| Total | 62 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 15 | |
| Career total | 183 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 237 | 32 | |
International
| Serbian national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 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; Runner-up: 2015–16
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year (1): 2011–12
External sources
- Scoresway.com Profile
- Luka Milivojević at Utakmica.rs