Danijel Milićević

Danijel Milićević
Milićević playing for Gent in 2015
Personal information
Full name Danijel Milićević
Date of birth (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986
Place of birth Bellinzona, Switzerland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Eupen
Number 77
Youth career
Biaschesi
Bellinzona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Lugano 27 (4)
2006–2008 Yverdon 72 (6)
2009–2011 Eupen 81 (16)
2011–2014 Charleroi 75 (10)
2014–2018 Gent 126 (21)
2018 → Metz (loan) 12 (0)
2018– Eupen 6 (0)
National team‡
2004–2005 Switzerland U19 2 (1)
2005–2006 Switzerland U20 8 (1)
2006–2007 Switzerland U21 2 (0)
2016– Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2017

Danijel Milićević (Bosnian pronunciation: [dǎnijel milîːtɕeʋitɕ]; born 5 January 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Eupen and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Milićević started his professional career in Switzerland, where he played for Lugano and Yverdon. He then moved to Belgium and played for Eupen, Charleroi and Gent. In 2018 he had a loan spell at Metz. Later that year he returned to Eupen.

A former Swiss youth international, Milićević made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016.

Club career

Early career

Milićević played for two teams in his home country Switzerland, before moving to Belgium. He played mostly in second division.[2]

Milićević's first foreign team was Eupen. He signed for them in January 2009 and helped the team win promotion to the Belgian First Division A.[3] When Eupen got relegated, Milićević moved to Charleroi in the summer of 2011, who were also playing in Belgian First Division B.[4] After one season, Charleroi were promoted by winning the league, with Milićević attracting the interest of bigger clubs.[5]

Gent

Milićević transferred to Gent in January 2014.[6] He made his debut later that month, coming off the bench against Kortrijk.[7]

He scored his first goals, a brace, against Zulte Waregem on 17 August 2014.[8] Milićević won his first trophy with Gent in May 2015, as they were crowned league champions for the first time in their history.[9] He was also instrumental in Gent's first UEFA Champions League campaign, as the team reached round of 16, eventually losing out to VfL Wolfsburg.[10]

On 29 January 2016, he signed a new three-year contract with the club.[11] In a match against Club Brugge on 2 April 2017, Milićević played his 100th league game for Gent.[12] He scored first hat-trick of his career on 20 September 2017, against Geel in Belgian Cup.[13]

On 5 January 2018, Milićević was signed on loan until the end of the season by French side Metz, with an option to make the transfer permanent.[14]

Eupen

In June 2018, Milićević signed a two-year deal with Eupen, sealing his return to the club whose captain's armband he once wore.[15] He made his competitive debut for the club on 4 August against Charleroi.[16]

International career

Milićević was eligible to represent three nations on senior level: Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, having played for Switzerland on youth levels.[17] In 2015, he expressed his desire to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina under Mehmed Baždarević.[18]

In June 2016, FIFA gave Bosnia and Herzegovina its approval to select Milićević.[19] As a result, in August 2016, he was named in Bosnia's squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Estonia,[20] against whom he made his official debut, and provided an assist for the fourth goal in a 5–0 victory.[21]

Personal life

Danijel's family is from Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2018.[23]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lugano 2004–05 Swiss Challenge League 15220––172
2005–06 Swiss Challenge League 12210––132
Total 27430––304
Yverdon 2005–06 Swiss Super League 173–––173
2006–07 Swiss Challenge League 24233––275
2007–08 Swiss Challenge League 31130––341
Total 72663––789
Eupen 2008–09 Belgian First Division B 115–––115
2009–10 Belgian First Division B 38810––398
2010–11 Belgian First Division A 32300––323
Total 811610––8216
Charleroi 2011–12 Belgian First Division B 29410––304
2012–13 Belgian First Division A 26320––283
2013–14 Belgian First Division A 20310––213
Total 751040––7910
Gent 2013–14 Belgian First Division A 10020––120
2014–15 Belgian First Division A 33941––3710
2015–16 Belgian First Division A 33540831[lower-alpha 1]0468
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 33630123–489
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 1713421–226
Total 126211652271016533
Metz (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 12010––130
Eupen 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 6000––60
Career total 399573182271045372
  1. ↑ Appearance in 2015 Belgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 3 September 2017.[24]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201610
201720
201800
Total30

Honours

Charleroi[23]

Gent[23]

References

  1. ↑ "MILICEVIC Danijel". as-eupen.be (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Novo ime Danijel Milićević: Meša je najzaslužniji što ću igrati za BiH". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Eupener in der Champions League: Danijel Milicevic und Ervin Zukanovic". ostbelgiendirekt.be (in German). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Milicevic a signé chez les zèbres ce mardi". sudinfo.be (in French). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Milicevic: Ein Tessiner brilliert auf der großen Bühne". srf.ch (in German). 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Milićević napušta Gent? Već je dobio primamljivu ponudu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kortrijk se osvetio za Kup, Zukanović na klupi Genta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gent bez Zolotića poražen na Kristal Areni". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Gent osvojio prvu šampionsku titulu u historiji!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Wolfsburg slavi najveći evropski uspjeh u klupskoj historiji". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Danijel Milićević produžio ugovor sa Gentom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Milićević slavi jubilej u dresu belgijskog Genta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Milićević s tri gola odveo Gent u osminu finala kupa Belgije". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Zvanično: Danijel Milićević novi fudbaler Metza". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Danijel Milićević ima novi klub". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Charleroi, avec un Rezaei à nouveau efficace, s'impose 1-4 à Eupen". rtbf.be (in French). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "Milićević: Džeku nisam poznavao, ali me iznenadio pitanjem". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  18. ↑ "Danijel Milićević želi dres zmajeva". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Danijel Milićević stekao pravo nastupa za BiH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Baždarević objavio spisak za Estoniju: Pozvano 26 igrača". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "BiH razbila Estoniju i uspješno krenula na put za Rusiju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "Milićević: Čudi me da su Hajrović i Seferović izabrali Švicarsku". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  23. 1 2 3 "D. Milićević". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Danijel Milićević". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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