Miloš Veljković
.jpg) Veljković with Serbia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2011 | FC Basel | ||
| 2011–2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Werder Bremen II | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | Werder Bremen | 65 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Switzerland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Serbia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Serbia U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2017– | Serbia | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:42, 29 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018 | |||
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Miloš Veljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Вељковић, pronounced [mǐloʃ ʋěːʎkoʋitɕ]; born 26 September 1995) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a central defender for Werder Bremen.
Club career
Early career
Born in Basel in Switzerland to Serbian parents, Veljković started his professional footballing career at Swiss side FC Basel.
Tottenham Hotspur
Miloš Veljković joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2011 from FC Basel. He made his Premier League debut on 8 April 2014 against Sunderland in a 5–1 home win, replacing Paulinho after 88 minutes. He got a longer run out on 11 May against Aston Villa when he came on for Sandro in the 62nd minute.[2]
Veljković went on loan to Middlesbrough in the Championship on 16 October 2014 for three months.[3] Due to the form of the midfield duo of Grant Leadbitter and Adam Clayton in central midfield, he was limited to a few substitute appearances and his loan was not extended in January.
On 20 January 2015, Veljković joined Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[4] However, he picked a shoulder injury in his third match for Charlton which ruled him out of contention.[5]
Werder Bremen
Veljković joined Werder Bremen on 1 February 2016, signing a three and half year deal, for a reported fee of €300,000.[6] On 24 September 2016, he made his first appearance for the first team of the 2016–17 season in a 2–1 victory against VfL Wolfsburg on matchday 5, the club's first win of the season; he played the full 90 minutes as centre-back after Lamine Sané had dropped out with knee problems in the warmup to the match.[7]
In June 2018, he agreed a contract extension with the club.[8]
International career
Veljković was born in Switzerland to Serbian parents, he initially represented Switzerland U16's before pledging his allegiance to Serbia. He played for the Serbia U19 team which won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[9] In the summer of 2015, he also won the FIFA U-20 World Cup for Serbia U20's as part of a Golden Generation coming through for the Serbia national team. Veljković played every game as centre back.[10]
He made his debut for the Serbia national football team on 11 November 2017 in a friendly match against China.[11]
In June 2018, he was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup[12], where he appeared on a match against Brazil.[13]
Style of play
Veljković plays both as central defender and as a defensive midfielder. He revealed that he prefers to play as a defensive midfielder in club football, and prefers to play as a central defender during international football.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 September 2018[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2013–14 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Werder Bremen II | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 3 | ||
International
- As of 11 October 2018[15]
| Serbia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
International
Serbia
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013
References
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "Tottenham vs. Sunderland - 7 April 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough sign Spurs defender Milos Veljkovic on loan". BBC Sport. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Charlton sign Milos Veljkovic on loan from Tottenham Hotspur". Charlton Athletic F.C. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Milos Veljkovic interview: Tottenham youngster eager to join Harry Kane and Nabil Bentaleb in the Spurs first-team". The Independent. 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Knips, Björn (31 January 2016). "Noch ein Neuer: Veljkovic kommt" [Another new boy: Veljkovic joins]. Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ "Werder mit Last-Minute-Tor zum ersten Saisonsieg". Sportschau (in German). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Vorzeitig verlängert: Veljkovic setzt "klares Statement"". kicker Online (in German). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ UEFA: Luković strike seals first Serbia triumph - 1 August 2013
- 1 2 "Milos Veljkovic: Tottenham's Under-20 World Cup winner wants to make impact in the Premier League, but this season about experience". The Independent. 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ "Soccer: Krstajic names Serbia's final 23-man World Cup squad". reuters.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ Andrew Das (27 June 2018). "World Cup: Brazil cruises into next round with easy victory". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ↑ "M. Veljkovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "Miloš Veljković". European Football. 23 June 2018.
External links
- Miloš Veljković at Soccerbase
- Miloš Veljković at Soccerway
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