Matko Miljevic

Matko Mijael Miljevic (born 9 May 2001) is an American professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentinos Juniors.[3]

Matko Miljevic
Personal information
Full name Matko Mijael Miljevic[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Argentinos Juniors
Number 19
Youth career
Boca Juniors
2011–2018 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Argentinos Juniors 6 (1)
National team‡
2017 United States U16 5 (0)
2018 Argentina U20 2 (0)
2019 Argentina U18
2020– United States U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2020

Club career

Prior to signing for Argentinos Juniors in 2011, Miljevic had a short stint with the Boca Juniors academy.[4] The 2018–19 campaign saw the midfielder appear in senior football, firstly as an unused substitute for league fixtures with Tigre and Huracán in November/December 2018.[3] Miljevic was named as a substitute for a Copa de la Superliga round of sixteen match against San Lorenzo in the succeeding April, subsequently making his professional bow in a 1–0 first leg win at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona.[3] His Primera División debut arrived on 26 August versus Huracán, while his first goal came on 31 August against Gimnasia y Esgrima.[3]

International career

Miljevic is eligible to play for Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia or the United States at international level.[2][5][6] He played for latter's U16s at the 2017 Montaigu Tournament, before appearing for the Argentina U20s in a friendly with Uruguay in August 2018.[2][7][8] July 2019 saw Miljevic receive a call-up from the Argentina U18s for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament in Spain.[9] He scored on matchdays one/two against Mauritania and Spain respectively.[10][11] In August 2019, Tab Ramos called Miljevic up for September friendlies with the United States U20s but Argentinos denied his release.[12] On 8 January 2020, Miljevic was released to the United States U20s for January friendlies where he made 2 appearances against the Mexico U20s.[13][14]

Personal life

Miljevic was born in Miami, Florida after his parents had moved to the United States due to the 1998–2002 Argentine great depression.[15] He is of Croatian descent, via his grandfather who was born in Banja Luka (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).[2] He began the process of applying for a Croatian passport in 2018.[2] Miljevic took part in taekwondo as a youngster, notably winning the Argentina Open on two occasions; in 2014 and 2015 respectively.[4][16]

Career statistics
As of 2 October 2019.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2018–19 Primera División 0000401[lower-alpha 1]00050
2019–20 5120001[lower-alpha 1]00081
Career total 5120402000131
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. "Matko Miljevic". World Football. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. "On the rise with Argentinos Juniors, Miljevic discusses international options". American Soccer Now. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. "Argentina - M. Miljevic". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. "Matko Miljevic: "Si erro un gol pienso en eso toda la semana"". Argentinos Juniors. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. "Matko Miljevic, en la órbita de la selección de Estados Unidos sub 20". Marca. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "Matko Miljevic: "Tengo ganas de jugar con Estados Unidos"". Marca. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  7. "Matko Miljevic - U.S. Soccer". US Soccer. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. "Matko Miljevic, el yankee que busca debutar en Argentinos Juniors". Marca. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  9. "Convocados y fixture del torneo COTIF L'Alcúdia". AFA. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. "Sub 18: Argentina derrotó a Mauritania en su debut". Cielosports. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. "Otro triunfo para la Selección Argentina". Cielosports. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  12. "Breaking down the United States U-20 and U-23 September rosters". American Soccer Now. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. "NEW U-20 MNT HEAD COACH ANTHONY HUDSON KICKS OFF 2020 WITH 24-PLAYER TRAINING CAMP, TWO GAMES VS. MEXICO". US Soccer. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  14. https://us.marca.com/claro/futbol/seleccion-usa/2020/01/24/5e2b6fbc22601deb6e8b45fa.html
  15. "Matko Miljevic, el hijo de la crisis del 2001 por el que se pelean las selecciones de Argentina, Croacia y Estados Unidos". Infobae. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  16. "MILJEVIC, Matko". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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