Danijel Milićević
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danijel Milićević | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Bellinzona, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gent (assistant manager) | ||
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) |
2018–2020 | Eupen | 43 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Seraing | 10 | (0) |
Total | 446 | (62) | |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Switzerland U20 | 8 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2021– | Gent (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Danijel Milićević (Bosnian pronunciation: [dǎnijel milîːtɕeʋitɕ]; born 5 January 1986) is a Bosnian professional football coach and former player, who played as an attacking midfielder.
Milićević started his professional career at
A former Swiss youth international, Milićević made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016, earning 3 caps until 2017.
Club career
Early career
Milićević started playing football at a local club Biaschesi, before joining youth setup of his hometown team Bellinzona. He made his professional debut playing for Lugano in 2004 at the age of 18.[1]
In January 2006, he signed with Yverdon.[2]
In January 2009, Milićević moved to Belgian side Eupen.[3]
In the summer of 2011, he switched to
Gent
In January 2014, Milićević was transferred to Gent for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his official debut for the team on 18 January against Kortrijk.[6] On 17 August, he scored his a brace in a triumph over Zulte Waregem, which were his first goals for Gent.[7] He won his first trophy with the club on 21 May 2015, when they were crowned league champions for the first time in their history.[8]
On 16 September, Milićević made his UEFA Champions League debut against Lyon and managed to score a goal.[9]
In January 2016, he extended his contract until June 2019.[10]
Milićević played his 100th game for the team on 13 August.[11]
He scored his first career
In January 2018, he was loaned to French outfit Metz until the end of season.[13]
Later stage of career
In June 2018, Milićević returned to Eupen.[14]
In October 2020, he signed with Seraing.[15]
He announced his retirement from football on 17 June 2021.[16]
International career
Despite representing Switzerland at various youth levels, Milićević decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level.[17]
In June 2016, his request to change sports citizenship from Swiss to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[18] Subsequently, he received his first senior call-up in August 2016, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Estonia,[19] and debuted in that game on 6 September.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 April 2021[21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lugano | 2004–05 | Swiss Challenge League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | Swiss Challenge League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
Total | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 4 | ||||
Yverdon
|
2005–06 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | |||
2006–07 | Swiss Challenge League | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 27 | 5 | |||
2007–08 | Swiss Challenge League | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | |||
Total | 72 | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 78 | 9 | ||||
Eupen | 2008–09 | Belgian First Division B
|
11 | 5 | – | – | – | 11 | 5 | |||
2009–10 | Belgian First Division B | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 8 | |||
2010–11 | Belgian First Division A
|
32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 3 | |||
Total | 81 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 82 | 16 | ||||
Charleroi
|
2011–12 | Belgian First Division B | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Belgian First Division A | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||
2013–14 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 3 | |||
Total | 75 | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 79 | 10 | ||||
Gent | 2013–14 | Belgian First Division A | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Belgian First Division A | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 10 | |||
2015–16 | Belgian First Division A | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8[a] | 3[b] | 1[c] | 0 | 46 | 8 | |
2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12[d] | 3[e] | – | 48 | 9 | ||
2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2[f] | 1[g] | – | 22 | 6 | ||
Total | 126 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 33 | ||
Metz (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
Eupen | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 5 | |||
Total | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 5 | ||||
Seraing | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
Career total | 446 | 62 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 503 | 77 |
- ^ appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ goals in UEFA Champions League
- ^ appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 8 appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
- ^ goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
International
- As of match played 3 September 2017[22]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Charleroi[21]
- Belgian First Division B: 2011–12
Gent[21]
- Belgian First Division A: 2014–15
- Belgian Super Cup: 2015
References
- ^ "Bivši reprezentativac BiH se vraća u Lugano". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Milicevic: Ein Tessiner brilliert auf der großen Bühne". srf.ch (in German). 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Eupener in der Champions League: Danijel Milicevic und Ervin Zukanovic". ostbelgiendirekt.be (in German). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "SC Charleroi: Milicevic (Eupen) a signé chez les Zèbres ce mardi". sudinfo.be (in French). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Milićević napušta Gent? Već je dobio primamljivu ponudu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Kortrijk se osvetio za Kup, Zukanović na klupi Genta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Zolotić bez minutaže, Gent i Anderlecht dijele prvo mjesto". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Gent osvojio prvu šampionsku titulu u historiji!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Hulk bombardovao Valenciju, Witsel za pobjedu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Danijel Milićević produžio ugovor sa Gentom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Milićević slavi jubilej u dresu belgijskog Genta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Milićević postigao sva tri pogotka za Gent i odveo ga u osminu finala Kupa". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Danijel Milićević novi nogometaš francuskog Metza". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Danijel Milićević ponovo u Eupenu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Iskusni reprezentativac BiH odlazi u belgijski klub koji nikad nije igrao u najjačem rangu". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Danijel Milićević završio igračku karijeru i vratio se u bivši klub na mjesto pomoćnog trenera". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Danijel Milićević želi dres Zmajeva". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Danijel Milićević stekao pravo nastupa za BiH!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Baždarević objavio spisak za Estoniju: Pozvano 26 igrača". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "BiH razbila Estoniju i uspješno krenula na put za Rusiju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "D. Milićević". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Danijel Milićević". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
External links
- Danijel Milićević at National-Football-Teams.com
- Danijel Milićević – UEFA competition record (archive)