Danijel Milićević

Danijel Milićević
Personal information
Full name Danijel Milićević
Date of birth (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 (age 38)
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 Lugano, before joining Yverdon in 2006. In 2009, he moved to Eupen. Two years later, he switched to Charleroi. In 2014, Milićević was transferred to Gent, who loaned him to Metz in 2018. Later that year, he went back to Eupen. In 2020, he signed with Seraing.

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 Charleroi.[4]

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 hat-trick on 20 September 2017 against Geel.[12]

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ goals in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 8 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  7. ^ goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying

International

As of match played 3 September 2017[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 1 0
2017 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Charleroi[21]

Gent[21]

References

  1. ^ "Bivši reprezentativac BiH se vraća u Lugano". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Ex-Eupener in der Champions League: Danijel Milicevic und Ervin Zukanovic". ostbelgiendirekt.be (in German). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ "SC Charleroi: Milicevic (Eupen) a signé chez les Zèbres ce mardi". sudinfo.be (in French). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Milićević napušta Gent? Već je dobio primamljivu ponudu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Kortrijk se osvetio za Kup, Zukanović na klupi Genta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Zolotić bez minutaže, Gent i Anderlecht dijele prvo mjesto". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Gent osvojio prvu šampionsku titulu u historiji!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Hulk bombardovao Valenciju, Witsel za pobjedu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Danijel Milićević produžio ugovor sa Gentom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Milićević slavi jubilej u dresu belgijskog Genta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Danijel Milićević novi nogometaš francuskog Metza". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Danijel Milićević ponovo u Eupenu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Danijel Milićević želi dres Zmajeva". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Danijel Milićević stekao pravo nastupa za BiH!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Baždarević objavio spisak za Estoniju: Pozvano 26 igrača". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  20. ^ "BiH razbila Estoniju i uspješno krenula na put za Rusiju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  21. ^ a b c "D. Milićević". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Danijel Milićević". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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