Miodrag Pivaš

Miodrag Pivaš
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Novi Sad, Serbia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Central defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Willem II
(on loan from Newcastle United)
Number 15
Youth career
UFC Siezenheim
SV Grödig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 SV Grödig 15 (0)
2023–2024 Jedinstvo Ub 25 (1)
2024– Newcastle United 0 (0)
2024– → Willem II (loan) 2 (0)
International career
Serbia U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:14, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Miodrag Pivaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Пиваш; born 17 May 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Willem II, on loan from English club Newcastle United, as a central defender and defensive midfielder.[2]

Early life

Born in Novi Sad,[3] Pivaš's family moved to Austria when he was 12.[4]

Club career

Pivaš made his senior debut aged 16 for Austrian side SV Grödig, and at the age of 18 returned to Serbia without his family.[4] He won promotion to the Serbian Superliga in his sole season with Jedinstvo Ub.[4]

In July 2024, Pivaš signed for English Premier League club Newcastle United.[5] On 2 September 2024, he joined Eredivisie side Willem II on a season-long loan deal.[6]

International career

Pivaš is a Serbia youth international,[7] playing for the under-17 team,[8] including playing for them at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]

Playing style

Pivaš plays as both a central defender and a defensive midfielder.[4]

Pivaš was compared by Ivan Radovanović,[4] his manager at Jedinstvo Ub, to Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Vidic.[8] Pivaš has said that he wants to follow in the footsteps of Ivanovic, Vidic, and Aleksandar Mitrovic.[8] His mentality and smartness was also praised by Heimo Pfeifenberger, his manager at SV Grödig.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ryder, Lee (26 June 2024). "Newcastle United close in on signing 6ft 2in Serbia hot prospect". Chronicle Live.
  2. ^ Miodrag Pivaš at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Newcastle sign teenage defender Pivas". www.premierleague.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Kelly, Ciaran (25 July 2024). "Newcastle make 'very smart' transfer move amid £100m-plus saving dream". Chronicle Live.
  5. ^ "Newcastle United transfer news: Miodrag Pivas signs from Jedinstvo". BBC Sport. 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Miodrag Pivaš wordt gehuurd van Newcastle United FC" [Miodrag Pivaš is loaned from Newcastle United FC]. www.willem-ii.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ Stokes, Aaron (27 June 2024). "Miodrag Pivas profiled as Newcastle United close in on exciting summer transfer". Chronicle Live.
  8. ^ a b c "Newcastle news: Miodrag Pivas - who is Magpies' new Serbian defender?". BBC Sport. 23 July 2024.