Luka Milunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Милуновић; born 21 December 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian club Perak F.C. in Malaysia Super League. In international competition he has played for the Serbia national under-21 football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Perak F.C. | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Zvezdara | |||
| OFK Beograd | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | OFK Beograd | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Zulte Waregem | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Red Star Belgrade | 46 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | Platanias | 47 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Aris | 34 | (5) |
| 2018 | Voždovac | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Melaka United | 11 | (7) |
| 2019 | → Sabah FA (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2020 | Debrecen | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Napredak Kruševac | 26 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Kukësi | 37 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Niki Volos | 9 | (2) |
| 2023 | Radnički Kragujevac | 15 | (3) |
| 2023– | Perak | 5 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Serbia U21 | 16 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editPremature going abroad, he made earlier this player gaming mature. He can play the wing as well as the farthest forward. He was a member of all standard youth teams Serbia national team. Weak physical constitution in the younger categories made him uncompromising fighter, and this characteristic is now kept as a first team player. He joined the OFK Beograd senior team in the 2010–11 season, but made only 1 league appearances that season.
Zulte Waregem
editIn summer of 2011 he signed with Belgian Pro League team S.V. Zulte Waregem. For them he made 12 league appearances in the first half of 2011–12 season.
Red Star Belgrade
editAfter only 6 months in Belgium he returned to Serbia to play for Red Star Belgrade.[1] On 21 March 2012, he scored a goal against Red Star's arch rivals Partizan in the Eternal derby.
Aris
editAfter 2 years with Platanias, he was released in July 2016.[2] Despite some speculation linking him with AEK and PAOK he decided to join Aris on a three-year deal.[3] On 25 October 2016 he made his debut in an away Cup win against Aiginiakos, scoring two goals and giving one assist.[4] On 10 December 2017 he scored his first league goal in an easy 3–1 away win against Panelefsiniakos.[5] On 8 January he scored the winner in a 2–1 home win against Panegialios.[6] Ten days later he sealed a 4–0 home win against Panserraikos.[7] On 28 January 2017 he scored the only goal in a home derby win against OFI.[8] On 31 August 2018, he terminated his contract by mutual consent.[9]
Sabah FA
editIn 2019 season of Malaysian Premier League, he sign with Sabah FA on 1-year contract. He joined another Serbia Rodoljub Paunović and South Korean defender Park Tae-soo as a foreign player at the club.
International career
editOn 5 September 2013, Milunović scored two goals against Cyprus U21 playing for Serbia U21 in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.[10] Just a month later on 15 October 2013, he continued his good form in the same tournament scoring a goal against Northern Ireland U21.
Career statistics
edit- As of 12 March 2018
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | OFK Beograd | SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Zulte Waregem | Pro League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Red Star | SuperLiga | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2014–15 | Platanias | Superleague | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | Platanias | Superleague | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | Aris | Football League | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | Aris | Football League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Total | Serbia | 47 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 14 | |
| Belgium | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | Greece | 81 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | |
| Career total | 140 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 164 | 31 | ||
Honours
editRed Star
References
edit- ^ Zvezda dovela Luku Milunovića iz Varegema Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at www.mozzartsport.com, 1-2-2012 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Τέλος ο Μιλούνοβιτς από τον Πλατανιά". sport24.gr. 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Τριετές στον Άρη ο Μιλούνοβιτς". sport24.gr. 8 August 2016.
- ^ Αιγινιακός – Άρης 0-3! (in Greek). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Διπλό ο Άρης με ανατροπή στην Ελευσίνα και 3 στα 3". sport24.gr. 10 December 2016.
- ^ Άρης – Παναιγιάλειος 2-1! (in Greek). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Χορεύοντας στη βροχή ο Άρης 4-0 τον Πανσερραϊκό". sport24.gr. 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Με Μιλούνοβιτς ο Άρης 1-0 τον ΟΦΗ". sport24.gr. 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Επίσημο: Στον Άρη ο Πέδρο Βίτορ, λύθηκαν τα συμβόλαια Μπαργκάν και Μιλούνοβιτς". sport24.gr. 31 August 2018.
- ^ [1] Zurnal: Luka Milunović za pobedu Orlića nad Kipranima (VIDEO) – 5 September 2013 (in Serbian)
External links
edit- Luka Milunović at Utakmica.rs (in Serbian)