Mladen Devetak (Serbian Cyrillic: Младен Деветак; born 12 March 1999) is a Serbian football defender who plays for HNK Rijeka.

Mladen Devetak
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Left-back
Team information
Current team
Rijeka
Number 34
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Vojvodina 97 (1)
2018ČSK Čelarevo (loan) 14 (2)
2018Kabel (loan) 15 (3)
2022–2024 Palermo 6 (0)
2023Viterbese (loan) 17 (1)
2023–2024Istra 1961 (loan) 30 (0)
2024– Rijeka 11 (0)
International career
2015 Serbia U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Serbia U17 11 (0)
2017 Serbia U18 3 (0)
2018 Serbia U19 2 (0)
2019 Serbia U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Club career

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Vojvodina

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Born in Novi Sad, Devetak passed Vojvodina youth school. He made an official debut for Vojvodina in the 37th fixture of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season, played on 21 May 2017 against Javor Ivanjica.[2] In June 2017, Devetak signed his first professional contract, penning a four-year deal with the club.[3]

Palermo and loan to Viterbese

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On 5 August 2022, the newly-promoted Italian Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Devetak on a three-year contract.[4] He made six appearances with the Rosanero before being loaned out to Serie C club Viterbese on 4 January 2023.[5]

On 13 July 2023, Palermo announced to have loaned out Devetak to Croatian side NK Istra 1961, with an option to sign the player permanently at the end of the season.[6]

On 2 August 2024, Palermo confirmed the sale of Devetak to HNK Rijeka.[7]

International career

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Devetak was a member of a U19 national team.

Career statistics

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As of 29 October 2022[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina 2016–17[9] Serbian SuperLiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[10] 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19[11] 14 0 1 0 15 0
2019–20[12] 21 1 2 0 23 1
2020–21[13] 30 0 2 0 0 0 32 0
2021–22[14] 29 0 1 0 4 0 34 0
Total 97 1 6 0 4 0 107 1
ČSK Čelarevo (loan) 2017–18 Serbian First League 14 2 0 0 14 2
Kabel (loan) 2018–19 Serbian League Vojvodina 15 3 0 0 15 3
Palermo 2022–23 Serie B 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 128 6 6 0 4 0 138 6

Honours

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Vojvodina

References

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  1. ^ "Devetak Mladen". sportlend.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ "37. Kolo: Vojvodina - Javor-Matis". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ^ ŠESTORICA OMLADINACA POTPISALI PROFESIONALNE UGOVORE at FK Vojvodina official website, 28-6-2017 (in Serbian)
  4. ^ "DEVETAK È ROSANERO". Palermo F.C. (in Italian). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "MLADEN DEVETAK ALLA VITERBESE" (in Italian). Palermo F.C. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ^ "DEVETAK AL NK ISTRA 1961" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Devetak transferred to Rijeka" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ Mladen Devetak at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Devetak, Mladen 2016–17 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Devetak, Mladen 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Devetak, Mladen 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Devetak, Mladen 2019–20 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Devetak, Mladen 2020–21 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Devetak, Mladen 2021–22 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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