Deni Milošević Explained

Deni Milošević
Birth Date:9 March 1995
Birth Place:Liège, Belgium
Height:1.83 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthclubs1:Standard Liège
Years1:2014–2016
Clubs1:Standard Liège
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2016
Clubs2:Beveren (loan)
Caps2:23
Goals2:4
Years3:2016–2021
Clubs3:Konyaspor
Caps3:159
Goals3:13
Years4:2021–2024
Clubs4:Antalyaspor
Caps4:29
Goals4:0
Years5:2022–2023
Clubs5:Sakaryaspor (loan)
Caps5:20
Goals5:1
Nationalyears1:2010–2011
Nationalteam1:Belgium U16
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2011–2012
Nationalteam2:Belgium U17
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:3
Nationalyears3:2013
Nationalteam3:Belgium U18
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2015–2016
Nationalteam4:Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2018–2020
Nationalteam5:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationalcaps5:11
Nationalgoals5:1
Club-Update:24 May 2024

Deni Milošević (pronounced as /sr/; born 9 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Belgium, he played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Milošević started his professional career at Standard Liège, who loaned him to Beveren in 2015. The following year, he joined Konyaspor. In 2021, he switched to Antalyaspor, who sent him on loan to Sakaryaspor in 2022.

Milošević represented Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth levels, but decided to represent the latter at the senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2018, earning 11 caps until 2020.

Club career

Standard Liège

Milošević came through the youth academy of his hometown club Standard Liège.[1] He made his professional debut in a UEFA Europa League game against Elfsborg on 12 December 2013 at the age of 18.[2] A month later, he made his league debut against Oostende.[3]

In September 2015, he was sent on a season-long loan to Beveren.[4] On 20 September, he scored his first professional goal against Club Brugge.[5]

Konyaspor

In June 2016, Milošević was transferred to Turkish outfit Konyaspor for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his official debut for the team against Rizespor on 20 August.[7] On 20 October, he scored his first goal for Konyaspor in a UEFA Europa League tie against Braga.[8] Three months later, he scored his first league goal in a triumph over Rizespor.[9] He won his first title with Konyaspor, club's first trophy ever, on 31 May 2017, by beating İstanbul Başakşehir in the Turkish Cup final.[10]

Milošević played his 100th match for the squad against Kahramanmaraşspor on 31 October 2018.[11]

In January 2019, he extended his contract with the team until June 2022.[12]

Antalyaspor

In July 2021, Milošević moved to Antalyaspor on a three-year deal.[13] He made his competitive debut for the side on 15 August against Göztepe.[14] On 28 October, he scored his first goal for Antalyaspor in a Turkish Cup fixture against Diyarbakırspor.[15]

In September 2022, he was loaned to Sakaryaspor until the end of the season.[16]

International career

Despite representing Belgium at various youth levels, Milošević decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level. He was first part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team.[17]

In August 2015, his request to change sports citizenship from Belgian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[18] Subsequently, he received his first senior call-up in August 2017, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Gibraltar,[19] but had to wait until 23 March 2018 to make his debut in a friendly game against Bulgaria.[20]

On 23 March 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Armenia, Milošević scored his first senior international goal.[21]

Personal life

Milošević's father Cvijan was also a professional footballer.[22]

Career statistics

Club

[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège2013–14Belgian Pro League10001020
2014–15Belgian Pro League20001030
Total30002050
Beveren (loan)2015–16Belgian Pro League23410244
Konyaspor2016–17Süper Lig31210061473
2017–18Süper Lig333206110424
2018–19Süper Lig33121352
2019–20Süper Lig32500325
2020–21Süper Lig30241343
Total159131821221019017
Antalyaspor2021–22Süper Lig1503110191
2023–24Süper Lig14030170
Total2906110361
Sakaryaspor (loan)2022–231. Lig2010010211
Career total234182531423027623

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[24]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201840
201931
202040
Total111

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Milošević goal.

List of international goals scored by Deni Milošević
scope=colNo.scope=colDatescope=colVenuescope=colCapscope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
123 March 2019Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina52–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Konyaspor[23]

2016–17

2017

Notes and References

  1. News: Mlada zvijezda Standarda nema dileme: Samo BiH!. reprezentacija.ba. 24 January 2014. 25 January 2014. Bosnian.
  2. News: Novi poraz Dinama, Černomorec šokirao Električare. sportsport.ba. 12 December 2013. 15 December 2013. Bosnian.
  3. News: Standard nastavio tamo gdje je stao na kraju jeseni. sportsport.ba. 18 January 2014. 20 January 2014. Bosnian.
  4. News: Standard poslao Denija Miloševića na posudbu. sportsport.ba. 2 September 2015. 5 September 2015. Bosnian.
  5. News: Golčina Miloševića protiv Club Bruggea. sportsport.ba. 20 September 2015. 20 September 2015. Bosnian.
  6. News: Mladi reprezentativac BiH Deni Milošević potpisao za Konyaspor. klix.ba. 9 June 2016. 10 June 2016. Bosnian.
  7. News: Konyaspor remizirao, sva tri bh. igrača bila u prvoj postavi. sportsport.ba. 20 August 2016. 20 August 2016. Bosnian.
  8. News: Milošević strijelac u remiju Konyaspora i Brage, Shakhtar razbio Milićevićev Gent. klix.ba. 20 October 2016. 20 October 2016. Bosnian.
  9. News: Konyaspor na bh. pogon: Bajić i Milošević donijeli važnu pobjedu. radiosarajevo.ba. 21 January 2017. 22 January 2017. Bosnian.
  10. News: Bajić, Milošević i Hadžiahmetović sa Konyasporom osvojili Kup Turske. reprezentacija.ba. 31 May 2017. 1 June 2017. Bosnian.
  11. News: Deni Milošević proslavio veliki jubilej. sportsport.ba. 31 October 2018. 1 November 2018. Bosnian.
  12. News: Produžili ugovore: Deni Milošević i Nejc Skubic ostaju u Konyasporu još tri godine. scsport.ba. 27 January 2019. 30 January 2019. Bosnian.
  13. News: Reprezentativac BiH napustio Konyaspor, ali ostaje u Turskoj. avaz.ba. 13 July 2021. 15 July 2021. Bosnian.
  14. News: Miloševićev Antalyaspor remizirao na otvaranju sezone. scsport.ba. 15 August 2021. 15 August 2021. Bosnian.
  15. News: Deni Milošević zabio prvi gol za Antalyaspor. reprezentacija.ba. 28 October 2021. 1 November 2021. Bosnian.
  16. News: Zvanično: Zaboravljeni reprezentativac ima novi klub. sportske.ba. 9 September 2022. 10 September 2022. Bosnian.
  17. News: Deni Milošević: Selektor odlučuje, ali ja sanjam debi u dresu Bosne i Hercegovine. reprezentacija.ba. 8 February 2018. 10 February 2018. Bosnian.
  18. News: Mladi nogometaš Deni Milošević može igrati za BiH. fokus.ba. 21 August 2015. 24 August 2015. Bosnian.
  19. News: Baždarević otkrio karte za Kipar i Gibraltar. sportsport.ba. 16 August 2017. 16 August 2017. Bosnian.
  20. News: Prva pobjeda za Prosinečkog: Zmajevi golom Kodre slavili u Bugarskoj. klix.ba. 23 March 2018. 24 March 2018. Bosnian.
  21. News: Zmajevi pobjedom otvorili kvalifikacije za EP: Žilava Armenija kapitulirala na Grbavici. scsport.ba. 23 March 2019. 23 March 2019. Bosnian.
  22. News: Cvijan Milošević: Drago mi je što se Tuzlaci polako vraćaju u vrh. avaz.ba. 28 December 2018. 30 December 2018. Bosnian.
  23. Web site: D. Milošević. soccerway.com. 25 May 2024.
  24. Web site: Deni Milošević. eu-football.info. 12 November 2020.