| Miodrag Pivaš | |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Central defender, defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Newcastle United |
| Youthclubs1: | UFC Siezenheim |
| Youthclubs2: | SV Grödig |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | SV Grödig |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Jedinstvo Ub |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Newcastle United |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Serbia U17 |
| Club-Update: | 16:29, 15 June 2024 (UTC) |
Miodrag Pivaš (born 17 May 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for English club Newcastle United, as a central defender and defensive midfielder.[2]
Born in Novi Sad,[3] Pivaš's family moved to Austria when he was 12.[4]
After playing for UFC Siezenheim, SV Grödig and Jedinstvo Ub, Pivaš signed for English club Newcastle United in July 2024.[5]
Pivaš made his senior debut aged 16, 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]
Pivaš is a Serbia youth international,[6] playing for the under-17 team,[7] including playing for them at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]
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.[7] Pivaš has said that he wants to follow in the footsteps of Ivanovic, Vidic, and Aleksandar Mitrovic.[7] His mentality and smartness was also praised by Heimo Pfeifenberger, his manager at SV Grödig.[4]