Deni Milošević

Deni Milošević (Bosnian pronunciation: [děni milǒːʃeʋitɕ]; born 9 March 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Deni Milošević
Personal information
Full name Deni Milošević
Date of birth (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Antalyaspor
Number 10
Youth career
Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Standard Liège 3 (0)
2015–2016 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 23 (4)
2016–2021 Konyaspor 159 (13)
2021– Antalyaspor 15 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Belgium U16 11 (2)
2011–2012 Belgium U17 8 (3)
2013 Belgium U18 5 (0)
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 6 (0)
2018– Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020

Milošević started his professional career at Standard Liège, who loaned him to Waasland-Beveren in 2015. The following year, he joined Konyaspor. In 2021, he switched to Antalyaspor.

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

Club career

Early career

Milošević came through youth academy of his hometown club Standard Liège.[1] He made his professional debut in UEFA Europa League game against Elfsborg on 12 December 2013 at the age of 18.[2]

In September 2015, he was sent on a season-long loan to Waasland-Beveren.[3] On 20 September, he scored his first professional goal against Club Brugge.[4]

Konyaspor

In June 2016, Milošević was transferred to Turkish outfit Konyaspor for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his official debut for the team against Rizespor on 20 August.[6] Milošević wrote his name in club's history books, as he scored a goal in UEFA Europa League game against Braga on 23 October. It was Konyaspor's first goal in European competitions and also his first goal for the side.[7] Three months later, he scored his first league goal.[8] He won his first title with Konyaspor, club's first trophy ever, on 31 May 2017, by beating İstanbul Başakşehir in Turkish Cup final.[9]

Milošević played his 100th game for the team against Kahramanmaraşspor on 31 October 2018.[10]

In January 2019, he extended his contract until June 2022.[11]

Antalyaspor

In July 2021, Milošević moved to Antalyaspor on a three-year deal.[12] He made his competitive debut for the side on 15 August against Göztepe.[13] On 28 October, he scored his first goal for Antalyaspor in Turkish Cup game against Diyarbakırspor.[14]

International career

Despite representing Belgium at various youth levels, Milošević decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level. He was first part of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team.[15]

In August 2015, his request to change sports citizenship from Belgian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[16] Subsequently, he received his first senior call-up in August 2017, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Gibraltar,[17] but had to wait until 23 March 2018 to make his debut in friendly game against Bulgaria.[18]

On 23 March 2019, in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Armenia, Milošević scored his first senior international goal.[19]

Personal life

Milošević's father Cvijan was also a professional footballer.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 February 2022[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2013–14 Belgian First Division A 10001[lower-alpha 1]0–20
2014–15 Belgian First Division A 20001[lower-alpha 2]0–30
Total 300020–50
Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2015–16 Belgian First Division A 23410––244
Konyaspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 3121006[lower-alpha 3]1[lower-alpha 4]–473
2017–18 Süper Lig 333206[lower-alpha 5]1[lower-alpha 6]1[lower-alpha 7]0424
2018–19 Süper Lig 33121––352
2019–20 Süper Lig 32500––325
2020–21 Süper Lig 30241––343
Total 159131821221019017
Antalyaspor 2021–22 Süper Lig 15031–1[lower-alpha 8]0191
Career total 200172231422023822
  1. appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  8. appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International
As of match played 12 November 2020[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.[22]
List of international goals scored by Deni Milošević
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2019 Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5  Armenia 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Konyaspor[21]

References
  1. "Mlada zvijezda Standarda nema dileme: Samo BiH!". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. "Novi poraz Dinama, Černomorec šokirao Električare". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. "Standard poslao Denija Miloševića na posudbu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. "Golčina Miloševića protiv Club Bruggea". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. "Mladi reprezentativac BiH Deni Milošević potpisao za Konyaspor". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. "Konyaspor remizirao, sva tri bh. igrača bila u prvoj postavi". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. "Deni Milošević ušao u historiju Konyaspora". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. "Konyaspor na pogon Miloševića i Bajića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  9. "Bajić, Hadžiahmetović i Milošević osvojili Kup Turske". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. "Deni Milošević proslavio veliki jubilej". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  11. "Produžili ugovore: Deni Milošević i Nejc Skubic ostaju u Konyasporu još tri godine". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. "Reprezentativac BiH napustio Konyaspor, ali ostaje u Turskoj". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  13. "Miloševićev Antalyaspor remizirao na otvaranju sezone". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  14. "Deni Milošević zabio prvi gol za Antalyaspor". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  15. "Deni Milošević: Selektor odlučuje, ali ja sanjam debi u dresu Bosne i Hercegovine". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 8 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  16. "Deni Milošević može igrati za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  17. "Baždarević otkrio karte za Kipar i Gibraltar". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  18. "Prva pobjeda za Prosinečkog: Zmajevi golom Kodre slavili u Bugarskoj". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  19. "Zmajevi pobjedom otvorili kvalifikacije za EP: Žilava Armenija kapitulirala na Grbavici". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  20. "Cvijan Milošević: Drago mi je što se Tuzlaci polako vraćaju u vrh". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  21. "D. Milošević". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  22. "Deni Milošević". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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