Goran Alexander Sjöström Milošević (, sr-Cyrl, Александaр Милошевић; born 30 January 1992) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a centre back for the

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club

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Club career

Early career

Milošević began his career playing for Rissne IF and later transferred to Vasalunds IF. Operating as a striker till the age of 17, at Vasalund he first switched position to the

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and was then persuaded to move back to the central defense where he flourished. During the 2010 season he scored five times for Vasalunds IF, one from a penalty kick.

AIK

On the first of February 2011 he signed a four-year contract with his boyhood favourites

after a long and drawn out process that included training with AIK rivals

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. He has also trained with Scottish club

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and

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. When

defender

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was injured during pre-season training, Milošević was selected to play from start in the first home game of the 2011 season against Mjällby.

won the match and Milošević received a lot of attention, not only for being named man of the match, but also for receiving a martial arts inspired kick to the head from Mjällbys Peter Gitselov. During a home game against

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on 12 June, he provided his first assist for the club.

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, Spurs and

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all had scouts keeping a very close eye on the young defender.

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n club

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and several Dutch clubs, including Ajax have also shown an interest.

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club Werder Bremen made an official bid for 600,000 euros, a bid that

turned down. His agent said that it would be good if the young player stayed with

for at least a year before moving on to a bigger club, but adds that if a good deal is offered, it is hard to turn it down. He made his first goal in a home draw against

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on 22 April 2012.

Beşiktaş

On 7 January 2015 Milošević signed a 3.5-year (with option to extend 2 more years) deal with Turkish club

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for a fee of

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1 million.

Loan to Hannover 96

He was loaned to

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side

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on 1 February 2016 for the remainder of the season.

Loan to Darmstadt 98

On 17 August 2016, Milošević signed a season-long loan deal with

side

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. He said: "Everybody who has played in the Bundesliga wants to stay there."

Loan to Çaykur Rizespor

On 8 September 2017, he was loaned out to Çaykur Rizespor. On 13 December 2017, his loan agreement was mutually terminated.

Departure

On 18 December 2017, Milošević's contract was mutually terminated.

Return to AIK

On 28 February 2018

announced they had signed an agreement with Milošević until 31 December 2018. Milosevic played in 27 games as AIK won the

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Nottingham Forest

On 1 February 2019, Milošević signed an eighteen-month contract with

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side

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. He scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest in a 3–0 win over

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on 22 April 2019. On 28 October 2019, Milošević's contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Vejle BK

On 29 July 2020, Milošević joined

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side Vejle Boldklub on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal. He left the club again at the end of the year.

Second return to AIK

On 29 March 2021, AIK announced that Milošević had signed a one-year contract with AIK over the

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season.

International career

Youth

Milošević played five games with the Serbian U17 team. In 2011, he accepted the Sweden U19 youth coach Hans Lindbom's invitation to a Sweden U19 training camp and soon received his first cap for both Sweden U19 and U21 squads. In the summer of 2015, he was part of the Sweden U21 squad that won the

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. In 2016, he represented the

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at the

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, Brazil.

Senior

Milošević made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 26 January 2013, replacing Nicklas Backman in the 79th minute of a 3–0

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win against

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. He made his competitive international debut for Sweden on 14 June 2015 in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against

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, playing for 90 minutes alongside Erik Berg at centre back in a 3–1 win.

Personal life

Alexander's father Goran Milošević immigrated from

, and his mother Monica is Swedish of Finnish descent.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;AIK * Allsvenskan 2018 ;Sweden U21 *

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Individual *

Award for Best Newcomer:

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References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milosevic, Alexander Living people 1992 births People from Sundbyberg Municipality Swedish footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden international footballers Serbian footballers Serbia youth international footballers Swedish people of Serbian descent Swedish people of Finnish descent Serbian people of Finnish descent Association football central defenders Vasalunds IF players AIK Fotboll players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Hannover 96 players SV Darmstadt 98 players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Vejle Boldklub players Allsvenskan players Ettan Fotboll players Süper Lig players Bundesliga players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in England Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Sweden Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Sportspeople from Stockholm County