Deni Milošević (; born 9 March 1995) is a Bosnian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. Lig club Sakaryaspor, on loan from Antalyaspor. 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 senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2018, earning 11 caps until 2020.

Club career

Early career

Milošević came through youth academy of his hometown club Standard Liège. He made his professional debut in UEFA Europa League game against

Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spe ...

on 12 December 2013 at the age of 18. In September 2015, he was sent on a season-long loan to Beveren. On 20 September, he scored his first professional goal against

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.

Konyaspor

In June 2016, Milošević was transferred to Turkish outfit Konyaspor for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the side against Rizespor on 20 August. On 23 October, he scored his first goal for Konyaspor in UEFA Europa League match against Braga. It was team's first goal in European competitions. Three months later, he scored his first league goal. He won his first title with Konyaspor, club's first trophy ever, on 31 May 2017, by beating

İstanbul Başakşehir ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_in ...

in Turkish Cup final. Milošević played his 100th game for the team against Kahramanmaraşspor on 31 October 2018. In January 2019, he extended his contract until June 2022.

Antalyaspor

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

Diyarbakırspor Diyarbakırspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Diyarbakır. Formed in 1968, they are nicknamed ''Diyar'' ("land"). Their colours are red and green, and they play their home matches at Diyarbakır Stadium. Diyarba ...

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

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. In August 2015, his request to change sports citizenship from Belgian to Bosnian was approved by

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

. Subsequently, he received his first senior call-up in August 2017, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and

Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

, but had to wait until 23 March 2018 to make his debut in a

friendly Friendly may refer to: Places * Friendly, West Yorkshire, a settlement in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England * Friendly, Maryland, an unincorporated community in the United States * Friendly, Eugene, Oregon, a neighborhood in the United States * ...

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

Personal life

Milošević's father Cvijan was also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Konyaspor * Turkish Cup: 2016–17 * Turkish Super Cup:

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

References

External links