Hrvoje Miličević (born 30 April 1993) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

. A former youth international for Croatia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Miličević started his career at

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club

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *Han ...

. He made his debut for

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on 2 April 2017, in a 1–1 tie against

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. Miličević wasn't registered by Pescara for the first half of the 2017–18 season and had his contract mutually terminated at the end of January 2018. After Pescara, he played for

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club

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and another Bosnian Premier League club,

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, signing a six month contract with a possibility of a one year extension with the Bosnian club on 24 January 2020. He made his official debut for Sarajevo in a 6–2 league win against

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on 22 February 2020. He won his first trophy with Sarajevo on 1 June 2020, the league title, though after the 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League season was ended abruptly due to the

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and after which Sarajevo were by default crowned league champions for a second consecutive time. On 18 June 2020, Miličević extended his contract with Sarajevo until June 2021. On 21 February 2021, he again extended his contract with the club until June 2022. In June 2021, Miličević terminated his contract with Sarajevo and left the club.

International career

Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of Croat descent, Miličević represented

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on various youth levels. He debuted for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to

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on 25 March 2022.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Sarajevo *

: 2019–20 *

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miličević, Hrvoje 1993 births Living people Footballers from Mostar Men's association football central defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players Delfino Pescara 1936 players SSD Città di Teramo players L'Aquila 1927 players FC Aktobe players FK Sarajevo players AEK Larnaca FC players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Serie B players Serie A players Serie C players Kazakhstan Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus