Matija Ljujić ( sr-cyr, Матија Љујић; born 28 October 1993) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as an

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for Hungarian side

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Career

Early career

Ljujic is a product of the

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...

academy.

FK Rad

Ljujić played for Rad in the

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in 2015–16 season.

FK Žalgiris

On 15 June 2016 he signed for Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.

Wellington Phoenix

On 9 January 2018, Ljujić signed for Wellington Phoenix until the end of their 2017–18 season. He scored his first goal for the club in his debut home game against Western Sydney Wanderers, a long-range dipping strike that beat Vedran Janjetović in goal.

Belenenses

On 1 June 2018, Ljujić joined Belenenses on a three-year contract.

Bnei Yehuda

On 18 September 2019 Ljujić signed the

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club from the city Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda.

Gangwon FC

On 20 July 2021 Ljujić joined the

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club Gangwon FC.

Hapoel Haifa

On 26 January 2022, he joined the

club Hapoel Haifa.

Personal life

His father, Sinisa "Maca" Ljujic, is a football coach.

Honours

Individual

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

Plyer of the Month: August 2023

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at utakmica.rs * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Prijepolje Men's association football midfielders Serbian men's footballers FK Partizan players FK Teleoptik players FK Mladost Lučani players FK Rad players FK Žalgiris players Wellington Phoenix FC players B-SAD players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Gangwon FC players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Újpest FC players Sabail FK players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players A Lyga players A-League Men players Primeira Liga players Israeli Premier League players K League 1 players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Azerbaijan Premier League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand Serbian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Serbian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub