Vesna Milivojević ( sr-Cyrl, Весна Миливојевић; born 27 December 2001) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born and raised in Australia to Serbian parents, she has represented the Serbia women's national team since 2022.

Early life

Milivojević started playing football at a young age with her brothers, before playing

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Club career

Milivojević started her career with Australian second-tier side Bankstown City, where she was described as the "heart and soul of the Bankstown squad, scoring goals and also being a provider". After that, she signed Australian top flight side

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...

, before playing for German side

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and Serbian side Spartak Subotica, helping them win the league and playing in the

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. In 2022, she signed for Australian side

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. During her first season with the club, she was described as a "silent assassin", showing consistent form and complimenting star attacker

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. In April 2024, after making 40 appearances for the club in two seasons, Milivojević left Canberra United to join Swedish club

International career

Milivojević has represented the

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internationally, a decision that initially conflicted her.

International goals

Style of play

Milivojević mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her passing ability and dribbling ability.

Personal life

Milivojević was born in

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, Australia, to Serbian parents. She is not related to Luka Milivojević.

References

External links

Vesna Milivojević
at playmakerstats.com 2001 births Living people Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Australian expatriate women's soccer players Australian people of Serbian descent Australian women's soccer players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Canberra United FC players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate women's footballers Serbian women's footballers 21st-century Serbian sportswomen Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) players Women's association football midfielders ŽFK Spartak Subotica players Soccer players from Sydney IFK Norrköping (women) players {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub