Jovica Milijić
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jovica Milijić | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Knjaževac, then SFR Yugoslavia, now Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valletta FC Futsal | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ? - 1999 | FK Timočanin | ||
| 2000-2004 | Pieta Hotspurs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006-2007 | European Pilot Academy | ||
| 2007-2009 | Cinco Aluserv Futsal Club | ||
| 2008 | Scandals Futsal Club (loan) | ||
| 2009-2011 | Paola Downtown Futsal Club | ||
| 2011-2012 | Naxxar Motors Futsal Club | ||
| 2012-2013 | Lija Athletic Futsal Team | ||
| 2013-2014 | Balzan Futsal Club | ||
| 2014-15 | Hamrun Spartans Futsal Club | ||
| 2015- | Valletta FC Futsal | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013- | Malta | 15 | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jovica Milijić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовица Милијић; born January 20, 1986) is a Serbian-born Maltese futsal player, currently playing for Valletta, the reigning champions of Maltese Futsal League. In 2017 he won the Malta Football Association's futsal player of the year.[1]
Football career
Milijić made his first football steps with FK Timočanin in mid-1990-s, becoming a member of the promising generation together with the brothers Marinković, Nebojša Marinković and Nenad Marinković.
Soon after family relocation to Malta in 1999, he joined Pietà Hotspurs, a Maltese club famous for producing talented footballers in its youth school.
Futsal career
European Pilot Academy
The first touch with futsal Milijić had in the jersey of European Pilot Academy's futsal club (formerly known as Serbia) [2] where he won his first trophy - Maltese Futsal Cup for the season 2006/07. [3]
Aluserv Futsal Club
After a successful debutant season, Milijić joined newly promoted top tier Aluserv Futsal Club. [4]
Scandals
His UEFA competition debut was at 2008–09 UEFA Futsal Cup preliminary round against Slovenian 2008 champion Gorica on August 23, 2008. The match was played in Helsinki and Scandals were heavy defeated (0-11). [5]
Paola Downtowns
During his stay in Paola Downtowns, Milijić was named for the top scorer of Maltese Futsal First Division with 42 goals. [6]
Valletta
Milijić joined Valletta Futsal in 2015. [7]
Malta national futsal team
In 2012 Milijić became a naturalized Maltese citizen and soon after started playing for the national futsal team. He had a debut in a heavy defeat against Georgia national futsal team (0-9) in UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 qualifying at home ground in Paola, Malta on January 23, 2013.[8]
International caps
- As of match played 25 March 2018
| Malta | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 3 | ? |
| 2014 | 3 | ? |
| 2015 | 5 | ? |
| 2016 | 3 | ? |
| 2017 | 1 | ? |
| Total | 15 | ? |
Honours
Club
European Pilot Academy
Maltese Futsal Cup: 2006-07 [9]
References
- ^ "Hibernians midfielder Bjorn Kristensen wins MFA Footballer of the Year award". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ "Maltese Futsal League is over". futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "MLT Futsal Cup 06-07". futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "MLT First Division 07-08 Aluserv". futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Quick Profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Roderick Briffa wins Footballer of the Year Award". www.maltatoday.com.mt. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Id-difensur internazzjonali Malti Jovica Milijic jingħaqad ma' Valletta Futsal". netnews.com.mt (in Maltese). Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ "Quick Profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "MLT Futsal Cup 06-07". futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.