Hrvoje Miličević (born 30 April 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca. A former youth international for Croatia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Hrvoje Miličević
Personal information
Full name Hrvoje Miličević[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AEK Larnaca
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2010 Zrinjski Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Zrinjski Mostar 74 (5)
2014–2018 Pescara 3 (0)
2015Teramo (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016L'Aquila (loan) 17 (1)
2018–2019 Aktobe 39 (3)
2020–2021 Sarajevo 29 (1)
2021– AEK Larnaca 91 (3)
International career
2012 Croatia U19 7 (0)
2012–2013 Croatia U20 8 (0)
2013 Croatia U21 5 (0)
2022– Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11. Septembre 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

Miličević started his career at Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar. He made his debut for Pescara on 2 April 2017, in a 1–1 tie against Milan.[2] 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.[3]

After Pescara, he played for Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe and another Bosnian Premier League club, Sarajevo, signing a six month contract with a possibility of a one year extension with the Bosnian club on 24 January 2020.[4] He made his official debut for Sarajevo in a 6–2 league win against Tuzla City on 22 February 2020.[5] 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 COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina and after which Sarajevo were by default crowned league champions for a second consecutive time.[6] On 18 June 2020, Miličević extended his contract with Sarajevo until June 2021.[7] On 21 February 2021, he again extended his contract with the club until June 2022.[8] In June 2021, Miličević terminated his contract with Sarajevo and left the club.[9]

International career edit

Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of Croat descent, Miličević represented Croatia on various youth levels.[10] He debuted for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Georgia on 25 March 2022.[11][12]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 26 May 2021.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zrinjski Mostar 2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 9 1 1 0 10 1
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 24 2 24 2
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 24 1 4 0 28 1
2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 17 1 2 0 19 1
Total 74 5 4 0 3 0 81 5
Pescara 2013–14 Serie B 0 0 0 0
Teramo (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 3 0 3 0
L'Aquila (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 17 1 17 1
Pescara 2016–17 Serie A 3 0 0 0 3 0
Aktobe 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 31 2 1 0 32 2
2019 Kazakhstan Premier League 8 1 1 1 9 2
Total 39 3 2 1 41 4
Sarajevo 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 3 1 3 1
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 26 0 6 0 3 0 35 0
Total 29 1 6 0 3 0 38 1
Career total 164 10 12 1 6 0 182 11

Honours edit

Sarajevo[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Nekadašnji nogometaš HŠK Zrinjski Hrvoje Miličević debitirao protiv Milana". www.hercegovina.info.
  3. ^ "Di seguito alcune operazioni di mercato in casa Pescara". pescaracalcio.com (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ R. Pašić (24 January 2020). "Miličević pojačao FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ E.B. (22 February 2020). "Sarajevo u spektakularnom derbiju razbilo Tuzla City, hat-trick Ahmetovića" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ F.Z. (1 June 2020). "Zvanično! Sarajevo prvak BiH drugu godinu zaredom, Čelik i Zvijezda ispadaju" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. ^ F.Z. (18 June 2020). "Miličević ostaje u Sarajevu i naredne sezone, ugovor potpisao i Šahinović" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ E.B. (21 February 2021). "Hrvoje Miličević produžio ugovor sa FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ S. Mlaćo (25 June 2021). "Miličević napustio FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ^ Hrvoje Miličević at the Croatian Football Federation
  11. ^ "Bosna i Hercegovina - Gruzija". www.nfsbih.ba.
  12. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b "H. Miličević: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

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