Matija Ljujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Матија Љујић; born 28 October 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hungarian side Újpest.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Prijepolje, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Újpest | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Teleoptik | 102 | (9) |
| 2014 | Partizan | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Mladost Lučani (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Rad | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Žalgiris | 44 | (7) |
| 2018 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Belenenses SAD | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Bnei Yehuda | 51 | (5) |
| 2021 | Gangwon | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | Hapoel Haifa | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Újpest | 33 | (13) |
| 2023 | → Sabail (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editLjujic is a product of the FK Partizan academy.[1]
FK Rad
editLjujić played for Rad in the Serbian SuperLiga in 2015–16 season.[2]
FK Žalgiris
editOn 15 June 2016 he signed for Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.[3]
Wellington Phoenix
editOn 9 January 2018, Ljujić signed for Wellington Phoenix until the end of their 2017–18 season.[4][5] 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.[6]
Belenenses
editOn 1 June 2018, Ljujić joined Belenenses on a three-year contract.[7]
Bnei Yehuda
editOn 18 September 2019 Ljujić signed the Israeli Premier League club from the city Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda.
Gangwon FC
editOn 20 July 2021 Ljujić joined the K League 1 club Gangwon FC.
Hapoel Haifa
editOn 26 January 2022, he joined the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa.
Personal life
editHis father, Sinisa "Maca" Ljujic, is a football coach.[8]
References
edit- ^ Phoenix imports Andrija Kaludjerovic and Matija Ljujic on football's 'crazy' derby stuff.co.nz
- ^ "Matija Ljujić". srbijafudbal.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Vilniaus "Žalgiryje" – dar vienas naujokas" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 15 June 2016.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (9 January 2018). "New assistant coach, new import arrive for Wellington Phoenix ahead of Melbourne Victory clash". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign Serbian midfielder Matija Ljujic until end of the A-League season". Newshub. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix new boy Matija Ljujic will give '100 per cent' to his new club stuff.co.nz
- ^ "Matija Ljucic certo para o meio-campo" [Matija Ljucic right to the midfield]. Report.pt (in Portuguese). 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Matija Ljujić". Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
External links
edit- Matija Ljujić at Soccerway
- Matija Ljujić stats at utakmica.rs (in Serbian)
- Matija Ljujić at WorldFootball.net
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