Veljko Simić (born 17 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Omonia as a winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Veljko Simić | ||
Date of birth | 17 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Lazarevac, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
2013–2014 | Basel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Basel | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Domžale (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2016 | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Chiasso (loan) | 33 | (4) |
2017 | Winterthur | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Zemun | 16 | (5) |
2018–2021 | Red Star Belgrade | 44 | (9) |
2021–2023 | Vojvodina | 86 | (20) |
2023– | Omonia | 27 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Serbia U17 | 6 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Serbia U19 | 7 | (5) |
2014 | Serbia U20 | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Serbia U23 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Serbia | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2023 |
Club career
editEarly career
editA product of the Red Star Belgrade, Simić and Filip Janković were considered the two most talented players from Red Star's youth team of players born in 1995.[1] However, he never transitioned into the first team, and instead signed a professional contract with Basel in 2014. Technical problems made him ineligible and was consequently loaned to Slovenian outfit Domžale.[2] He made his first team debut against Radomlje where he started the match only to be substituted off in the 70th minute.[3]
On 7 January 2016, he joined Schaffhausen on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[4] For the season 2016-17 he was loaned to Chiasso. On 1 September 2017 Basel announced that the contract with Simić had been dissolved by mutual consent.[5]
Simić joined Serbian side Zemun as a free agent[6] during the 2017–18 winter transfer window. In his last game for Zemun, he scored a last-minute goal in a 1–1 tie against Vojvodina on July 28, 2018.[7]
Red Star Belgrade
editSimić signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade in the summer of 2018.[1] In a promotional event, he told journalists that his early departure from Red Star to Basel had been "a mistake from which young players can learn".[8] His contract was terminated after two and a half seasons on 11 January 2021.[9]
Vojvodina
editSimic signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Vojvodina on 13 January 2021.[10]
Omonia
editSimic signed a two plus one-year contract with Omonia on 17 July 2023.
International career
editSimić debuted for Serbia on 25 January 2023 in a friendly match against United States which Serbia won 2–1. Simić scored the second Serbian goal of the match and his first goal on international level.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 March 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Domžale (loan) | 2014–15 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Schaffhausen (loan) | 2015–16 | Swiss Challenge League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Chiasso (loan) | 2016–17 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
Winterthur | 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Zemun | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||||
Red Star | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 8 | |
2019–20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | |||
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | 62 | 15 | |||
Vojvodina | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 42 | 12 | |||
2022–23 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 8 | ||||
Total | 86 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 99 | 23 | |||
Omonia | 2023-24 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 26 | 2 |
Career total | 228 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 49 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearanc(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played January 25, 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Serbia | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 |
- Scores and results list the Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simić's goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | January 25, 2023 | BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States | 1 | United States | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
edit- Red Star Belgrade
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Month: July 2022[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Darjan Nedeljković (July 27, 2018). "Mozzart: Povratak odbeglog sina: Veljko Simić potpisuje za Zvezdu na četiri godine" (in Serbian). Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Talentovani Veljko Simic ne sme da igra u Vazelu". Telegraf. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Radomlje vs Domzale". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Veljko Simic wechselt leihweise zum FC Schaffhausen" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (2017). "FCB und Simic lösen Vertrag in gegenseitigem Einvernehmen auf". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dušan Ninković (July 31, 2018). "Meridian Sport: Veljko Simić: Povratak odbeglog Zvezdinog deteta!" (in Serbian). Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ [1] Hotsport.rs: SUPERLIGA SRBIJE: Veljko Simić se golom u 98. minutu oprostio od dresa Zemuna (in Serbian) July 28, 2018. Accessed August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Novosti: Veljko Simić: Rani odlazak u inostranstvo je bio velika greška" (in Serbian). August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Zvezda i Simić sporazumno raskinuli ugovor". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Вељко Симић потписао за Војводину". fkvojvodina.rs (in Serbian). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "БРАВО ОРЛОВИ, СРБИЈА БОЉА ОД АМЕРИКЕ". Football Association of Serbia. 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Igrač meseca Mozzart Bet Super lige - Veljko Simić". superliga.rs. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
External links
edit- Veljko Simić at Soccerway