Veljko Simić

Veljko Simić

Personal information
Full name	Veljko Simić
Date of birth	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 29)
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
0000–2013	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	40	(5)
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 23 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2023

Veljko Simić (born 17 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Omonia as a winger.

Club career

Early career

A 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

Simić 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

Simic signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Vojvodina on 13 January 2021.^[10]

Omonia

Simic signed a two plus one-year contract with Omonia on 17 July 2023.

International career

Simić 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

Club

As of match played 9 March 2024

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearanc(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

International

As of match played January 25, 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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.

List of international goals scored by Veljko Simić

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	January 25, 2023	BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States	1	United States	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2018–19, 2019–20

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Month: July 2022^[12]

References

1. Darjan Nedeljković (27 July 2018). "Mozzart: Povratak odbeglog sina: Veljko Simić potpisuje za Zvezdu na četiri godine" (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
2. "Talentovani Veljko Simic ne sme da igra u Vazelu". Telegraf. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
3. "Radomlje vs Domzale". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
4. "Veljko Simic wechselt leihweise zum FC Schaffhausen" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
5. FC Basel 1893 (2017). "FCB und Simic lösen Vertrag in gegenseitigem Einvernehmen auf". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
6. Dušan Ninković (31 July 2018). "Meridian Sport: Veljko Simić: Povratak odbeglog Zvezdinog deteta!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
7. [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.
8. "Novosti: Veljko Simić: Rani odlazak u inostranstvo je bio velika greška" (in Serbian). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
9. "Zvezda i Simić sporazumno raskinuli ugovor". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
10. "Вељко Симић потписао за Војводину". fkvojvodina.rs (in Serbian). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
11. "БРАВО ОРЛОВИ, СРБИЈА БОЉА ОД АМЕРИКЕ". Football Association of Serbia. 26 January 2023.
12. "Igrač meseca Mozzart Bet Super lige - Veljko Simić". superliga.rs. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

External links

• Veljko Simić at Soccerway