Hrvoje Miličević

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)
2015	→ Teramo (loan)	3	(0)
2015–2016	→ L'Aquila (loan)	17	(1)
2018–2019	Aktobe	39	(3)
2020–2021	Sarajevo	29	(1)
2021–	AEK Larnaca	94	(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 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11. Septembre 2023 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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

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

Club

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

Sarajevo^[13]

• Bosnian Premier League: 2019–20
• Bosnian Cup: 2020–21

References

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. "H. Miličević: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

External links

• Hrvoje Miličević at Soccerway.com
• Hrvoje Miličević at WorldFootball.net
• Hrvoje Miličević at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hrvoje Miličević at kicker (in German)
• Hrvoje Miličević at FBref.com
• Hrvoje Miličević at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)