Miloš Veljković

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Miloš Veljković
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
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Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2011 FC Basel
2011–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Middlesbrough (loan) 3 (0)
2015 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2016– Werder Bremen II 3 (0)
2016– Werder Bremen 3 (0)
International career‡
2011 Switzerland U16 1 (0)
2012 Serbia U17 3 (1)
2013–2014 Serbia U19 10 (1)
2015 Serbia U20 8 (1)
2014– Serbia U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2015

Miloš Veljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Вељковић; born 26 September 1995) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder for Werder Bremen.[1] He is also a Serbia U21 international. Born in Basel in Switzerland to Serbian parents, Veljković started his professional footballing career at Swiss side FC Basel.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Miloš Veljković joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2011 from FC Basel. He made his Premier League debut on 8 April 2014 against Sunderland in a 5-1 home win, replacing Paulinho after 88 minutes. He got a longer run out on 11 May against Aston Villa when he came on for Sandro in the 62nd minute.[2]

Veljković went on loan to Middlesbrough in the Championship on 16 October 2014 for three months.[3] Due to the superb form of the midfield duo of Grant Leadbitter and Adam Clayton in Central Midfield, Veljković was limited to a few substitute appearances and his loan was not extended in January.

On 20 January 2015, Veljković joined Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[4] However he picked a shoulder injury in his third match for Charlton which ruled him out of contention.[5]

Werder Bremen

Veljković joined Werder Bremen on 1 February 2016, signing a three and half year deal, for a reported fee of €300,000.[6]

International career

Veljković was born in Switzerland to Serbian parents, he initially represented Switzerland U16's before pledging his allegiance to Serbia. He played for the Serbia U19 team which won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7] In the summer of 2015, he also won the FIFA U-20 World Cup for Serbia U20's as part of a Golden Generation coming through for the Serbia national team. Veljković played every game as centre back.[8]

Style of play

Veljković plays both as central defender and as a defensive midfielder. He revealed that he prefers to play as a defensive midfielder in club football, and prefers to play as a central defender during international football.[8]

Honours

Serbia

References

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  7. ↑ [1] UEFA: Luković strike seals first Serbia triumph - August 1, 2013
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