Miloš Dimitrijević Explained

Miloš Dimitrijević
Birth Date:16 February 1984
Birth Place:Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1998–2004
Youthclubs1:Nantes
Years1:2004–2007
Clubs1:Nantes
Caps1:51
Goals1:1
Years2:2007–2010
Caps2:38
Goals2:0
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Rad
Caps3:24
Goals3:7
Years4:2011
Clubs4:Chievo (loan)
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:2011–2013
Clubs5:Red Star Belgrade
Caps5:37
Goals5:2
Years6:2014–2017
Clubs6:Sydney FC
Caps6:76
Goals6:2
Totalcaps:218
Totalgoals:12
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalteam1:France U18
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2005–2006
Nationalteam2:Serbia U21
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:30 June 2017
Nationalteam-Update:3 March 2016

Miloš Dimitrijević (Serbian: Милош Димитријевић; born 16 February 1984) is a Serbian retired footballer who last played as a central midfielder for Sydney FC of the Australian A-League.

Early life

Born in Belgrade, he arrived in France at the age of 7, with his father, who was the famous football player, the legend of Partizan and Dinamo Zagreb, Zoran "Čava" Dimitrijević. He joined youth system of Nantes in 1998. He acquired French nationality on 28 April 2000 through the naturalization of his mother.[1]

Club career

He became a professional in 2004. After Nantes, he played for Grenoble, before he returned to his homeland. In Serbia, he played for Rad, where he established himself as one of the best central midfielders in the league. He was brought on loan from Italian Chievo in winter transfer window 2011, but he only managed to play two games. After this unsuccessful international episode, he came back to Serbia to become a new Red Star Belgrade player. He was given number 7 shirt and he signed a contract on 10 June 2011. In April 2013, he became a free agent after managing to cut short his long-term contract due to the club's financial problems.

Sydney FC

On 16 January 2014 it was confirmed that Dimitrijević had signed for Sydney FC of the A-League in Australia.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October 2014 in the Rd 3 clash against Brisbane Roar which ended 2–0 with Miloš scoring the second.[3]

In this year Dimitrijević won all three of the players player of the year, members player of the year and coaches player of the year becoming the first ever person to win all three.

Miloš was released by Sydney FC on 3 June 2015.[4]

It was announced on 28 July 2015 that Miloš Dimitrejivić had re-signed with Sydney FC for a further two seasons.

On 2 March 2016, Dimitrijević scored an 89th-minute winner against Guangzhou Evergrande in the Asian Champions League.

On 19 October 2016, Dimitrijević scored a free kick in Sydney FC's 3–0 away win against Canberra Olympic at Viking Park in the FFA Cup[5]

On 30 June 2017, Dimitrijević was released by Sydney FC to allow him to move closer to his family.[6]

International career

While he was playing in France, he was part of France U18 team. Then he decided to play for Serbia instead of France, so he was once capped for Serbia U21, and even was invited to play for senior team of Serbia in November 2010, but the injury forced him to miss the match against Bulgaria.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisioinApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
Nantes2004–05Ligue 1110202000150
2005–062411010261
2006–071603000190
Total511603000601
Grenoble2007–08Ligue 21901010210
2008–09Ligue 11904011241
Total3805021451
Rad2009–10Serbian SuperLiga102102
2010–1114510155
Total24710257
Chievo (loan)2010–11Serie A200020
Red Star Belgrade2011–12SuperLiga2515040341
2012–131213161213
Total37281101554
Sydney FC2013–14A-League9090
2014–152821000292
2015–162500021271
2016–1714010150
Total7622021803
Career total228122215112226716

Honours

Club

Red Star
Sydney FC

2016–2017

2016–2017

Individual

Sydney FC[7]

Trivia

As a resemblance to his father, he is often called Mali Čava.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JORF n° 0103 du 3 mai 2000 - Légifrance . 2023-11-06 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  2. Web site: Sydney FC Sign Milos Dimitrijevic. Football Australia. 16 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219060148/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/sydneyfc/news-display/Sydney-FC-Sign-Milos-Dimitrijevic/83414. 19 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Result: Brisbane Roar 0 Sydney FC 2 . 24 October 2014 . Dan . Colasimone . Hyundai A-League . 29 May 2018 .
  4. Web site: All change at Sydney FC as Graham Arnold dumps key players and lose Bernie Ibini. Hassett. Sebastian. 3 June 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Canberra Olympic vs Sydney FC, FFA Cup, Semi-Finals, 19th Oct 2016. 31 July 2017.
  6. Sydney part ways with Serbian star. FourFourTwo. 30 June 2017.
  7. News: Milos Dimitrijevic's season recognised as best-ever at Sydney FC. Bossi. Dominic. 28 April 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 2015.