![]() Milošević with AIK in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Goran Alexander Sjöström Milošević[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 30 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rissne, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | AIK | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Rissne IF | |||||||||||||||||
Vasalunds IF | |||||||||||||||||
AIK | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Vasalunds IF | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | AIK | 80 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Beşiktaş | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | AIK | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Vejle BK | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | AIK | 67 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Serbia U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Sweden U21/O | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2022 | Sweden | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:57, 11 June 2022 (UTC) |
Goran Alexander Sjöström Milošević (Serbian pronunciation: [alě̞ksaːndar milǒːʃeʋitɕ], Serbian Cyrillic: Александaр Милошевић; born 30 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Allsvenskan club AIK.
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Milošević began his career playing for Rissne IF and later transferred to Vasalunds IF. Operating as a striker till the age of 17, at Vasalund he first switched position to the central midfield and was then persuaded to move back to the central defense where he flourished. During the 2010 season he scored five times for Vasalunds IF, one from a penalty kick.
AIK[edit]
On the first of February 2011[2] he signed a four-year contract with his boyhood favourites AIK after a long and drawn out process that included training with AIK rivals Djurgårdens IF.[3][4] He has also trained with Scottish club Celtic[5] and Serie A club Fiorentina.[6]
When AIK defender Per Karlsson was injured during pre-season training, Milošević was selected to play from start in the first home game of the 2011 season against Mjällby. AIK won the match and Milošević received a lot of attention, not only for being named man of the match, but also for receiving a martial arts inspired kick to the head from Mjällbys Peter Gitselov.[7] During a home game against Malmö FF on 12 June, he provided his first assist for the club.[8]
Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and Sunderland all had scouts keeping a very close eye on the young defender.[9] Serbian club FK Partizan and several Dutch clubs, including Ajax[10] have also shown an interest.[11][12] Bundesliga club Werder Bremen made an official bid for 600,000 euros, a bid that AIK turned down. His agent said that it would be good if the young player stayed with AIK for at least a year before moving on to a bigger club, but adds that if a good deal is offered, it is hard to turn it down.[13][14]
He made his first goal in a home draw against GIF Sundsvall on 22 April 2012.[15]
Beşiktaş[edit]
On 7 January 2015 Milošević signed a 3.5-year (with option to extend 2 more years) deal with Turkish club Beşiktaş for a fee of €1 million.[16]
Loan to Hannover 96[edit]
He was loaned to German Bundesliga side Hannover 96 on 1 February 2016 for the remainder of the season.[17]
Loan to Darmstadt 98[edit]
On 17 August 2016, Milošević signed a season-long loan deal with Bundesliga side SV Darmstadt 98. He said: "Everybody who has played in the Bundesliga wants to stay there."[18]
Loan to Çaykur Rizespor[edit]
On 8 September 2017, he was loaned out to Çaykur Rizespor. On 13 December 2017, his loan agreement was mutually terminated.[19]
Departure[edit]
On 18 December 2017, Milošević's contract was mutually terminated.[20]
Return to AIK[edit]
On 28 February 2018 AIK announced they had signed an agreement with Milošević until 31 December 2018.[21]
Milosevic played in 27 games as AIK won the 2018 Allsvenskan.[22]
Nottingham Forest[edit]
On 1 February 2019, Milošević signed an eighteen-month contract with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest.[23] He scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest in a 3–0 win over Middlesbrough on 22 April 2019.[24]
On 28 October 2019, Milošević's contract was terminated by mutual consent.[25]
Vejle BK[edit]
On 29 July 2020, Milošević joined Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.[26] He left the club again at the end of the year.[27]
Second return to AIK[edit]
On 29 March 2021, AIK announced that Milošević had signed a one-year contract with AIK over the 2021 Allsvenskan season.[28]
International career[edit]
Youth[edit]
Milošević played five games with the Serbian U17 team.[29] In 2011, he accepted the Sweden U19 youth coach Hans Lindbom's invitation to a Sweden U19 training camp and soon received his first cap for both Sweden U19 and U21 squads.[2][30] In the summer of 2015, he was part of the Sweden U21 squad that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[31] In 2016, he represented the Sweden Olympic football team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[32]
Senior[edit]
Milošević made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 26 January 2013, replacing Nicklas Backman in the 79th minute of a 3–0 friendly win against Finland.[33] He made his competitive international debut for Sweden on 14 June 2015 in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Montenegro, playing for 90 minutes alongside Erik Berg at centre back in a 3–1 win.[34]
Personal life[edit]
Alexander's father Goran Milošević immigrated from Serbia,[35] and his mother Monica is Swedish of Finnish descent.[36]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 29 October 2023[37]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasalunds IF | 2010 | Division 1 Norra | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
AIK | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
2012 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
2013 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
2014 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
Total | 79 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 4 | ||
Beşiktaş | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Hannover 96 (loan) | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
AIK | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
Nottingham Forest | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Vejle BK | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
AIK | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
2022 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
2023 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
Total | 66 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 71 | 6 | |||
Career total | 251 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 278 | 17 |
International[edit]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours[edit]
- AIK
- Sweden U21
Individual
- Allsvenskan Award for Best Newcomer: 2011[39]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "Archived item". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Vasalunds IF". Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Talangen vill till AIK – Vasalund säger nej".
- ^ "Vasalunds talang nobbade Dif – kan hamna i AIK | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Intervju med Alexander Milosevic – AIK – Allsvenskan – SvenskaFans.com". svenskafans.com.
- ^ "SvenskaFans".
- ^ "AIK Statistikdatabas (Herrar)". aik.se.
- ^ "Liverpool & Arsenal battle for Sweden under-21 starlet – reports". 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Ajax i möte om AIK:s stjärnskott". 25 July 2011.
- ^ "AIK:s succéback jagas av Partizan". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "AIK:s superfynd – jagas i hela Europa | FotbollDirekt". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Milosevics agent lugnar AIK-fans: "Borde stanna minst ett år"".
- ^ "Nobbar miljonbud på Bangura – kräver mer". Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Cummings, Michael. "AIK Solna Defender Blasts Goal into Top Corner from Center Circle (Video)". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Officiellt: Alexander Milosevic klar för Besiktas". Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Milosevic kommt – Marcelo geht" [Milosevic arrives – Marcelo leaves] (in German). Hannover 96. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Officiellt: Alexander Milosevic till Darmstadt". Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Milosevic'in Sözleşmesi Karşılıklı Anlaşılarak Sonlandırıldı".
- ^ "Alexander Milosevic ile Sözleşmemiz Karşılıklı Olarak Feshedildi".
- ^ Välkommen hem til AIK! Alexander Milošević, aikfotboll.se, 28 February 2018
- ^ "AIK mästare – tar hem guldet 2018". 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest FC".
- ^ "Forest 3-0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Milosevic departs The Reds". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Vejle Boldklub forstærker truppen med svensk landsholdspiller" (in Danish). Vejle Boldklub. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ CENTRALFORSVARSSPILLER STOPPER I NØRRESKOVEN[permanent dead link], vejle-boldklub.dk, 30 January 2020
- ^ "Alexander Milošević återvänder till AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Lindblad, Anders (4 August 2011). "En ledare med guld i blick – SvD". Svenska Dagbladet.
- ^ "U21 herr: Törnstrand ersätter Magyar –". Svenskfotboll.se. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Här är svenska guldlaget". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Milosevic, Svensk Fotboll". Archived from the original on 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Sverige – Finland – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Sverige – Montenegro – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Talangen vill till AIK – Vasalund säger nej | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Tänker fortfarande mycket på honom" (in Swedish) Expressen
- ^ "A. MILOSEVIC". Soccerway.
- ^ "Alexander Milošević – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Member associations – Italy – News – UEFA.com". UEFA. 8 November 2011.
External links[edit]
- Alexander Milosevic at Olympics.com
- Alexander Milošević at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Alexander Milošević at the Turkish Football Federation
- Alexander Milošević at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- "Interview at SvenskaFans.com" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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