Jovan Šljivić

Jovan Šljivić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Шљивић, born 14 October 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Beograd on loan from Red Star Belgrade.

Full name Jovan Šljivić

Date of birth (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 20)

Place of birth Kruševac, Serbia and Montenegro

Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]

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Jovan Šljivić

Personal information
Full name	Jovan Šljivić
Date of birth	(2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Kruševac, Serbia and Montenegro
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	OFK Beograd (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
Number	20
Youth career
2021–2023	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Red Star Belgrade	36	(3)
2022–2023	→ Grafičar Beograd (dual)	21	(5)
2025–	→ OFK Beograd (loan)	21	(1)
International career‡
2019	Serbia U15	2	(0)
2021–2022	Serbia U17	11	(4)
2022–	Serbia U19	14	(2)
2024–	Serbia U21	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025

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An offshoot of Red Star Belgrade football academy and a modern type of playmaker, Šljivić completed the Red Star Belgrade Youth School. At 16 years old, he played in the Grafičar Beograd jersey on dual registration, showing potential to eventually wear the Red Star Belgrade jersey.

Before the start of the 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga season, Šljivić was included in the Red Star Belgrade main squad, receiving the number 7 shirt.^[2] On 30 July 2023, he made his debut for the Red Star Belgrade main squad in a Serbian SuperLiga match against Vojvodina.^[3]

Šljivić was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2022.^[4]