Miloš Veljković
Serbian footballer (born 1995)
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Miloš Veljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Вељковић, pronounced [mǐloʃ ʋěːʎkoʋitɕ]; born 26 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. Born in Switzerland, he represents the Serbia national team.
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Veljković with Serbia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Miloš Veljković[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2011 | 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 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2025 | Werder Bremen | 221 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Red Star Belgrade | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Switzerland U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Serbia U17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U19 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Serbia U21 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Serbia | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Born in Basel in Switzerland to Serbian parents, Veljković started his professional footballing career at Swiss side FC Basel.
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.[4]
Veljković went on loan to Middlesbrough in the Championship on 16 October 2014 for three months.[5] Due to the form of the midfield duo of Grant Leadbitter and Adam Clayton in central midfield, he 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.[6] However, he picked a shoulder injury in his third match for Charlton which ruled him out of contention.[7]
Werder Bremen
Veljković joined Werder Bremen on 1 February 2016, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal, for a reported fee of €300,000.[8] On 24 September 2016, he made his first appearance for the first team of the 2016–17 season in a 2–1 victory against VfL Wolfsburg on matchday 5, the club's first win of the season; he played the full 90 minutes as centre-back after Lamine Sané had dropped out with knee problems in the warmup to the match.[9]
He agreed a contract extension with the club in June 2018.[10]
In June 2022, after Werder Bremen's return to the Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season, Veljković signed another contract extension with the club, reportedly until 2025.[11]
Red Star Belgrade
On 11 March 2025, Red Star Belgrade announced that had reached an agreement with Veljković on a three-year deal. Veljković's contract with Werder expired in the summer, which the Serbian club used to acquire him as the first summer reinforcement.[12] He scored his first goal for Red Star Belgrade on 4 December 2025 during the 3–0 victory against Čukarički.[13]
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.[14] 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.[15]
He made his debut for the Serbia national team on 11 November 2017 in a friendly match against China.[16]
In June 2018, he was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,[17] where he appeared in the match against Brazil.[18]
In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[19] He played in all three group stage matches, against Brazil,[20] Cameroon,[21] and Switzerland.[22] Serbia finished fourth in the group.[23]
Veljković was part of the Serbia squad for UEFA Euro 2024 and started the team's opening match of the tournament against England, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 loss.[24]
Style of play
Veljković has played both as centre back 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 centre back during international football.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 August 2026[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2013–14 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Werder Bremen II | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Werder Bremen | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 221 | 6 | 18 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 242 | 7 | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15[c] | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | |
| 2026–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | – | 42 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 255 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 14 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Serbia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Veljković goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 19 November 2023 | Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac, Serbia | 29 |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
Red Star
Serbia U19
Serbia U20
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013
