Miodrag Pivaš
Serbian footballer
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Miodrag Pivaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Пиваш; born 17 May 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for English club Newcastle United, as a central defender and defensive midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, Serbia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UFC Siezenheim | |||
| Grödig | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Grödig II | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Grödig | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Jedinstvo Ub | 25 | (1) |
| 2024– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Willem II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Serbia U17 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025 | |||
Early life
Club career
Pivaš made his senior debut aged 16 for Austrian side Grödig, and at the age of 18 returned to Serbia without his family.[4] During his time in Austria he also played for Grödig II.[5] He won promotion to the Serbian Superliga in his sole season with Jedinstvo Ub.[4]
In July 2024, Pivaš signed for English Premier League club Newcastle United.[6] On 2 September 2024, he joined Eredivisie side Willem II on a season-long loan deal.[7]
International career
Pivaš is a Serbia youth international,[8] playing for the under-17 team,[9] including playing for them at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]
Playing style
Pivaš plays as both a central defender and a defensive midfielder.[4]
Pivaš was compared by Ivan Radovanović,[4] his manager at Jedinstvo Ub, to Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Vidic.[9] Pivaš has said that he wants to follow in the footsteps of Ivanovic, Vidic, and Aleksandar Mitrovic.[9] His mentality and smartness was also praised by Heimo Pfeifenberger, his manager at SV Grödig.[4]