Mladen Devetak
Serbian football defender
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Mladen Devetak (Serbian Cyrillic: Младен Деветак; born 12 March 1999) is a Serbian football defender who plays for HNK Rijeka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vojvodina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Vojvodina | 97 | (1) |
| 2018 | → ČSK Čelarevo (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Kabel (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Palermo | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Viterbese (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rijeka | 31 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Serbia U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Serbia U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Serbia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Serbia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Serbia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Club career
Vojvodina
Born in Novi Sad, Devetak passed Vojvodina youth school. He made an official debut for Vojvodina in the 37th fixture of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season, played on 21 May 2017 against Javor Ivanjica.[2] In June 2017, Devetak signed his first professional contract, penning a four-year deal with the club.[3]
Palermo and loan to Viterbese
On 5 August 2022, the newly-promoted Italian Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Devetak on a three-year contract.[4] He made six appearances with the Rosanero before being loaned out to Serie C club Viterbese on 4 January 2023.[5]
On 13 July 2023, Palermo announced to have loaned out Devetak to Croatian side NK Istra 1961, with an option to sign the player permanently at the end of the season.[6]
On 2 August 2024, Palermo confirmed the sale of Devetak to HNK Rijeka.[7]
International career
Devetak was a member of a U19 national team.
Career statistics
- As of 29 October 2022[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vojvodina | 2016–17[9] | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[10] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[11] | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[12] | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21[13] | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[14] | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 97 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 1 | ||
| ČSK Čelarevo (loan) | 2017–18 | Serbian First League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| Kabel (loan) | 2018–19 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 3 | |
| Palermo | 2022–23 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 128 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 6 | ||
Honours
- Vojvodina
Rijeka
