Aleksandar Luković

Aleksandar Luković

Luković playing for Udinese
Personal information
Date of birth	23 October 1982 (1982-10-23)
Place of birth	Kraljevo, Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Zenit St. Petersburg
Number	24
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2001	Sloga Kraljevo	36	(6)
2002–2006	Red Star Belgrade	64	(3)
2003–2004	→ Jedinstvo Ub (loan)	23	(2)
2006	→ Ascoli (loan)	10	(0)
2007–2010	Udinese	97	(0)
2010–	Zenit St. Petersburg	28	(1)
National team
2005–2011	Serbia	27	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 6 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Aleksandar Luković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Луковић; born 23 October 1982) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Serbian national team. He is known for his aggressive style of play.

Club career

Luković started his career at hometown club Sloga Kraljevo. In 2002 he was signed by Crvena Zvezda. He played his first UEFA Cup match on 15 August 2002, substituted Nemanja Vidić at second half. The match Crvena Zvezda won 2–0 to FC Kairat.

In mid-2006, Luković was on loan to Ascoli in order the club "borrow" the non-EU registration quota to Udinese. He was "loaned" to Udinese from Ascoli in January transfer window.

On 27 January 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Udinese against Torino.

He was signed permanently in mid-2007.

On 29 July 2010 it was officially announced that Luković signed a four-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

International career

He made his international debut against Poland on 15 August 2005. He played a part during 2010 World Cup qualifying and mostly partnered Nemanja Vidić in central defense as Aleksandar Kolarov was preferred at left back. He was sent off in Serbia's opening 2010 World Cup match against Ghana on 13 June 2010.

In March 2011, two weeks before a crucial Euro 2012 qualifier against Northern Ireland, Luković surprised everyone by deciding to retire from the national team at the age of 28, choosing to focus on his club Zenit. On the same occasion, his teammate Danko Lazović also made the same announcement.

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga (1): 2005–06
• Serbian Cup (2): 2001–2002, 2005–06

Zenit St. Petersburg

• Russian Premier League (1): 2010
• Russian Super Cup (1): 2011

Statistics

As of 6 November 2011

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Serbia			League		Serbian Cup		Europe		Total
1998–99	Sloga Kraljevo	Druga Liga	21	3	?	?			21	0
1999–2000			0	0	?	?			0	0
2000–01			0	0	?	?			0	0
2001–02			15	3	?	?			15	3
2001–02	Crvena Zvezda	Prva Liga	6	0	?	?			6	0
2002–03			6	0	?	?	1	0	7	0
2003–04	Jedinstvo Ub	Druga Liga	23	2	?	?			23	2
2004–05	Crvena Zvezda	Superliga	25	0	?	?	5	0	30	0
2005–06			27	3	?	?	8	0	35	3
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2006–07	Ascoli	Serie A	10	0	2	0			12	0
	Udinese		5	0					5	0
2007–08			32	0	4	0			36	0
2008–09			27	0	1	0	7	0	35	0
2009–10			33	0	2	0			35	0
Russia			League		Russian Cup		Europe		Total
2010	Zenit	Premier League	11	0	2	0	9	0	22	0
2011–12			17	1	1	0	0	0	18	1
			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Total	Serbia		123	11	0	0	14	0	137	11
	Italy		107	0	9	0	7	0	123	0
	Russia		28	1	3	0	9	0	40	1
Career total			258	12	12	0	30	0	300	12

External links

• Aleksandar Luković at National-Football-Teams.com
• Aleksandar Luković – FIFA competition record
• Aleksandar Luković – FIFA competition record

Profile on Serbian National Team Page