Miloš Veljković

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Miloš Veljković
Personal information
Full name Miloš Veljković
Date of birth (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 20)
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number 29
Youth career
–2011 FC Basel
2011– Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
2014–2015 Middlesbrough (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Charlton Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
National team
2011 Switzerland U16 1 (0)
2012 Serbia U17 3 (1)
2013–2014 Serbia U19 10 (1)
2015 Serbia U20 8 (1)
2014– Serbia U21 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2015

Miloš Veljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Вељковић; born 26 September 1995) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a Centre defender and as a Defensive midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur.[1] He is also a Serbia U21 international.

Club career[edit]

Born in Basel in Switzerland, Veljković started his professional footballing career at Swiss side FC Basel.

Tottenham Hotspur[edit]

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.[2]

Veljković went on loan to Middlesbrough in the Championship on 16 October 2014 for three months.[3] Due to the superb form of the midfield duo of Grant Leadbitter and Adam Clayton in Central Midfield, Veljković 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.[4] However he picked a shoulder injury in his 3rd match for Charlton which ruled him out of contention.[5]

International career[edit]

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.[6] 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 playing every game and impressing at Centre Back.[7]

International[edit]

Serbia

Style of play[edit]

Veljković plays both as Centre defender 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 defender during international football.[7]

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