Luke Ivanovic (born 6 June 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who most recently played as a striker for Veikkausliiga side Lahti.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Ivanovic | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Picton, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Football NSW Institute | |||
| 2014 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 2015–2018 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | ||
| 2018–2021 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Sydney FC NPL | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Sydney FC | 36 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Perth Glory | 24 | (1) |
| 2024 | Lahti | 26 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2018 | |||
Early years
editIvanovic started playing football with the Football NSW Institute and APIA Leichhardt.[1]
Club career
editBonnyrigg White Eagles
editIn March 2017, at the age of 16, Ivanovic made his senior debut for Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the opening game of the 2017 NPL NSW Men's 1 season against Sydney Olympic.[2][3]
Sydney FC
editIvanovic joined A-League club Sydney FC in 2018.[1] In January 2019, following a couple of senior appearances from the bench and based on his Y-League form, the club signed Ivanovic to a senior contract until the end of the 2018–19 A-League season.[4] The following month he made his starting debut against Melbourne City, scoring his first goal for the club.[5][6] At the end of the season he signed a one-year contract extension until the end of the 2019–20 A-League season.[7] In December 2019, he signed a contract extension with the club, until the end of the 2021–22 A-League season.[8] In July 2021, with one year left remaining on his contract, Sydney FC allowed Ivanovic to leave to allow him to receive more regular game time.[9]
Brisbane Roar
editA few weeks after leaving Sydney FC, Ivanovic signed with Brisbane Roar on a multi-year contract.[10]
Perth Glory
editIvanovic signed for Perth Glory in September 2022.[11]
In February 2024, it was confirmed that he would be leaving to join a club overseas.[12]
FC Lahti
editOn 6 February 2024, Ivanovic moved to Finland and signed a one-year deal with FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.[13]
Personal life
editIvanovic was born to two Serbian parents and grew up in Picton, south-west of Sydney.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of 26 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2018–19 | A-League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | A-League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | A-League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Perth Glory | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | A-League Men | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Lahti | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 9 | |
| Career total | 108 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 131 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
editClub
edit- Sydney FC
References
edit- ^ a b c Davidson, John (5 September 2020). "Master and apprentice: Ninkovic's helping hand to youngster". The World Game. SBS.
- ^ Hamilton, Tricia (27 March 2017). "Teenager debuts for first-grade football team". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Boulous, Chris (29 March 2017). "Luke Ivanovic makes Bonnyrigg debut". Fairfield Champion.
- ^ "Sydney FC Sign Three Young Prospects". Sydney FC. 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Ivanovic Surprises Parents With Starting Debut". Sydney FC. 6 February 2019.
- ^ Francis, Kieran (29 March 2019). "Sydney FC prospect Ivanovic keen to repay Corica's faith". Goal.
- ^ Greco, John (24 June 2019). "Signings news: Teenage attacker commits to Sydney FC". A-League.
- ^ "Sydney FC Secure Next Generation Of Sky Blues". Sydney FC. 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Bright Prospect Yazbek Signs As We Say Thanks Luke". Sydney FC. 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Roar complete Luke Ivanovic capture". Brisbane Roar. 5 August 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (14 September 2022). "Striker Ivanovic added to Glory squad". Perth Glory. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (5 February 2024). "Ivanovic departs club by mutual consent". Perth Glory. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Luke Ivanovic siirtyy FC Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 6 February 2024
- ^ "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links
edit- Luke Ivanovic at Soccerway