Luka Lijeskić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Lijeskić | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radnički 1923 | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Brodarac | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Brodarac | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Gent | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Radnički 1923 | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Serbia U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Serbia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Serbia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Serbia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Serbia U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2025 | |||
Luka Lijeskić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Лијескић; born 23 February 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Radnički 1923.[2]
Club career
[edit]Born in Belgrade, Luka is a product of Brodarac's youth football school, In July 2023, as a best goalkeeper on the just-completed 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where Serbia U17 in semi-finals of the same competition lost on penalties against Netherlands U17,[3] the player signed a contract with Belgium club Gent.[4] However, of his lack of experience and strong competition in the Belgium club, where made him short for the expected minutes, Lukа chose in to come to the middle where he will get a chance to show his potential, So on 20 June 2024 he signed a three-year contract with the Serbian club Radnički 1923.[5] On September 1, in a match against Red Star Belgrade, he made his official debut in the Serbian SuperLiga in Gornji Milanovac on Stadion Metalac for Radnički 1923 where his team lost with the result of 0:1.[6]
International career
[edit]He played for the Serbian national teams at U15, U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ЛИЈЕСКИЋ Лука". fkradnicki.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Luka Lijeskić". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Evropsko prvenstvo: Srbija izgubila na penale od Holandije". sportskacentrala. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Luka Lijeskić otišao u Gent". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Омладински репрезентатавац појачао конкуренцију међу стативама". fkradnicki.com. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Radnički Kragujevac vs. Red Star Belgrade 0 - 1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Luka Lijeskić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Luka Lijeskić at BDFutbol
- Luka Lijeskić at WorldFootball.net
- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Belgrade
- Men's association football defenders
- Serbian men's footballers
- Serbia men's youth international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Belgian Pro League players
- FK Brodarac players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- FK Radnički 1923 players
- Serbian SuperLiga players