Miodrag Pivaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Пиваш; born 17 May 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Willem II, on loan from English club Newcastle United, as a central defender and defensive midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, Serbia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Willem II (on loan from Newcastle United) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UFC Siezenheim | |||
| SV Grödig | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | SV Grödig | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Jedinstvo Ub | 25 | (1) |
| 2024– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Willem II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Serbia U17 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:14, 22 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBorn in Novi Sad,[3] Pivaš's family moved to Austria when he was 12.[4]
Club career
editPivaš made his senior debut aged 16 for Austrian side SV Grödig, and at the age of 18 returned to Serbia without his family.[4] He won promotion to the Serbian Superliga in his sole season with Jedinstvo Ub.[4]
In July 2024, Pivaš signed for English Premier League club Newcastle United.[5] On 2 September 2024, he joined Eredivisie side Willem II on a season-long loan deal.[6]
International career
editPivaš is a Serbia youth international,[7] playing for the under-17 team,[8] including playing for them at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]
Playing style
editPivaš plays as both a central defender and a defensive midfielder.[4]
Pivaš was compared by Ivan Radovanović,[4] his manager at Jedinstvo Ub, to Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Vidic.[8] Pivaš has said that he wants to follow in the footsteps of Ivanovic, Vidic, and Aleksandar Mitrovic.[8] His mentality and smartness was also praised by Heimo Pfeifenberger, his manager at SV Grödig.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ryder, Lee (26 June 2024). "Newcastle United close in on signing 6ft 2in Serbia hot prospect". Chronicle Live.
- ^ Miodrag Pivaš at Soccerway
- ^ "Newcastle sign teenage defender Pivas". www.premierleague.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kelly, Ciaran (25 July 2024). "Newcastle make 'very smart' transfer move amid £100m-plus saving dream". Chronicle Live.
- ^ "Newcastle United transfer news: Miodrag Pivas signs from Jedinstvo". BBC Sport. 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Miodrag Pivaš wordt gehuurd van Newcastle United FC" [Miodrag Pivaš is loaned from Newcastle United FC]. www.willem-ii.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Stokes, Aaron (27 June 2024). "Miodrag Pivas profiled as Newcastle United close in on exciting summer transfer". Chronicle Live.
- ^ a b c "Newcastle news: Miodrag Pivas - who is Magpies' new Serbian defender?". BBC Sport. 23 July 2024.