Luke Ivanovic
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2018 | |||
Luke Ivanovic (born 6 June 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga side Lahti.
Early years[edit]
Ivanovic started playing football with the Football NSW Institute and APIA Leichhardt.[1]
Club career[edit]
Bonnyrigg White Eagles[edit]
In 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[edit]
Ivanovic 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[edit]
A few weeks after leaving Sydney FC, Ivanovic signed with Brisbane Roar on a multi-year contract.[10]
Perth Glory[edit]
Ivanovic 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[edit]
On 6 February 2024, Ivanovic moved to Finland and signed a one-year deal with FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.[13]
Personal life[edit]
Ivanovic was born to two Serbian parents and grew up in Picton, south-west of Sydney.[1]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 24 February 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 82 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours[edit]
Club[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
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Sydney FC players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Perth Glory FC players
- FC Lahti players
- National Premier Leagues players
- A-League Men players
- Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players
- Australian people of Serbian descent
- Soccer players from New South Wales
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland