Luka Belić (footballer)

Luka Belić
Personal information
Full name Luka Belić
Date of birth (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996
Place of birth Pančevo, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Motherwell
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2012 OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 OFK Beograd 6 (0)
2015– West Ham United 0 (0)
2016–Motherwell (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2011-2012 Serbia U16 2 (2)
2012–2013 Serbia U17 6 (7)
2013-2014 Serbia U18 2 (0)
2014– Serbia U19 11 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:19, 17 September 2016 (UTC).


Luka Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Белић; born 18 April 1996) is a Serbian football forward who plays for Motherwell on loan from Premier League side West Ham United.[1][2] He currently also plays for Serbia's U19.[3] Belić holds a Belgian passport.[4] He also plays as an attacking midfielder.

His father Dušan was also a professional footballer.

Club career

OFK Beograd

He made his Jelen SuperLiga debut for OFK Beograd on home match versus Red Star Belgrade on 25 April 2012 and became the youngest player in history of Serbian highest leagues.[5]

West Ham

On 13 September 2015, Belic signed for West Ham United.[2]

On 31 August 2016, Belic signed on loan for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, agreeing a six-month deal.[6]

References

  1. "Luka Belić". OFK Beograd official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Hammers sign Serbian starlet Belic". West Ham United F.C. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. "UEFA — Luka Belić".
  4. "West Ham agree deal for Serbia U19 striker Luka Belic — sources". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. "Remi na Karaburmi, Belić u istoriji". pressonline.rs (in Serbian). 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. "'Well sign Hammers starlet Belic". Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.


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