Richairo Živković

Richairo Živković

Živković in training with Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Full name Richairo Juliano Živković
Date of birth (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996
Place of birth Assen, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Utrecht
Number 9
Youth career
–2007 FVV Foxhol
2007–2012 FC Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 FC Groningen 37 (12)
2014– Ajax 7 (1)
2014–2016 → Jong Ajax 40 (27)
2015 → Willem II (loan) 16 (3)
2016– → FC Utrecht (loan) 11 (4)
National team‡
2013 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2013–2015 Netherlands U19 10 (5)
2015– Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2016– Netherlands U21 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:17, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Richairo Juliano Živković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ришаиро Живковић, born 5 September 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht, on loan from Ajax.[1][2]

Club career

FC Groningen

Born in Assen, Živković began playing football at FVV from Foxhol. He was noticed early on due to his agility and speed, and at the age of 11 he left for the youth academy of FC Groningen where he progressed. He brought more attention to himself due to his performance for the reserves team, and by the end of 2012 he signed a three-year contract with the club.[3] On 2 December 2012 he came on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Heracles Almelo,[4] making him the youngest debutant in the history of the club.[5] On the first match day of the 2013–14 Eredivisie season, on Saturday, 3 August 2013 Živković scored his first regular season goal for the club, thereby relieving Arjen Robben as the youngest to have ever scored for Groningen.[6] The comparisons with Robben are quickly made.[7] He was subsequently called up for the Netherlands under-19 team.[8] His talent did not go unnoticed, with 11 top football clubs enquiring about him by November 2013, including the likes of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.[9]

Ajax

On 17 March 2014 it was officially announced that Živković had agreed to sign for Ajax, taking a three-year contract starting 1 July 2014.[10] FC Groningen also receives Ajax forward Danny Hoesen, as well as a percentage of Živković's transfer fee should Ajax sell the player before the expiration of his contract, hereby following in the footsteps of Luis Suárez who had transferred from Groningen to Ajax before him.[11] On 5 June 2014 Živković made his debut for Ajax in a friendly match against Wacker Innsbruck concluding the clubs pre-season trainings camp in Austria. He scored the final goal in the 46th minute of the 5–1 victory.[12] He made his competitive debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie season opener, a North Holland derby match which resulted in a 3–0 win at home against SC Telstar.[13] He scored his first goal for the reserves in his second appearance from a penalty kick in the 55th minute against Fortuna Sittard, which resulted in a 2–0 win.[14] He made his third appearance for the reserves team in another North Holland derby match against neighbouring FC Volendam. The game ended in a 5–0 loss at home. Živković was sent off receiving a red card in the 59th minute following the ejection of Ajax goalkeeper Peter Leeuwenburgh in the 35th minute of the match.[15]

On 28 October 2014, Živković made his regular season debut in the first team, playing in the third round KNVB Cup away match against SV Urk. Coming on as 46th-minute substitute for Arkadiusz Milik, he scored the final goal in the 89th minute of the 4–0 victory.[16] Scoring on his debut for the first team, Živković became the 50th Ajax player to do so since the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands.[17]

Willem II

On 22 June 2015, it was announced that Živković was sent on loan at Willem II, together with Lesly de Sa and Ruben Ligeon. On 1 July 2015 he scored the first four goals in a friendly game against Jong Brabant which ended 0-12. Lesley de Sa also added a goal in that game. [18] However, he already returned to Ajax in February 2016, as his loan at Willem II did not turn out to be a success.[19]

FC Utrecht

Živković started the 2016-17 season with Jong Ajax for which he scored three times in two matches. Especially after the arrival of Bertrand Traoré at Ajax, his prospects for playing time with the first team of Ajax decreased. On 16 August 2016, it was announced that he was being sent on loan to FC Utrecht until the end of the season.[20]

Personal life

Živković carries the last name of his mother Mira, who is originally from Serbia, and his father who left the family when he was little, was from Curaçao.[21] In addition to Dutch, he speaks Serbian.[22] As a young child he would visit his relatives in Serbia every summer. Through his parents he is eligible to represent Serbia, Curaçao or the Netherlands, as of yet he has not represented either nation at the senior level, but he has appeared in the Dutch youth national team system.

Career statistics

Club performance

As of 2016-10-20
Club performance League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2012–13FC GroningenEredivisie4010000050
2013–1433112000003511
2014–15Ajax71212000112
2015–16Willem II (loan)152220000174
2016–17FC Utrecht (loan)7312--0085
Total Netherlands 67178520007622
Career total 67178520007622

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

Reserves performance
Club performance League Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League Total
2014–15Jong AjaxEerste Divisie25182518
Total Netherlands 25182518
Career total 25182518

References

  1. ↑ Zivkovic scoort voor Oranje onder 19 Oog TV, 6 March 2014
  2. ↑ Following in the footsteps of Suarez - new Ajax wonderkid Zivkovic set for stardom Goal.com, 22 March 2014
  3. ↑ Talent Richairo Živković blijft bij FC Groningen Gezinsbode, 8 augustus 2012
  4. ↑ "GRONINGEN VS. HERACLES 2 - 0".
  5. ↑ Živković jonste debutant in clubgeschiedenis FC Groningen, 3 december 2012
  6. ↑ Živković jongste doelpuntenmaker ooit voor FC Groningen RTV Noord, 4 augustus 2013
  7. ↑ Groningen-talent Živković heeft dezelfde aanvalslust als Robben AD, 8 augustus 2013
  8. ↑ Živković bij voorselectie Oranje onder-19 FC Groningen, 22 augustus 2013
  9. ↑ Barça en Real hebben oogje op tienertalent Zivkovic AD, 4 november 2013
  10. ↑ Ajax contracteert Richairo Zivkovic Ajax, 17 maart 2014
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Admired Richario Zivkovic Poised Over Ajax Contract". Inside Futbol.
  12. ↑ "[Update] Ajax bevestigt oefenduel tegen Wacker".
  13. ↑ "Jong Ajax vs. Telstar - 11 augustus 2014 - Soccerway".
  14. ↑ "Fortuna Sittard vs. Jong Ajax - 16 augustus 2014 - Soccerway".
  15. ↑ http://www.ajaxshowtime.com/hoofdnieuws/81095/live-20-00u-jong-ajax-fc-volendam.html Rampzalige avond voor Jong Ajax
  16. ↑ Ajax dringt via SV Urk door tot vierde ronde KNVB-beker NU, 29 October 2014
  17. ↑ Debutant Zivkovic maakt jubileumgoal Ajax.nl, 28 October 2014
  18. ↑ 'Twee andere Ajacieden volgen voorbeeld van Zivkovic en trekken naar Tilburg' (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 22 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Zivkovic terug bij Ajax: 'Ik ben nederig en strijdbaar' (Dutch). Voetbal International. 2 February 2016.
  20. ↑ FC Utrecht bereikt akkoord met Ajax en heeft Zivkovic binnen (Dutch). 16 August 2016. Voetbal International.
  21. ↑ Telegraf (Serbian): TAMNOPUTI SRBIN S ANTILA: Mladi fudbaler zaludeo Holanđane! December 21, 2012
  22. ↑ Youtube: Kostic en Zivkovic stellen elkaar voor
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