Miloš Degenek

Australian association football player

Miloš Degenek (/ˈmɪlɒʃ ˈdɛɡənɛk/ MIL-osh DEG-ə-nek;[4] Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Дегенек, pronounced [mǐloʃ děɡenek];[5][6] born 28 April 1994) is a Croatian-born Australian soccer player. He plays for Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian SuperLiga and for the Australia men's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Socceroos"). At youth levels, he has represented both Australia and Serbia.

Miloš Degenek
Degenek with the Columbus Crew in 2022
Personal information
Full name Miloš Degenek[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Knin, Croatia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
defensive midfielder[3]
Club information
Current team
Red Star Belgrade
Number 3
Youth career
2002-2007 Bonnyrigg White Eagles
2007-2009 Blacktown City
2009 NSWIS
2010–2012 AIS
2012–2013 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 VfB Stuttgart II 9 (0)
2015–2017 1860 Munich 33 (1)
2017–2018 Yokohama F. Marinos 37 (2)
2018 Red Star Belgrade 20 (0)
2019 Al-Hilal 11 (0)
2019–2022 Red Star Belgrade 59 (2)
2022–2023 Columbus Crew 40 (0)
2023– Red Star Belgrade 5 (0)
National team
2009–2011 Australia U17 7 (1)
2012 Serbia U19 8 (0)
2015 Australia U23 4 (0)
2016– Australia 44 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 26 August 2023.[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2012–13 3. Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 9 0 0 0 9 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1860 Munich 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 25 1 3 0 28 1
2016–17 7 0 1 0 8 0
Total 32 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
Yokohama F. Marinos 2017 J1 League 25 0 2 0 1 0 28 0
2018 12 2 0 0 3 1 15 3
Total 37 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 43 3
Red Star Belgrade 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 20 0 0 0 13[a] 0 33 0
Al-Hilal 2018–19 Saudi Professional League 11 0 2 0 5[b] 0 18 0
Red Star Belgrade 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 23 2 3 0 11[a] 1 37 3
2020–21 30 0 5 0 12[c] 0 47 0
2021–22 7 0 1 0 7[d] 0 15 0
Total 60 2 9 0 0 0 30 1 99 3
Columbus Crew 2022 Major League Soccer 28 0 0 0 28 0
2023 12 0 1 0 13 0
Total 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 0
Red Star Belgrade 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 214 5 17 0 4 1 48 1 284 7
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International change

As of match played 28 March 2023
Australia[9]
Year Apps Goals
2016 5 0
2017 10 0
2018 5 1
2019 8 0
2021 5 0
2022 9 0
2023 2 0
Total 44 1
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Degenek goal.
List of international goals scored by Miloš Degenek
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 December 2018 Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20   Oman 4–0 5–0 Friendly

Honours change

Club change

Red Star Belgrade

Al Hilal SFC

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. "Milos Degenek". Socceroos. Football Federation Australia. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. Micallef, Philip. "Composed Degenek leaves Socceroos spoilt for choice". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. Miloš Degenek player profile – Red Star Belgrade web site, 5 July 2018, retrieved 16 December 2018
  5. "mȉo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Mìloš
  6. "degènek". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Degènek
  7. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 40 out of 289)
  8. Miloš Degenek at Soccerway
  9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Miloš Degenek (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  10. "Degenek on target as Red Star claim Serbian SuperLiga title". The World Game. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.