Veljko Simić


Veljko Simić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah on loan from Turkish club Sivasspor.

Club career

Early career

A product of the Red Star Belgrade, Simić and Filip Janković were considered the two most talented players from Red Star's youth team of players born in 1995. However, he never transitioned into the first team, and instead signed a professional contract with Basel in 2014. Technical problems made him ineligible and was consequently loaned to Slovenian outfit Domžale. He made his first team debut against Radomlje where he started the match only to be substituted off in the 70th minute.
On 7 January 2016, he joined Schaffhausen on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. For the season 2016-17 he was loaned to Chiasso. On 1 September 2017 Basel announced that the contract with Simić had been dissolved by mutual consent.
Simić joined Serbian side Zemun as a free agent during the 2017–18 winter transfer window. In his last game for Zemun, he scored a last-minute goal in a 1–1 tie against Vojvodina on July 28, 2018.

Red Star Belgrade

Simić signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade in the summer of 2018. In a promotional event, he told journalists that his early departure from Red Star to Basel had been "a mistake from which young players can learn". His contract was terminated after two and a half seasons on 11 January 2021.

Vojvodina

Simic signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Vojvodina on 13 January 2021.

Omonia

Simic signed a two plus one-year contract with Omonia on 17 July 2023.

International career

Simić debuted for Serbia on 25 January 2023 in a friendly match against United States which Serbia won 2–1. Simić scored the second Serbian goal of the match and his first goal on international level.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1January 25, 2023BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States12–12–1Friendly

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade
Individual