Luka Božičković

Luka Božičković (born 2 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I side Voluntari. Born in Germany, he represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth international level.

Luka Božičković
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003[1]
Place of birth Reinbek, Germany[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Voluntari
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2017 Wandsbeker TSV Concordia
2017–2022 Hamburger SV
2022 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Hamburger SV II 0 (0)
2022–2023 Maribor 11 (1)
2023– Voluntari 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 7 (0)
2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 2 (0)
2022– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Club career

Božičković grew up in Reinbek, Germany, and played youth football with local team Wandsbeker TSV Concordia.[1] Between 2017 and 2022, he played for the Hamburger SV academy,[4] before moving to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor in January 2022.[5][6] After a brief spell with the Maribor's under-19 team in the second part of the 2021–22 season, Božičković made his league debut for the club on 18 September 2022 in a 5–0 win against Radomlje, where he also scored his first senior goal in the final minutes of the match.[7] In February 2023, he extended his contract with Maribor until the summer of 2025.[8][9]

International career

Božičković represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the under-17, under-19, and under-21 level.[10]

Personal life

Božičković has a younger brother, Niko, who is also a footballer and a youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[11]

Honours

Maribor

References
  1. "Luka Božičković – osebni karton" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. "Dragoceni nasveti starejših soigralcev" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. "Luka Božičković". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. "Tom Sanne & Co.: Diese HSV-Talente schafften den Durchbruch". abendblatt.de (in German). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. "Maribor je še okrepil vezno linijo, prišel obetaven mladenič Hamburga". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. "Omladinski reprezentativac BiH potpisao za Maribor". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. "V Mariboru se na površje prebijajo novi obrazi: Luka Božičković je zadel na debiju po akciji, ki jo je začel Tine Čuk". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. "Šuler podaljšal pogodbo z branilcem, ki je produkt nemške nogometne šole". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. Magdič, Blaž (11 February 2023). "Šuler "zavaroval" velikega talenta: Fant, ki ob nadarjenosti kaže še mentalno zrelost". Šport TV (in Slovenian). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. "Luka Božičković » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. "Ko je mladi reprezentativac sa 77 minuta seniorskog fudbala?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. "Noro! Olimpija po drami vseh dram premagala Maribor" (in Slovenian). Siol. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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