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Luka Jović
Лука Јовић
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Jović with Serbia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Full name	Luka Jović
Date of birth	(1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Loznica, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2005–2014	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Red Star Belgrade	42	(12)
2016–2019	Benfica	2	(0)
2016–2017	→ Benfica B (loan)	18	(4)
2017–2019	→ Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)	49	(25)
2019	Eintracht Frankfurt	5	(0)
2019–2022	Real Madrid	36	(3)
2021	→ Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)	18	(4)
2022–2023	Fiorentina	31	(6)
2023–2025	AC Milan	38	(8)
International career^‡
2013–2014	Serbia U17	8	(5)
2014–2016	Serbia U19	13	(9)
2015–2019	Serbia U21	13	(7)
2018–	Serbia	45	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 24 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2025

Luka Jović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Јовић) was born on December 23, 1997. He is a professional footballer from Serbia. Luka plays as a striker, which means he focuses on scoring goals. He also plays for the Serbia national team.

Early Life and Football Start

Luka Jović was born in Loznica, which was part of FR Yugoslavia at the time. He grew up in a small village called Batar. His parents are Milan and Svetlana Jović.

Luka started playing football when he was just five years old in Loznica. In 2004, when he was seven, he was noticed by scouts. He was invited to play in Mini Maxi, a special league for young players in Belgrade. After scoring three goals in just one game, his father was offered money for each game Luka played. This also covered his travel costs from Batar to Belgrade.

At one of these games, a scout from Red Star Belgrade named Toma Milićević saw him play. Luka was invited to try out for Red Star Belgrade. People compared his playing style to famous footballers like Darko Pančev and Radamel Falcao. Falcao was also Luka's idol.

Club Career Highlights

Playing for Red Star Belgrade

Youth Team Years

Luka Jović joined the Red Star Belgrade youth team in 2005. He spent many years developing his skills there.

First Team Debut and Records

On May 28, 2014, Luka made his first professional appearance for Red Star Belgrade. He was only 16 years old. In this game against FK Vojvodina, he scored a goal just two minutes after coming on as a substitute. This made him the youngest goal scorer in the club's history, breaking a record held by Dejan Stanković. The game ended in a 3–3 draw, which helped Red Star win the Serbian SuperLiga title for the 2013–14 season.

Youngest in the Eternal Derby

On October 18, 2014, Luka became the youngest player to ever play in the famous Eternal Derby. This is a big match between Red Star and their rivals. He was 16 years, 9 months, and 25 days old. He scored six goals in the spring part of the 2014–15 season. He signed a new contract with Red Star in May 2015, keeping him with the club until 2018.

Strong Start in 2015–16

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Luka was a key player in Red Star's attack. He scored three goals in his first five games. He also scored winning goals in important matches against Voždovac and Spartak.

Moving to Benfica

In February 2016, Luka Jović signed with Benfica, a top club in Portugal. He played for Benfica's reserve team, Benfica B, making his debut in March. Soon after, he also played for Benfica's main team. He made only a few appearances for the first team during his time there.

Loan to Eintracht Frankfurt

Winning the DFB-Pokal

In June 2017, Luka joined Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany on a two-year loan. His new club also had the option to sign him permanently. He played five games as Eintracht Frankfurt won the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, which is a major German cup. He scored the only goal in the semi-finals against Schalke 04.

Record-Breaking Season

The 2018–19 season was amazing for Luka. On October 19, 2018, he became the youngest player to score five goals in a single Bundesliga game. This happened in a huge 7–1 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf.

In the Europa League, he scored a crucial goal against Inter Milan in March 2019. This helped Eintracht become the first German club to win eight games in one season in that competition. Eintracht Frankfurt then decided to sign him permanently in April 2019. He scored ten goals in total in the Europa League that season.

Playing for Real Madrid

Jović playing for Real Madrid in 2019

On June 4, 2019, Luka Jović signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world. He made his debut on August 17, 2019. His first goal for the club came on October 30, 2019, in a 5–0 win against CD Leganés.

Luka helped Real Madrid win the 2019–20 Supercopa de España in January 2020, which was his first trophy with the club. He also played a part in Real Madrid winning the 2019–20 La Liga title that season.

Return to Eintracht Frankfurt (Loan)

On January 14, 2021, Luka was loaned back to Eintracht Frankfurt until the end of the 2020–21 season. In his very first game back, he came off the bench and scored two goals, helping Frankfurt win 3–1 against Schalke.

Time at Fiorentina

On July 8, 2022, Luka joined Serie A club Fiorentina in Italy. In his only season there, he scored 13 goals in 50 games.

Joining AC Milan

On September 1, 2023, Luka Jović signed with AC Milan. He scored his first goal for Milan on December 2, 2023, in a 3–1 home win against Frosinone. As of June 29, 2025, Milan confirmed that Luka Jović left the club.

International Career

Youth Teams

Scoring for Serbia U-17 and U-19

On December 11, 2013, Luka scored three goals (a hat-trick) for the Serbia U-17 team in a 4–1 win against Croatia U-17. In July 2014, he was called up to the Serbia U-19 squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Senior National Team

First World Cup and Goal

In May 2018, Luka was chosen for Serbia's team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He made his first international appearance on June 4 in a friendly match against Chile. He was also part of the final 23-man squad for the World Cup. On March 20, 2019, Luka scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly game against Germany.

Second World Cup and Euro Debut

In November 2022, he was selected for Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He played in group matches against Cameroon and Switzerland.

Luka was also part of the Serbia squad for UEFA Euro 2024. In their second match against Slovenia, he scored a last-minute goal that tied the game 1–1.

Personal Life

When Luka Jović was 10 years old, his older sister survived leukemia. He has said that this experience taught him to be a "fighter."

Luka has three children. His first son, David, was born in February 2019. He also has two sons, Aleksej (born 2020) and Teodor (born 2022), with Serbian model Sofija Milošević.

Career Statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	2013–14	SuperLiga	1	1	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	1
	2014–15	SuperLiga	22	6	2	0	—		0	0	—		24	6
	2015–16	SuperLiga	19	5	2	1	—		2	0	—		23	6
	Total		42	12	4	1	—		2	0	—		48	13
Benfica B	2015–16	LigaPro	7	2	—		—		—		—		7	2
	2016–17	LigaPro	11	2	—		—		—		—		11	2
	Total		18	4	—		—		—		—		18	4
Benfica	2015–16	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2016–17	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	2017–18	Bundesliga	22	8	5	1	—		—		—		27	9
	2018–19	Bundesliga	32	17	1	0	—		14	10	1	0	48	27
	Total		54	25	6	1	—		14	10	1	0	75	36
Real Madrid	2019–20	La Liga	17	2	3	0	—		5	0	2	0	27	2
	2020–21	La Liga	4	0	0	0	—		1	0	0	0	5	0
	2021–22	La Liga	15	1	1	0	—		3	0	0	0	19	1
	Total		36	3	4	0	—		9	0	2	0	51	3
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)	2020–21	Bundesliga	18!!4	—		—		—		—		18!!4
Fiorentina	2022–23	Serie A	31!!6	4!!1	—		15!!6	—		50!!13
AC Milan	2023–24	Serie A	23!!6	2!!2	—		5!!1	—		30!!9
	2024–25	Serie A	15!!2	2!!2	—		0!!0	—		17!!4
	Total		38	8	4	4	—		5	1	—		47	13
Career total			239	62	22	7	1	0	46	17	3	0	311	86

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Serbia	2018	3	0
	2019	4	2
	2020	4	3
	2021	9	2
	2022	10	3
	2023	1	0
	2024	11	1
	2025	3	0
Total		45	11

Serbia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Jović goal.

List of international goals scored by Luka Jović
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 March 2019	Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany	Germany	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2	10 June 2019	Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Lithuania	3–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
3	12 November 2020	Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Scotland	1–1	1–1 (aet) (4–5 p)	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4	18 November 2020	Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Russia	2–0	5–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
5	18 November 2020	Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Russia	4–0	5–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
6	1 September 2021	Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary	Qatar	2–0	4–0	Friendly
7	11 November 2021	Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Qatar	2–0	4–0	Friendly
8	5 June 2022	Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Slovenia	3–1	4–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
9	9 June 2022	Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden	Sweden	1–0	1–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
10	18 November 2022	Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain	Bahrain	5–1	5–1	Friendly
11	20 June 2024	Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany	Slovenia	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2024