Luka Božičković

Luka Božičković
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21)[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
 Nafta 1903
Youth career
–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)
2023–2024 Voluntari 4 (0)
2024 Sloga Meridian 13 (0)
2024– Nafta 1903 18 (1)
International career‡
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 7 (0)
2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 2 (0)
2022– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Luka Božičković (born 2 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nafta 1903.[4] Born in Germany, he represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth international level.

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,[5] before moving to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor in January 2022.[6][7] 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.[8] In February 2023, he extended his contract with Maribor until the summer of 2025.[9][10]

International career

Božičković represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the under-17, under-19, and under-21 level.[11]

Personal life

Božičković has a younger brother, Niko, who is also a footballer and a youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maribor 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga 11 1 5 0 1[b] 0 17 1
Voluntari 2023–24 Liga I 4 0 1 0 – 5 0
Sloga Meridian 2023–24 Bosnian Premier League 13 0 5 1 – 18 1
Nafta 1903 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 18 1 1 0 – 19 1
Career total 46 2 12 1 1 0 59 3
  1. ^ Includes Slovenian Cup, Romanian Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Maribor

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ Luka Božičković at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Tom Sanne & Co.: Diese HSV-Talente schafften den Durchbruch". abendblatt.de (in German). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Maribor je še okrepil vezno linijo, prišel obetaven mladenič Hamburga". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Omladinski reprezentativac BiH potpisao za Maribor". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Šuler podaljšal pogodbo z branilcem, ki je produkt nemške nogometne šole". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Luka Božičković » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Ko je mladi reprezentativac sa 77 minuta seniorskog fudbala?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. ^ "L. Božičković". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Noro! Olimpija po drami vseh dram premagala Maribor" (in Slovenian). Siol. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.