Milan Aleksić (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cracovia (on loan from Sunderland) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Čukarički | ||
| 2021–2023 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Radnički 1923 | 30 | (2) |
| 2024– | Sunderland | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Cracovia (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Serbia U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Serbia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Serbia U21 | 9 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:46, 14 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:43, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Milan Aleksić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Алексић; born 30 August 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia, on loan from Premier League club Sunderland.[1]
Club career
On 31 August 2024, Aleksić joined EFL Championship club Sunderland on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £3,100,000.[2] On 23 November 2024, Aleksić made his Sunderland and Championship debut as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Millwall.[3] He scored his first goal for Sunderland against Stoke City; he came on as a substitute in the 60th minute for Chris Rigg and scored within just four minutes in the third round of the FA Cup on 11 January 2025.
On 5 September 2025, Aleksić moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Cracovia on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[4]
International career
After representing Serbia at the U18 and U19 levels, he received a call-up to the senior national team by coach Dragan Stojković Piksi at the age of 18, for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A matches against Spain and Denmark on 5 and 8 September 2024, respectively.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Radnički 1923 | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 6 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2024–25 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Cracovia (loan) | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 43 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Serbian Cup, FA Cup, Polish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ "Aleksić is red and whitewebsite=safc website". Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Copley, James (31 August 2024). "Sunderland conclude late quadruple transfer deadline day signings". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Lads forced to settle for point at Millwall". safc.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Galiński, Tomasz (5 September 2025). "Z Sunderlandu do polskiej ligi. Kolejne wzmocnienie Cracovii" [From Sunderland to the Polish league. Another reinforcement for Cracovia]. sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "ШИРИ СПИСАК СЕЛЕКТОРА ДРАГАНА СТОЈКОВИЋА ЗА УТАКМИЦЕ ПРОТИВ ШПАНИЈЕ И ДАНСКЕ" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 19 August 2024.
External links
- Milan Aleksić at Soccerway
- Milan Aleksić at WorldFootball.net