Milan Aleksić (footballer)

Milan Aleksić
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-30) 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Serbian Cup, FA Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Aleksić is red and whitewebsite=safc website". Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ Copley, James (31 August 2024). "Sunderland conclude late quadruple transfer deadline day signings". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Lads forced to settle for point at Millwall". safc.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "ШИРИ СПИСАК СЕЛЕКТОРА ДРАГАНА СТОЈКОВИЋА ЗА УТАКМИЦЕ ПРОТИВ ШПАНИЈЕ И ДАНСКЕ" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 19 August 2024.