Luka Prelevic

New Zealand footballer

Luka Prelevic
Personal information
Full name	Luka Prelevic
Date of birth	(1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aspendale Stingrays
Youth career
2012	Central City
2013	Melbourne Victory
2014	Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Port Melbourne Sharks	29	(6)
2015	Melbourne City NPL	14	(8)
2016–2018	Pascoe Vale	57	(7)
2018–	Aspendale Stingrays
International career^‡
2015	New Zealand U-23	2	(1)
2016	New Zealand	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2016

Luka Prelevic (born 7 September 1995), is an Australian-born New Zealand professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Pascoe Vale FC.^[1]

Club career

In 2015, Prelevic was a member of the inaugural Melbourne City NPL squad^[2] and won the NPL 1 Rising Star award for the league's best player under the age of 20 that season.^[3]

He signed for Pascoe Vale ahead of the 2016 NPL season.^[1]

International career

Prelevic was a member of the New Zealand U-23s squad at the 2015 Pacific Games.^[4]

He received his first call-up for the All Whites as a late inclusion to 2016 OFC Nations Cup squad to replace the injured Shane Smeltz.^[5] He made his senior debut in New Zealand's opening match of that tournament, on 28 May against Fiji.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Pascoe Vale Football Club (14 October 2015). "New Signing | Luka Prelevic - News - Pascoe Vale Football Club". Pvfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ Friday 3, June 2016 (6 March 2015). "Commences Inaugural National Premier Leagues 1 Campaign". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 3 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "FFV Gold Medal Night 2015 Wrap | Football Federation Victoria". Footballfedvic.com.au. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ "U-23s named for Pacific Games | New Zealand Football". Nzfootball.co.nz. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ "Smeltz ruled out of OFC Nations Cup | New Zealand Football". Nzfootball.co.nz. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ "All Whites beat Fiji in opener | New Zealand Football". Nzfootball.co.nz. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.