Biography
Who is Miloš Degenek?
Early life and background
Miloš Degenek was born in 1994 in Knin, Croatia. His family lived in a village called Orlić before moving to Belgrade in 1995 due to the Croatian War of Independence. The family lived as refugees until 2000. That year, at six years old, they moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They settled in the suburb of Campsie.
Miloš attended Westfields Sports High School during his youth. He participated in the Australian Institute of Sport before starting his professional path in Europe. His background includes experience with both the Serbian and Australian sporting systems.
Club career in Germany
Miloš started his professional path by joining the under-19 team of VfB Stuttgart in 2012. He was called up to the first team squad by manager Bruno Labbadia in November of that same year. While he did not make a senior appearance for Stuttgart, he played for their second team, VfB Stuttgart II, starting on July 26, 2013, against SV Darmstadt 98.
Injuries kept him off the field for significant portions of the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In 2015, he joined 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich on a two-year contract. He debuted in a game against 1. FC Heidenheim. During his time there, he played in defensive midfield and later moved to the center-back position. He made 28 appearances in his first season with the club.
International career and global moves
Miloš Degenek is eligible to play for Serbia, Croatia, and Australia. He captained the Australian under-15 team in 2009. He later represented the Serbia national under-19 team, playing eight games for them. He made his senior international debut for Australia against England in 2016.
In 2017, he signed with the Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos. He played 28 games there in his first season and earned a spot in the J.League Young Players Best XI. Later, he joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal in 2019 for three and a half years. He was named man of the match during an AFC Champions League victory against Esteghlal.
Recent club history
He returned to Red Star Belgrade multiple times throughout his career. First, he joined the team in 2018 for a three-year contract. He played in the UEFA Champions League group stage with them. After a loan spell and a transfer to Al-Hilal, he returned to the Red-Whites in 2019. He scored a goal in the Champions League play-off round against BSC Young Boys.
In 2022, he moved to the United States to play for Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew. He stated this move was to stay fit for World Cup selection. He returned to Red Star Belgrade again in July 2023 for an undisclosed fee.
Birthday and age
Miloš Degenek was born on April 28, 1994, which makes Miloš 32 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Miloš shares the date with 64 other famous people.
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