Saša Ivković

Saša Ivković
Ivković with Maribor in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993
Place of birth Vukovar, Croatia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Al Wahda
Number 31
Youth career
2000–2007 Krila Krajine
2007–2010 ČSK Čelarevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 ČSK Čelarevo 13 (1)
2011–2015 Partizan 1 (0)
2011–2013 → Teleoptik (loan) 61 (3)
2014 → Teleoptik (loan) 12 (0)
2014 → OFK Bačka (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2018 Voždovac 67 (2)
2016–2017 → Ashdod (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 Maribor[1] 57 (10)
2019–2024 Baniyas 120 (12)
2024– Al Wahda 40 (2)
International career‡
2010–2011 Serbia U18 4 (0)
2011–2012 Serbia U19 8 (0)
2025– United Arab Emirates 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 December 2025

Saša Ivković (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Ивковић; Arabic: ساشا إيفكوفيتش; born 13 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Wahda as a center-back. Born in Croatia, he has represented Serbia at youth level before representing United Arab Emirates at senior level.

Club career

Ivković made his professional debut for Partizan on 7 December 2013 in a league match against Čukarički, replacing Saša Ilić near the end of the match.[2]

International career

As a Serbian citizen by birth and former representative of Serbia’s youth national teams, Ivković was granted Emirati passport in July 2024, making him eligible to represent the United Arab Emirates national team based on residency.

On 21 February 2025, Ivković's request to switch allegiance to the United Arab Emirates was approved by FIFA.[3]

He made his debut in final match of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round against Kyrgyzstan.

On 4 September 2025, Ivković scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Syria.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list United Arab Emirates' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ivkovic goal.
List of international goals scored by Saša Ivković
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 September 2025Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Syria1–13–1Friendly

Personal life

Although born in Vukovar, he was raised in Bačka Palanka. He is a younger brother of Radovan Ivković.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Uradno: Ivković zapustil Maribor". Nogomania (in Slovenian). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Čukarički – Partizan 0:1 (0:1)". website.rs (in Serbian). 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ivković, Saša". utakmica.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "ВОЖДОВАЦ – БАЧКА у недељу, 12. марта" (in Serbian). OFK Bačka. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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