Miodrag Pivaš

Miodrag Pivaš

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-05-17) 17 May 2005
Place of birth	Novi Sad, Serbia
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Central defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Willem II (on loan from Newcastle United)
Number	15
Youth career
	UFC Siezenheim
	SV Grödig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	SV Grödig	15	(0)
2023–2024	Jedinstvo Ub	25	(1)
2024–	Newcastle United	0	(0)
2024–	→ Willem II (loan)	0	(0)
International career
	Serbia U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Miodrag Pivaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Пиваш; born 17 May 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Willem II, on loan from English club Newcastle United, as a central defender and defensive midfielder.

Early life

Born in Novi Sad, Pivaš's family moved to Austria when he was 12.

Club career

Pivaš made his senior debut aged 16 for Austrian side SV Grödig, and at the age of 18 returned to Serbia without his family. He won promotion to the Serbian Superliga in his sole season with Jedinstvo Ub.

In July 2024, Pivaš signed for English Premier League club Newcastle United. On 2 September 2024, he joined Eredivisie side Willem II on a season-long loan deal.

International career

Pivaš is a Serbia youth international, playing for the under-17 team, including playing for them at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Playing style

Pivaš plays as both a central defender and a defensive midfielder.

Pivaš was compared by Ivan Radovanović, his manager at Jedinstvo Ub, to Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Vidic. Pivaš has said that he wants to follow in the footsteps of Ivanovic, Vidic, and Aleksandar Mitrovic. His mentality and smartness was also praised by Heimo Pfeifenberger, his manager at SV Grödig.