Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Ivanovic | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Picton, Australia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Monterey Bay | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
Football NSW Institute | |||
2014 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
2015–2018 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | ||
2018–2021 | Sydney FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 17 | (2) |
2018–2021 | Sydney FC NPL | 29 | (3) |
2018–2021 | Sydney FC | 36 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | (4) |
2022–2024 | Perth Glory | 24 | (1) |
2024 | Lahti | 24 | (6) |
2025– | Monterey Bay | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2018 |
Luke Ivanovic (born 6 June 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for USL Championship side Monterey Bay.
Ivanovic started playing football with the Football NSW Institute and APIA Leichhardt. [1]
In March 2017, at the age of 16, Ivanovic made his senior debut for Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the opening game of the 2017 NPL NSW Men's 1 season against Sydney Olympic. [2] [3]
Ivanovic joined A-League club Sydney FC in 2018. [1] In January 2019, following a couple of senior appearances from the bench and based on his Y-League form, the club signed Ivanovic to a senior contract until the end of the 2018–19 A-League season. [4] The following month he made his starting debut against Melbourne City, scoring his first goal for the club. [5] [6] At the end of the season he signed a one-year contract extension until the end of the 2019–20 A-League season. [7] In December 2019, he signed a contract extension with the club, until the end of the 2021–22 A-League season. [8] In July 2021, with one year left remaining on his contract, Sydney FC allowed Ivanovic to leave to allow him to receive more regular game time. [9]
A few weeks after leaving Sydney FC, Ivanovic signed with Brisbane Roar on a multi-year contract. [10]
Ivanovic signed for Perth Glory in September 2022. [11]
In February 2024, it was confirmed that he would be leaving to join a club overseas. [12]
On 6 February 2024, Ivanovic moved to Finland and signed a one-year deal with FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga. [13] He left the club after the relegation at the end of the season.
On 28 February 2025, he signed with Monterey Bay in USL Championship. [14]
Ivanovic was born to two Serbian parents and grew up in Picton, south-west of Sydney. [1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sydney FC | 2018–19 | A-League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 [a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
2019–20 | A-League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | A-League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
Brisbane Roar | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
2022–23 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
Perth Glory | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2023–24 | A-League Men | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Lahti | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 [b] | 0 | — | 33 | 9 | |
Monterey Bay | 2025 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 108 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 131 | 19 |