Luke Ivanovic

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Luke Ivanovic
Personal information
Full name Luke Ivanovic
Date of birth (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Early years

Ivanovic started playing football with the Football NSW Institute and APIA Leichhardt. [1]

Club career

Bonnyrigg White Eagles

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]

Sydney FC

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]

Brisbane Roar

A few weeks after leaving Sydney FC, Ivanovic signed with Brisbane Roar on a multi-year contract. [10]

Perth Glory

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]

Lahti

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.

Monterey Bay

On 28 February 2025, he signed with Monterey Bay in USL Championship. [14]

Personal life

Ivanovic was born to two Serbian parents and grew up in Picton, south-west of Sydney. [1]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sydney FC 2018–19 A-League 111005 [a] 0161
2019–20 A-League141004 [a] 0181
2020–21 A-League1300000130
Total382000090472
Brisbane Roar 2021–22 A-League Men 204111200227
2022–23 A-League Men00400040
Total204511200267
Perth Glory 2022–23 A-League Men110100000120
2023–24 A-League Men131000000131
Total241100000251
Lahti 2024 Veikkausliiga 266334 [b] 0339
Monterey Bay 2025 USL Championship 000000
Career total1081394529013119

Honours

Club

Sydney FC

References

  1. 1 2 3 Davidson, John (5 September 2020). "Master and apprentice: Ninkovic's helping hand to youngster". The World Game . SBS.
  2. Hamilton, Tricia (27 March 2017). "Teenager debuts for first-grade football team". The Daily Telegraph .
  3. Boulous, Chris (29 March 2017). "Luke Ivanovic makes Bonnyrigg debut". Fairfield Champion .
  4. "Sydney FC Sign Three Young Prospects". Sydney FC. 8 January 2019.
  5. "Ivanovic Surprises Parents With Starting Debut". Sydney FC . 6 February 2019.
  6. Francis, Kieran (29 March 2019). "Sydney FC prospect Ivanovic keen to repay Corica's faith". Goal .
  7. Greco, John (24 June 2019). "Signings news: Teenage attacker commits to Sydney FC". A-League .
  8. "Sydney FC Secure Next Generation Of Sky Blues". Sydney FC. 5 December 2019.
  9. "Bright Prospect Yazbek Signs As We Say Thanks Luke". Sydney FC . 20 July 2021.
  10. "Roar complete Luke Ivanovic capture". Brisbane Roar . 5 August 2021.
  11. Morgan, Gareth (14 September 2022). "Striker Ivanovic added to Glory squad". Perth Glory. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  12. Morgan, Gareth (5 February 2024). "Ivanovic departs club by mutual consent". Perth Glory. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  13. Luke Ivanovic siirtyy FC Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 6 February 2024
  14. Bay FC, Monterey. "Monterey Bay FC Adds Australian Forward Luke Ivanovic". Monterey Bay FC Official website. Monterey Bay FC. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  15. "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia . 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.