Sergej Levak

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Sergej Levak
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-05-03) May 3, 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Osijek, Croatia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Roma
Youth career
YearsTeam
0000–2023 Osijek
2023– Roma

Sergej Levak (born 3 May 2006) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Roma.

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Early life

Levak grew up in Osijek, Croatia. [1]

Club career

Levak has been described as " the first club he started playing for was Elektra from Osijek, from which he went to the Krpan&Babić Academy, and in 2019 he moved to Gradski vrt. He is one of the most talented players of his generation". [2] After that, he joined the youth academy of Croatian side Osijek. In 2023, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Roma. He was regarded as one of the club's most important players. [3] He trained with the first team of the club.

International career

Levak represented Croatia internationally at youth level.

Style of play

Levak mainly operates as a midfielder. He has been described as "has high level technical skills but above all a physical structure with great potential... physical player in the middle of the pitch, like Matic, but also with a strong propensity for insertion". [4] He has received comparisons to Spain international Rodri. [1]

Personal life

Levak has a brother. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Levak, il 'Rodri' della Roma: il croato continua a incantare". calciomercato.it.
  2. 1 2 "Sergej Levak čeka "blagoslov" Talijanskog nogometnog saveza". glas-slavonije.hr.
  3. "Sergej Levak al top. La stellina giallorossa inizia a brillare sul serio". gazzettaregionale.it.
  4. "Levak, un gigante classe per la Roma". grandhotelcalciomercato.com.