# Veljko Simić

Veljko Simić (born 17 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

## Club career
### Early career

A product of the Red Star Belgrade, Simić and Filip Janković were considered the two most talented players from Red Star's youth team of players born in 1995. However, he never transitioned into the first team, and instead signed a professional contract with Basel in 2014. Technical problems made him ineligible and was consequently loaned to Slovenian outfit Domžale. He made his first team debut against Radomlje where he started the match only to be substituted off in the 70th minute.
On 7 January 2016, he joined Schaffhausen on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. For the season 2016-17 he was loaned to Chiasso. On 1 September 2017 Basel announced that the contract with Simić had been dissolved by mutual consent.
Simić joined Serbian side Zemun as a free agent during the 2017–18 winter transfer window. In his last game for Zemun, he scored a last-minute goal in a 1–1 tie against Vojvodina on July 28, 2018.

### Red Star Belgrade

Simić signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade in the summer of 2018. In a promotional event, he told journalists that his early departure from Red Star to Basel had been "a mistake from which young players can learn". His contract was terminated after two and a half seasons on 11 January 2021.

### Vojvodina

Simic signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Vojvodina on 13 January 2021.

### Omonia

Simic signed a two plus one-year contract with Omonia on 17 July 2023.

## International career

Simić debuted for Serbia on 25 January 2023 in a friendly match against United States which Serbia won 2–1. Simić scored the second Serbian goal of the match and his first goal on international level.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Domžale (loan) | 2014–15 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen (loan) | 2015–16 | Swiss Challenge League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Chiasso (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Challenge League | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 4 |
| Winterthur | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Zemun | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| Zemun | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Zemun | Total | Total | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 |
| Red Star | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 8 |
| Red Star | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 7 |
| Red Star | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Red Star | Total | Total | 44 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 15 |
| Vojvodina | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Vojvodina | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 12 |
| Vojvodina | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 8 |
| Vojvodina | Total | Total | 86 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 99 | 23 |
| Omonia | 2023-24 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 228 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 49 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearanc(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

### International

    As of match played January 25, 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Serbia | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 1 |
    Scores and results list the Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simić's goal.
List of international goals scored by Veljko Simić :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | January 25, 2023 | BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States | 1 | United States | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Red Star Belgrade

* Serbian SuperLiga: 2018–19, 2019–20
Individual
* Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Month: July 2022