Milko Bjelica

Milko Bjelica (born 4 June 1984) is a Serbian-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Premier League.
Professional career
He began his professional career with Crvena zvezda, where he spent five seasons. He then played in Germany with Phantoms Braunschweig and Köln 99ers. In 2008 he signed with Lietuvos rytas, and made his EuroLeague debut during the 2009–10 season.
In July 2011 he signed a two-year deal with Saski Baskonia. On 28 October 2013 he re-signed with Saski Baskonia on a short-term deal. On 30 December 2013 he signed with the Turkish Euroleague team Anadolu Efes for the remainder of the season. On 9 July 2014 he extended his contract with Efes for two more years. On 22 June 2015 he left Efes and signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2015–16 season.
On 8 September 2016 Bjelica returned to Crvena zvezda, signing a two-year contract. On 17 April 2018, after parting ways with Crvena zvezda, Bjelica returned to Spain, signing with Basket Zaragoza for the remainder of the season.
Career statistics
Euroleague
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Lietuvos Rytas
| 10 || 2 || 21.5 || .462 || .154 || .667 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .4 || .2 || 11.8 || 9.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| 16 || 10 || 26.1 || .533 || .279 || .727 || 4.7 || 1.4 || .7 || .4 || 12.3 || 12.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3| Baskonia
| 8 || 2 || 23.7 || .492 || .294 || .842 || 3.9 || .8 || .8 || .1 || 10.6 || 9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| 27 || 19 || 17.3 || .406 || .378 || .750 || 2.7 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || 5.4 || 5.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| 8 || 3 || 21.3 || .594 || .353 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.952 || 4.4 || 1.3 || .3 || .4 || 12.8 || 13.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Anadolu Efes
| 14 || 3 || 22.8 || .459 || .270 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.913 || 2.5 || 1.2 || .6 || .1 || 9.4 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| 28 || 7 || 16.2 || .462 || .415 || .736 || 2.5 || .8 || .2 || .3 || 7.8 || 6.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| Darüşşafaka
| 24 || 6 || 19.1 || .434 || .354 || .679 || 3.4 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 7.5 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda
| 30 || 1 || 15.6 || .385 || .193 || .795 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .5 || .3 || 7.4 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda
| 29 || 29 || 26.0 || .397 || .297 || .703 || 3.7 || 1.3 || .4 || .2 || 9.2 || 8.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 194 || 82 || 20.2 || .446 || .305 || .750 || 3.3 || 1.1 || .4 || .2 || 8.6 || 8.1
Personal life
Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, he internationally represents Montenegro, where his grandfather is from. One of his sisters, Milka, is also a basketball player, while another, Ana is a Serbian volleyball player.
See also
List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played
References
External links
Milko Bjelica at aba-liga.com
Milko Bjelica at euroleague.net
Milko Bjelica at fiba.com
Milko Bjelica at tblstat.net
1984 births
Living people
ABA League players
Alvark Tokyo players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Basket Zaragoza players
Basketball players from Belgrade
Basketball League of Serbia players
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
BC Rytas players
Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
KK Crvena zvezda players
Köln 99ers players
Liga ACB players
Montenegrin men's basketball players
Serbian men's basketball players
Montenegrin people of Serbian descent
Serbia and Montenegro men's basketball players
Serbian people of Montenegrin descent
Saski Baskonia players
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Germany
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Japan
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Spain
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate basketball people in Qatar
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Centers (basketball)
Power forwards (basketball)
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon
Expatriate basketball people in Lebanon