Ivan Miladinovic (Serbian: Иван Миладинович; born August 14, 1994, Ćuprija, Serbia) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a center back. He has played for Russian clubs, including, in the 2021/22 season, on loan for the Nizhny Novgorod club Pari Nizhny Novgorod.[1][2]
Career
Miladinovic spent most of his career in Russia at FC Sochi, for whom he played 100 matches in the Russian Premier League. The milestone match took place in August 2023 against CSKA; by the player's own account, he is proud of this mark.[3] In January 2024, his contract with Sochi was terminated by mutual agreement after six years with the club.[3]
In February 2024, Miladinovic moved to the Kazakhstani club Tobol (Kostanay), where he played 13 matches in the Kazakhstan Premier League in the 2025 season.[2][3] He subsequently played for Elimay (Semey) and then moved to Astana, with whom he took part in the 2026/27 UEFA Conference League.[2] His preferred foot is the right; he is 187 cm tall and weighs 83 kg; his market value at the end of 2026 was estimated at 450,000 euros.[2]
In Nizhny Novgorod
In the 2021/22 season, Miladinovic was loaned from Sochi to the Nizhny Novgorod club and played 14 matches for it.[1] In June 2022, the loan agreement expired; the club thanked the player for his "fighting qualities" and described him as a "team player."[1]
Links
- Wikidata (Q20745051 — entry in the free knowledge base)
Sources
- Vremya N — Ivan Miladinovich Leaves FC "Nizhny Novgorod"
- soccer365.ru — Ivan Miladinovich (Astana)
- sportliga.com — Ivan Miladinovich, a well-known footballer playing for Nizhny Novgorod — athlete's career on sportliga.com