Veljko Simić (born 17 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah.
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 he 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 28 July 2018. Hotsport.rs: SUPERLIGA SRBIJE: Veljko Simić se golom u 98. minutu oprostio od dresa Zemuna July 28, 2018. Accessed August 30, 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.
Sabah On 28 August 2025, Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah announced the year-long loan signing of Simić from Sivasspor.
On 2 June 2026, Sabah announced that they had signed Simić to a two-year contract from Sivasspor on a free transfer.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDomžale (loan)2014–15Slovenian PrvaLiga17030——200Schaffhausen (loan)2015–16Swiss Challenge League100———100Chiasso (loan)2016–17Swiss Challenge League33420——354Winterthur2017–18Swiss Challenge League2000——20Zemun2017–18Serbian SuperLiga143———1432018–19Serbian SuperLiga2200——22Total16500——165Red Star2018–19Serbian SuperLiga2664290—3982019–20Serbian SuperLiga1732410—2072020–21Serbian SuperLiga101010—30Total44976110—6215Vojvodina2020–21Serbian SuperLiga18320——2032021–22Serbian SuperLiga34104240—42122022–23Serbian SuperLiga34731——378Total86209340—9923Omonia2023–24Cypriot First Division202104010262Career total228402291910027049
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSerbia202311Total11
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 SimićNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 January 2023 BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States 1 2–1 2–1 Friendly
Honours Red Star Belgrade Serbian SuperLiga: 2018–19, 2019–20
Sabah Azerbaijan Premier League: 2025–26 Azerbaijan Cup: 2025–26
Individual Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Month: July 2022
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