Manuel David Milinković (, ; born 20 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Career Born in Antibes, France, Milinković has Serbian origins. His grandfather Mirko came to France from the outskirts of Sarajevo. Already in France, David's father Igor was born. He worked at Partus Corporation, a company dedicated to casinos, hotels, thermal centers, restaurants, and so on.Srbin sam od glave do pete at vesti-online.com, 12 February 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018 Mirko's grandson, Igor's son, David, started playing football in the youth team of Cannes.MANUEL MILINKOVIC: LA SCHEDA at genoanews1893.it, 14 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016
During the winter transfer window of the 2011–12 season he moved to Serbia and joined the youth team of Red Star Belgrade. He then joined Rad, who loaned him to third level side BASK in the 2012–13 winter-break. In summer 2013 he joined BASK permanentlyManuel David Milinkovic at srbijafudbal.net. Retrieved 31 August 2013 and played with them until the winter-break of the 2014–15 season.
Then he moved to Italy, where, after a short time spent in Troma,Cagliari: in prova il giovane Milinkovic, un passato alla Roma at cagliarinews24.org, 17 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016 he joined Ternana,Calciomercato Ternana, ufficiale il colpo Milinkovic at corrieredellosport.it, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016 playing with them in the second half of the 2014–15 Serie B season.Manuel Milinkovic at Soccerway In summer 2015, he joined another Serie B side, Salernitana.
In the winter-break of the 2015–16 season, he signed with Genoa which immediately loaned him to Serie B side Virtus Lanciano where he played the second half of the 2015–16 Serie B. In summer 2016, Genoa loaned him to Messina playing in the Lega Pro, before signing a season long-loan with the Scottish side Heart of Midlothian in 2017.
On 9 July 2018, he signed a three-year deal, with an option for an additional year, with English side Hull City. He made his debut in the first match of the 2018–19 season on 6 August 2018 at home to Aston Villa, coming off the bench as a 67th-minute substitute for Todd Kane, in a 3–1 defeat.
He was acquired on a one-year loan, with an option to buy, by Canadian Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 27 January 2020, for their 2020 season. On 1 February 2021, the loan was made permanent with the triggering of a clause in his loan contract. However, on 2 February 2021, it was announced that Milinković and the Whitecaps FC mutually agreed to part ways.
On 31 August 2021, he returned to Italy and Messina, signing a two-year deal.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTernana2014–15Serie B3000—0030Salernitana2015–16Serie B9010—00100Genoa2015–16Serie A0000—0000Virtus Lanciano (loan)2015–16Serie B7000—0070Messina (loan)2016–17Serie C34720—00367Foggia (loan)2017–18Serie B0021—0021Heart of Midlothian (loan)2017–18Scottish Premiership24620—00266Hull City2018–19Championship801020001102019–20Championship0000110011Total80103100121Whitecaps (loan)2020Major League Soccer161000000161Career total1011481310011216
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