Petrovic and Mitrovic Selected for Serbia’s Euro Squad
Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic and Fulham midfielder Sasa Lukic have been named in Serbia’s 26-man squad for the upcoming European Championships.
Serbia is set to compete in Group C alongside England, Denmark, and Slovenia. Their first match is against England, led by Gareth Southgate, on June 16 in Gelsenkirchen.
The squad will also feature ex-Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, who now plays in Saudi Arabia, and Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic. These players are expected to strengthen Serbia’s attack under the guidance of coach Dragan Stojkovic. This tournament marks a historic moment for Serbia, as it will be their first time participating in the Euros as an independent nation.
Serbia narrowly missed qualifying for Euro 2020, losing to Scotland on penalties. Although they have qualified for four of the past five World Cups, their last appearance in the European Championships was in 2000 when they competed as FR Yugoslavia with Montenegro.
Mitrovic, Second-highest Goal scorer
Mitrovic, who joined Al Hilal last summer, had an impressive season in the Saudi Pro League, finishing as the second-highest goalscorer with 28 goals, just seven behind Cristiano Ronaldo. See Also: 10 Most Infamous Cristiano Ronaldo Controversies
In goal, Chelsea’s Petrovic is expected to be the backup for Torino’s Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, providing strong support to Serbia’s defense.
As the tournament approaches, Serbian fans are eager to see their team make a significant impact on the European stage.
Serbia Complete Squad for Euro 2024
Here is the complete squad of Serbia for Euro 2024:
Goalkeepers:
- Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino)
- Dorde Petrovic (Chelsea)
- Predrag Rajkovic (Mallorca)
Defenders:
- Strahinja Pavlovic (RB Salzburg)
- Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina)
- Srdan Babic (Spartak Moscow)
- Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen)
- Uros Spajic (Red Star Belgrade)
- Nemanja Stojic (TSC Backa Topola)
Midfielders:
- Sasa Lukic (Fulham)
- Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla)
- Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe)
- Ivan Ilic (Torino)
- Srdan Mijailovic (Red Star Belgrade)
- Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal)
- Dusan Tadic (Fenerbahce)
- Lazar Samardzic (Udinese)
- Vejko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague)
- Filip Kostic (Juventus)
- Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK)
- Filip Mladenovic (Panathinaikos)
- Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens)
Forwards:
- Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal)
- Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)
- Luka Jovic (AC Milan)
- Petar Ratkov (RB Salzburg)