Matija Ljujić

Matija Ljujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Матија Љујић; born 28 October 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hungarian side Újpest.

Matija Ljujić
Матија Љујић

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Prijepolje, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Újpest
Number	88
Youth career
	Partizan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Teleoptik	102	(9)
2014	Partizan	0	(0)
2014	→ Mladost Lučani (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	Rad	21	(1)
2016–2017	Žalgiris	44	(7)
2018	Wellington Phoenix	14	(2)
2018–2019	Belenenses SAD	30	(0)
2019–2021	Bnei Yehuda	51	(5)
2021	Gangwon	10	(1)
2022	Hapoel Haifa	14	(0)
2022–	Újpest	56	(19)
2023	→ Sabail (loan)	14	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2025

Career

Early career

Ljujic is a product of the FK Partizan academy.^[1]

FK Rad

Ljujić played for Rad in the Serbian SuperLiga in 2015–16 season.^[2]

FK Žalgiris

On 15 June 2016 he signed for Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.^[3]

Wellington Phoenix

On 9 January 2018, Ljujić signed for Wellington Phoenix until the end of their 2017–18 season.^[4][5] He scored his first goal for the club in his debut home game against Western Sydney Wanderers, a long-range dipping strike that beat Vedran Janjetović in goal.^[6]

Belenenses

On 1 June 2018, Ljujić joined Belenenses on a three-year contract.^[7]

Bnei Yehuda

On 18 September 2019 Ljujić signed the Israeli Premier League club from the city Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda.

Gangwon FC

On 20 July 2021 Ljujić joined the K League 1 club Gangwon FC.

Hapoel Haifa

On 26 January 2022, he joined the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa.

Personal life

His father, Sinisa "Maca" Ljujic, is a football coach.^[8]

Honours

Individual

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I Plyer of the Month: August 2023^[9]