Saša Ivković

Saša Ivković (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Ивковић; Arabic: ساشا إيفكوفيتش; born 13 May 1993) is a footballer who plays for Al Wahda as a center-back. Born in Croatia, he has represented Serbia at youth level before representing United Arab Emirates at senior level.

Saša Ivković

Ivković with Maribor in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Vukovar, Croatia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Center-back
Team information
Current team	Al Wahda
Number	4
Youth career
2000–2007	Krila Krajine
2007–2010	ČSK Čelarevo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	ČSK Čelarevo	13	(1)
2011–2015	Partizan	1	(0)
2011–2013	→ Teleoptik (loan)	61	(3)
2014	→ Teleoptik (loan)	12	(0)
2014	→ OFK Bačka (loan)	13	(0)
2015–2018	Voždovac	67	(2)
2016–2017	→ Ashdod (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2019	Maribor[1]	57	(10)
2019–2024	Baniyas	120	(12)
2024–	Al Wahda	26	(2)
International career‡
2010–2011	Serbia U18	4	(0)
2011–2012	Serbia U19	8	(0)
2025–	United Arab Emirates	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

Ivković made his professional debut for Partizan on 7 December 2013 in a league match against Čukarički, replacing Saša Ilić near the end of the match.^[2]

International career

On 21 February 2025, Ivković's request to switch allegiance to the United Arab Emirates was approved by FIFA.^[3]

He made his debut in final match of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round against Kyrgyzstan

Personal life

Although born in Vukovar, he was raised in Bačka Palanka. He is a younger brother of Radovan Ivković.^[4][5]