David Milinković

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. Mirko's grandson, Igor's son, David, started playing football in the youth team of Cannes.

During the winter transfer window of the 2011–12 season he moved to Serbia and joined the youth team of Red Star Belgrade. 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, he joined Ternana, playing with them in the second half of the 2014–15 Serie B season. In summer 2015, he joined another Serie B side, Salernitana. 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.

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