Fire add Stojanovic

By Sean McCaffery, February 20, 2020

Chicago has inked a deal with the Serbian mid. Luka by way of a transfer out of FK Cukaricki in the Superliga side in his country, he is on a 2 year deal with an option year in 2022. He blows into the Windy City with 186 pro games overall beginning in 2012, his last trio of years was with Cukaricki of the top league in Serbia. While with them he had 73 games, 4 in the UEFA Europa League of 2019-'20 and had 23 goals overall. His last pair of years there he heated it up with 11 goals and 12 last year with 25 games, a tremendous rate of just under half a goal a game. His career began in Portugal with Sporting CP and their reserves during 2012 when at just 18 he had 22 games in his two years there. Then it was off to the Greek first division team Appollon Mimassol FC and 10 goals in 57 games over both years there, his last he guided them to first place in the 2015-'16 Cypriot Cup. He left the mediterranian for Belgium and their first league, a pair with Muscron with 30 games counting half a dozen in the UEFA Europa League Playoffs and shot a quartet of goals. Part of the 2017-'18 season was with Antwerp and a return to Cukaricki.

Fire coach told "Luka is a highly intelligent player with experience from competitive leagues in Europe. In addition he is a very versitlie player who can create and score goals for the team."

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