Matko Miljevic wasn’t getting the playing time he wanted at CF Montréal, so he took matters into his own hands.
Did Miljevic request a transfer? Learn a new position? Have a heart-to-heart with his coach? Reader, you probably already know that he did none of those things. Instead, Miljevic found a new league that would offer as many minutes as he desired: Ligue Québécoise de Soccer Calcetto.
The QCSL, as it’s known, is a local amateur league that operates in the northern suburbs of Montréal. According to a report from DansLesCoulisses, Miljevic — who has just 124 total MLS minutes this year — was asked by a friend to play in the QCSL.
Miljevic said yes to the request, but there was a catch. Knowing that his MLS contract would forbid him from playing in the QCSL, the 22-year-old played under a false name in the amateur league.
And so, Matko Milojevic was born.
The QCSL helpfully lists the stats of “Milojevic,” who performed about as well as you’d expect: three games, six goals, two assists — though he did pad those stats with a five-goal performance against the tremendously named Bayer Neverlosen on August 8.
But there’s another curious designation on the player page: At the top, it lists “Milojevic” as being suspended indefinitely.
This, per the report from DansLesCoulisses, is where things get even weirder.
Miljevic apparently got into an argument with an opponent during a match and struck the person in the face. The match was immediately ended, and the former U.S. youth international was told he is no longer welcome in the QCSL.
The victim is reportedly considering filing a criminal charge for assault.
On Thursday, CF Montréal head coach Hernán Losada confirmed that MLS had opened an investigation into Miljevic, who will be kept away from the team in the meantime.
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