Richairo Zivkovic

FC Groningen

Born in Assen, Živković began playing football at FVV from Foxhol. He was noticed early on due to his agility and speed, and at the age of 11 he left for the youth academy of FC Groningen where he progressed. He brought more attention to himself due to his performance for the reserves team, and by the end of 2012 he signed a three-year contract with the club. On 2 December 2012, Živković came on as an 84th-minute substitute in the first team's 2–0 win over Heracles Almelo, making him the youngest debutant in the history of the club. On 3 August 2013, the first match day of the 2013–14 Eredivisie season, he scored his first regular season goal for the club, thereby relieving Arjen Robben as the youngest to have ever scored for Groningen. His talent did not go unnoticed, with 11 top football clubs enquiring about him by November 2013, including the likes of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

Ajax

On 17 March 2014, Živković agreed to sign for Ajax, taking a three-year contract starting 1 July 2014. FC Groningen also received Ajax forward Danny Hoesen, as well as a percentage of Živković's transfer fee should Ajax sell the player before the expiration of his contract, hereby following in the footsteps of Luis Suárez who had transferred from Groningen to Ajax before him. On 5 June 2014, Živković made his debut for Ajax in a friendly match against Wacker Innsbruck concluding the club's pre-season training camp in Austria. He scored the final goal in the…

Through his parents' respective origins, Živković is eligible to represent Serbia, Montenegro, Curaçao or the Netherlands. Following his first Eredivisie goal earlier in the month, Živković was called up to the Netherlands under-19 team on 22 August 2013. He has also represented the Netherlands at under-20 and under-21 level. In March 2023, Živković received his first call-up to the Curaçao senior national team for the CONCACAF Nations League A fixtures in which he make his debut against Canada. On 29 March 2023, He make his second appearances in a friendly against Argentina at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades.

As of match played on 7 Nov 2025

Živković carries the last name of his mother Mira, who is originally from Serbia; his father, who left the family when Živković was little, was from Curaçao. In addition to Dutch, he speaks Serbian.