Career
Ivelja made his First League of First Revision Yugoslavia debut with OFK Beograd in 2001, aged 17. He spent seven years there, including several loan spells with lower tier clubs. In early 2009, Ivelja moved to Romanian side Rapid București.
He made 11 league appearances for the club, before leaving at the end of the year.
Ivelja represented Serbia at the 2007 Union of European Football Associations European Under-21 Championship, winning the silver medal.