Vukašin Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукашин Јовановић, pronounced [ʋukǎʃin jǒʋanoʋitɕ, joʋǎː-]; born 17 May 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FK Čukarički.
 Jovanović with Red Star Belgrade in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Čukarički | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Winner | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Red Star Belgrade | 32 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 25 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Bordeaux | 41 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Eibar (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Apollon Limassol | 27 | (0) |
| 2023– | Čukarički | 33 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Serbia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Serbia U21 | 25 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019 | |||
Club career
editRed Star Belgrade
editJovanović first began playing competitive football in Red Star's youth system. He joined the first team under coach Slaviša Stojanovič in March 2014.[1] He made his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade on 9 August 2014,[2] under coach Nenad Lalatović, when he came on the field as a substitute for Darko Lazić in a match against Radnički Niš.[3] He signed his first professional contract on 12 August 2014, a couple of days after his official debut.[4]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
editOn 20 February 2016, Jovanović signed with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, reportedly on a 4.5-year contract.[5] Although he trained with Zenit's first team, Jovanović played only for Zenit's reserves.[6]
Bordeaux
editOn 31 January 2017, he joined the French club Bordeaux on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[7] He played nine games during the loan, and at the end of the season Bordeaux decided to purchase him for approximately €3 million.[8][9]
International career
editJovanović began playing for the national selections at the U-17 and U-18 categories. He was called up by Serbia youth coach Veljko Paunović for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[10] In the tournament, he first played in Srđan Babić's place due to his card suspension, but later he played all four matches. Subsequently, Jovanović played for Serbia's U20 squad which won the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.
Career statistics
edit- As of end of 2021–22 season[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star | 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg II | 2015–16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2016–17 (loan) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Bordeaux | 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Apollon Limassol | 2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 117 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 3 | |
- ^ a b Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
Honours
editSerbia
References
edit- ^ "Zvezda ima novog štopera". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Звездина будућност - Јовић, Ристић, Јовановић. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "1.Kolo: Crvena zvezda - Radnički N." Jelen Superliga official website (in Serbian). 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Вукашин Јовановић у Звезди до 2018.. Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Aleksandar Obrenović (20 February 2016). "Sportske: Zvanično - Vule u Zenitu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ [1] Mozzart Sport: Vule Jovanović o prvim danima u Zenitu: Sa zadovoljstvom ću igrati za B tim i jedva čekam večeru od Luke (in Serbian) 22 February 2016. Accessed 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Vukasin Jovanovic arrive à Bordeaux !" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Vukasin Jovanovic transfer to Bordeaux" (in Serbian). sportske.net. 11 July 2017.
- ^ Вукашин Йованович продолжит карьеру во Франции (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Omladinci Zvezde uz saigrače iz reprezentacije brane titulu". Blic sport (in Serbian). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Vukasin Jovanovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
External links
edit- Vukašin Jovanović profile at Red Star Belgrade official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-08-11)
- Vukašin Jovanović profile at Fudbalski savez Srbije
- Vukašin Jovanović – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Vukašin Jovanović at Soccerway
- Vukašin Jovanović at WorldFootball.net
- Vukašin Jovanović stats at utakmica.rs (in Serbian)