Aleksa Vukanović

Aleksa Vukanović
Personal information
Full name Aleksa Vukanović
Date of birth (1992-06-18) 18 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bačka Palanka, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vojvodina
Number 9
Youth career
–2009 Hercegovac Gajdobra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 ČSK Čelarevo 94 (18)
2014–2015 OFK Bačka 22 (2)
2015–2016 ČSK Čelarevo 25 (11)
2016–2019 Napredak Kruševac 90 (29)
2019–2022 Red Star Belgrade 55 (11)
2022–2023 Meizhou Hakka 26 (9)
2023 Umm Salal 4 (1)
2023– Vojvodina 30 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2024

Aleksa Vukanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Вукановић; born 18 June 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina.

Club career

Early career

Vukanović started his career with hometown team Hercegovac. Later he moved to ČSK Čelarevo, where he played in the Serbian League Vojvodina between 2010 and 2014.[1] In summer 2014, he moved to OFK Bačka, where he made Serbian First League debut against Sloga Kraljevo on 23 August 2014.[2] Next summer, Vukanović returned to ČSK after club promotion in the First League.[3]

Napredak

Vukanović joined Napredak Kruševac in summer 2016. On 22 July 2016, he scored a goal in his debut for Napredak in a 2–2 tie against Red Star Belgrade.[4] On 27 October 2018, he scored a goal with his heel in a 1–1 tie against Partizan.[5] By November that year, he was the top scorer in the entire league.[6]

Red Star Belgrade

On 18 January 2019, Vukanović signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[7] On 27 August 2019, he scored a goal in the Champions League play-off in a 1–1 tie against Young Boys, which resulted in Red Star's qualification to the Champions League that season.[8]

Meizhou Hakka

On 21 April 2022, Vukanović joined Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[9]

Brief spell at Umm Salal and return to Serbia

After a short spell at Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal, Vukanović returned to Serbia, and on 15 September 2023 he signed a two-year deal with Vojvodina.[10] On 30 November 2023, Vukanović signed a new three-year deal with the club.[11]

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OFK Bačka 2014–15 Serbian First League 22 2 0 0 — — 22 2
ČSK Čelarevo 2015–16 25 11 1 0 — — 26 11
Napredak Kruševac 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 34 10 1 1 — — 35 11
2017–18 36 7 3 1 — — 39 8
2018–19 20 12 2 1 — — 22 13
Total 90 29 6 3 0 0 0 0 96 32
Red Star 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 10 2 3 0 — — 13 2
2019–20 20 6 4 1 11 1 — 35 8
2020–21 21 3 4 1 5 0 — 30 4
2021–22 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 55 11 12 2 16 1 0 0 83 14
Meizhou Hakka 2022 Chinese Super League 26 9 1 0 — — 27 9
Umm Salal 2022–23 Qatar Stars League 4 1 0 0 — — 4 1
Vojvodina 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 29 7 4 2 — — 33 9
2024–25 1 1 0 0 2 0 — 3 1
Total 30 8 4 2 2 0 — 36 10
Career total 252 71 24 7 18 1 0 0 294 79

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

References

  1. ^ "Vukanovic, Aleksa". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Ubitačne kontre Bačke". srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ^ "ЧСК одбранио пехар". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Црвена звезда - Напредак 2:2 (0:1)". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ^ Aleksandar Joksić (27 October 2018). "Peta u Humskoj, to se ne viđa svaki dan - Aleksa Vukanović je otrov za Partizan". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Aleksa Vukanović leti Superligom!". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Vukanović arrives from Napredak". crvenazvezdafk.com. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. ^ Nebojša Todorović (28 August 2019). "Ko je Aleksa Vukanović – crveno-beli Hari Poter". Meridian Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  9. ^ "梅州客家官方：武卡诺维奇、杜加利奇、科索维奇等4外援加盟" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Вукановић и Кембел нови чланови Војводине!". FK Vojvodina official website.
  11. ^ "Вукановић потписао нови уговор са Војводином!". FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  12. ^ Aleksa Vukanović at Soccerway