Vanja Zvekanov

Vanja Zvekanov
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Subotica, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mezőkövesd
Number 4
Youth career
2013-2018 Spartak Subotica
2018–2018 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Javor Ivanjica 66 (5)
2022–2024 Haladás 46 (1)
2024– Mezőkövesd 3 (0)
International career
2017 Serbia U17 4 (0)
2018–2019 Serbia U19 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024

Vanja Zvekanov (born 25 May 2000) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hungarian club Mezőkövesd.[1]

Club career

Spartak Subotica

He continued the family tradition and started playing football at the age of four in FK Palić,[2] where his father Zlatko was the coach. Then he moved to Spartak, where he was the captain of the cadets and a member of the Serbia national youth team.

Genoa

In March 2018, he signed a contract for Genoa C.F.C., which he chose instead of another Italian team, Parma Calcio 1913. He arrived in Italy as a teenager and made 27 appearances in Primavera.[3] In Italy, he was called the "new Matić", and then he suffered an injury that prevented him from playing in Serie A, what was the plan of coach Davide Ballardini.

Javor Ivanjica

In the summer of 2019, he returned to Serbian football and got a lot of minutes in professional football in the Super League. As soon as he came he played ten games for Javor in the first season. In that period Zvekanov scored two goals and had one assist in the Super League[4]

Haladás

In June 2022, Zvekanov joined Haladás in Hungary.[5]

International career

While playing for FC Spartak Subotica, Zvekanov played for the Serbia national U17 team, and then he also played for the Serbia national U19 team. In 2019, he was on the wider list of the Serbia national U21 team led by the coach Nenad Milovanović. He played with the national youth team in the qualifications for the European Championship in Northern Ireland, when they won a place for the elite round of qualifications in Italy.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 November 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Javor 2019–20 SuperLiga 10 2 1 0 — — 11 2
2020–21 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Total 23 3 1 0 — — 24 3
Career Totals 23 3 1 0 0 0 — 24 3

Honours

  • "Lajoš Vermeš" medal in Subotica in 2018. for sports feat of the year, proven football talent, persistence and going to Italian football.

References

  1. ^ "Vanja Zvekanov iz Đenove pravo u Javor". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ "ZA ITALIJANE JE VANJA "NOVI MATIĆ"!". Blic (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Javor doveo pojačanje iz Đenove!". Espreso (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ ""IMPONUJE MI ŠTO ME POREDE SA MATIĆEM"". Blic (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Nyolc játékost igazoltunk" [We confirmed eight players] (in Hungarian). Haladás. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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