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Vukašin Jovanović
	Jovanović with Red Star Belgrade in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	17 May 1996 (age 28)
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
2014–2016	Red Star Belgrade
2016–2017	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
2017	→ Bordeaux (loan)
2017–2021	Bordeaux
2018	→ Eibar (loan)
2021–2023	Apollon Limassol
2023–	Čukarički
International career‡
2013	Serbia U17
2014–2015	Serbia U19
2015	Serbia U20
2015–2019	Serbia U21
Medal record
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019

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.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Jovanović 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

On 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

On 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

Jovanović 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

As of end of 2021–22 season^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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