Vukašin Jovanović

Vukašin Jovanović
Jovanović with Red Star Belgrade in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-17) 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 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
Gold medal – first place FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015
*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]

Vukašin Jovanović here playing for Bordeaux in 2018

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
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
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue

Honours

Serbia

References

  1. ^ "Zvezda ima novog štopera". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Вукашин Јовановић у Звезди до 2018.. Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ Aleksandar Obrenović (20 February 2016). "Sportske: Zvanično - Vule u Zenitu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ [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.
  7. ^ "Vukasin Jovanovic arrive à Bordeaux !" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 31 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Vukasin Jovanovic transfer to Bordeaux" (in Serbian). sportske.net. 11 July 2017.
  9. ^ Вукашин Йованович продолжит карьеру во Франции (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 14 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Omladinci Zvezde uz saigrače iz reprezentacije brane titulu". Blic sport (in Serbian). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Vukasin Jovanovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2015.