Dušan Jovančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Јованчић; born 19 October 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club A.E. Kifisia, on loan from Kazakhstan Premier League side Astana.

Dušan Jovančić
Personal information
Full name Dušan Jovančić
Date of birth (1990-10-19) 19 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
A.E. Kifisia
(on loan from Astana)
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 BPI Slavija 31 (3)
2010 → Šumadija Jagnjilo (loan) 5 (0)
2010–2011 Šumadija Jagnjilo 22 (1)
2011–2012 Zemun 23 (6)
2012–2016 Borac Čačak 88 (1)
2016–2018 Vojvodina 67 (5)
2018–2020 Red Star Belgrade 41 (2)
2020–2021 Çaykur Rizespor 4 (0)
2021Tobol (loan) 17 (0)
2021–2022 Tobol 24 (3)
2023– Astana 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Career edit

Borac Čačak edit

Jovančić joined Borac Čačak in 2012 at the invitation of club director Slobodan Ilić, who noticed him after he played for the amateur selection of the Football Federation of Belgrade.[1] On 2 December 2015 Jovančić played for Borac Čačak in a 1-5 upset which eliminated heavily favored Red Star Belgrade in the second round of the 2015-16 Serbian Cup.[2] He played a total of 88 games and scored one goal playing for Borac Čačak from 2012 to 2016.[3]

Vojvodina edit

Jovančić signed a two-year contract with Vojvodina in January 2016. In January 2018, he signed a half-season extension, rejecting an offer from Partizan.[4] By the time he left Vojvodina, he had played as the team captain.[2]

Red Star Belgrade edit

On 29 May 2018 Jovančić signed a two-year contract with Red Star Belgrade, with an optional one-year extension.[5] He was signed as a replacement for Mitchell Donald, who had been one of Red Star's defensive midfielders.[6] On 6 November 2018, he injured his hamstring in a 2–0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League.[7]

Astana edit

On 16 December 2022, Astana announced the signing of Jovančić.[8]

Personal life edit

On 22 June 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[9]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 19 June 2022[10]
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
Šumadija Jagnjilo 2009–10 (loan) Serbian League Belgrade 5 0 0 0 5 0
2010–11 22 1 0 0 22 1
Total 27 1 0 0 27 1
Zemun 2011–12 Serbian League Belgrade 23 6 0 0 23 6
Borac 2011–12 Serbian First League 21 1 3 0 24 1
2013–14 19 0 2 0 21 0
2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 27 0 0 0 27 0
2015–16 21 0 1 0 22 0
Total 88 1 6 0 94 1
Vojvodina 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
2016–17 25 2 4 1 6 0 35 3
2017–18 33 3 3 0 2 0 38 3
Total 67 5 8 1 8 0 83 6
Red Star 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 27 2 3 0 10 0 40 2
2019–20 14 0 3 0 10 1 27 1
2020–21 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 41 2 6 0 21 1 68 3
Çaykur Rizespor 2020–21 Süper Lig 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Tobol 2021 (loan) Kazakhstan Premier League 17 0 7 0 4[a] 1 2[b] 0 30 1
2022 24 3 1 0 6[c] 0 1[b] 0 32 3
Total 41 3 8 0 10 1 3 0 62 4
Career total 291 18 31 1 39 2 3 0 364 21
  1. ^ Appearances and goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours edit

Club edit

Red Star Belgrade
Tobol

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ Darjan Nedeljković (November 13, 2018). "INTERVJU – Dušan Jovančić: Bilo je trenutaka kada nisam video svrhu...". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Darjan Nedeljković (September 19, 2018). "Dušan Jovančić – dete iz doktorske familije i nova verzija Dragana Mladenovića". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian).
  3. ^ Branislav Popović (January 25, 2016). "Miletić i Jovančić iz čačanskog Borca u Vojvodinu". SOS Kanal (in Serbian). Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine BUTASPORT.rs: BUTASPORT SAZNAJE: Jovančić ostaje u Voši, odbio 10 puta jaču ponudu Partizana! (in Serbian) January 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Душан Јованчић потписао!. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ Dušan Ninković (May 31, 2018). "Dušan Jovančić: Zvezdina potpuno drugačija zamena za Donalda!". Meridian Sport (in Serbian). Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  7. ^ [2] Darko Noveski. HotSport.rs: PRVE PROGNOZE NISU BILE DOBRE: Evo koji je stepen povrede Dušana Jovančića… (in Serbian). November 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Душан Йованчич – "Астана" футбол клубының ойыншысы". facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial (in Kazakh). FC Astana Facebook. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Coronavirus Spreads Among Tennis Players, Footballers". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  10. ^ Dušan Jovančić at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

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