Vladimir Jovović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Јововић, pronounced [ʋlǎdimiːr jôːʋoʋitɕ]; born 26 October 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uzbekistani club Sogdiana Jizzakh.

Vladimir Jovović
Jovović with Jablonec in 2019
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Jovović
Date of birth (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Nikšić, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger[1]
Team information
Current team
Sogdiana Jizzakh
Youth career
Sutjeska
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Sutjeska 78 (9)
2015–2017 Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
2016OFK Beograd (loan) 12 (5)
2016Napredak Kruševac (loan) 9 (1)
2017Spartak Subotica (loan) 12 (1)
2017–2021 Jablonec 103 (15)
2022 Sutjeska 23 (4)
2022–2024 Jablonec 30 (3)
2024– Sogdiana Jizzakh 0 (0)
International career
2012 Montenegro U19 3 (0)
2012–2016 Montenegro U21 10 (2)
2013– Montenegro 54 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023

Club career edit

Sutjeska edit

Jovović made his professional debut with Sutjeska Nikšić in 2011 at the age of 17. He was one of the youngest starting players in Sutjeska's championship-winning generation of the 2012-13 season. In the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase, he recorded an assist in the match against Sheriff Tiraspol in Tiraspol. In June 2013, Partizan sent its sporting director Albert Nađ to scout Jovović.[2] On January 26, 2015, it was announced that several Premier League teams were interested in signing Jovović, especially Aston Villa.[3] In March 2015, in a 0-3 loss to Budućnost, Jovović and Budućnost player Miloš Novović got in a fight on the field, and Jovović subsequently attacked the referee.[4] Due to the incident, on top of getting a red card, Jovović was suspended by Montenegro's football authority for 6 months.[4]

Red Star Belgrade edit

Jovović's contract with Sutjeska expired at the end of the 2014-15 season. He trained with Red Star Belgrade in April 2015, although without having signed a binding contract.[5] Jovović started the new season with Red Star Belgrade under coach Miodrag Božović.[6] After his suspension expired, he signed for Red Star on August 14, 2015.[7] He made his debut for the new club in a cup match against Borac Čačak, played on 2 December 2015.[8]

At the end of the 2015-16 winter transfer window, Jovović was loaned to OFK Beograd.[9] The coach at OFK Beograd, Dragan Radojičić, had previously been Jovović's coach at Sutjeska.[10] On February 21, 2016, Jovović scored against Partizan on his debut for OFK Beograd.[10] After he scored 5 goals on 12 matches with OFK Beograd, Jovović was recalled to the first team of Red Star Belgrade,[11] but later he moved on a new six-month loan to Napredak Kruševac.[12] For the second half of the same season, Jovović was loaned to Spartak Subotica.[13]

Returning from loan spell in summer 2017, Jovović started new season with Red Star, being licensed for first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[14] After he failed to make any appearance, Jovović terminated the contract with the club and left as a free agent on the last day of July same year.[15]

Jablonec edit

Shortly after he left his former club, Jovović signed a one-year contract with the Czech First League team Jablonec on 1 August 2017, with an option for one additional year.[16] He made his debut for new club in 2–2 draw to Dukla Prague on 20 August same year.[17] Jovović scored his first goal for Jablonec on 17 September 2017, in a 5-0 victory against Vysočina Jihlava.[18] He also scored a brace in a 3–1 win over Mladá Boleslav.[17]

Return to Jablonec edit

After one season Jovović returned to the Czech First League team Jablonec.[19] On 9 January 2024, Jovović left Jablonec.[20]

Sogdiana Jizzakh edit

In January 2024, Jovović signed a one-year contract with Uzbekistani club Sogdiana Jizzakh.[21]

International career edit

Jovović began playing for Montenegro U21 in late 2013 for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification. At 19 years of age, Jovović made his debut for the Montenegro national football team on November 17, 2013, in a friendly match against Luxembourg.[22] He has, as of September 2020, earned a total of 32 caps, scoring no goals.[23]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 1 October 2017[17]
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
Sutjeska Nikšić 2011–12 First League 6 0 6 0
2012–13 30 3 30 3
2013–14 28 2 2 0 30 2
2014–15 14 4 2 0 2 0 18 4
Total 78 9 2 0 4 0 84 9
OFK Beograd (loan) 2015–16 SuperLiga 12 5 12 5
Napredak Kruševac (loan) 2016–17 9 1 1 0 10 1
Spartak Subotica (loan) 2016–17 12 1 12 1
Red Star Belgrade 2015–16 0 0 1 0 1 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jablonec 2017–18 First League 5 3 1 0 6 3
Career total 116 19 5 0 4 0 125 19

International edit

As of 16 March 2017[24]
Montenegro
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 4 0
2015 0 0
2016 3 0
Total 8 0

Honours edit

Sutjeska

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Vladimir Jovović". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ [1] Sportski žurnal: Nađ u Nikšiću snimao Jovovića (VIDEO) (in Serbian) 3 June 2013
  3. ^ [2] Verrall, John. HITC: Report: Villa competing with Premier League duo for Vladimir Jovovic 26 January 2015
  4. ^ a b VIDOJEVIĆ, Mihajlo (6 March 2015). "Sportske: Zvezdino nesuđeno pojačanje 6 meseci van fudbala!" (in Serbian).
  5. ^ [3] Novosti: Jovović: Nisam ništa potpisao (in Serbian) 16 April 2015
  6. ^ Божовић - Не смемо погрешити у процени играча. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. ^ "sr:Zvezda obezbedila novo pojačanje za 50.000 evra". Blic (in Serbian). 14 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Za anale: CRVENA ZVEZDA - BORAC 1:5!". FK Borac Čačak official website (in Serbian). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Jovović na pozajmici u OFK Beogradu". cdm.me (in Serbian). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  10. ^ a b S.Ž. (February 21, 2016). "Vijesti: Tandem iz Sutjeske srušio Partizan" (in Serbian). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "Zvezdin plan pred prelazni rok: Ne želimo nikog da prodamo do kraja leta! Trojica se vraćaju s pozajmica, četvorica stižu iz škole". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Vladimir Jovović napustio Zvezdu". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Zvezda poslala Jovovića u Suboticu". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Zvezdin tim za evropski start - licenciran i Vladimir Jovović!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  15. ^ Звезда се растала и са Јововићем. Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Do Jablonce přestupuje Vladimir Jovović!". FK Jablonec official website (in Czech). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d Vladimir Jovović at Soccerway
  18. ^ "Sport.cz: Oslabená Jihlava podlehla Jablonci a klesla na poslední místo" (in Czech). September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  19. ^ "Horejš vítá v Jablonci dravé a hladové: Náhrada za Pilaře, ambiciózní Sejk". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Fotbalisty Jablonce opustil černohorský reprezentant Jovovič". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  21. ^ Preisler, Hynek (16 January 2024). "Bude to dobrodružství, hlavně chci hrát, říká Jovovič o exotickém angažmá v Uzbekistánu". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  22. ^ [4] Fudbalski Savez Crne Gore: Sokolovi ubjedljivi u Luksemburgu (in Serbian) November 17, 2013
  23. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  24. ^ Vladimir Jovović at National-Football-Teams.com

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