Nemanja Čović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nemanja Čović | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth |
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kunshan | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cement Beočin | |||
| Vojvodina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Cement Beočin | 19 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Proleter Novi Sad | 35 | (11) |
| 2010–2011 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Vojvodina | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Spartak Subotica | 32 | (3) |
| 2013 | Donji Srem | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Spartak Semey | 9 | (3) |
| 2014 | Proleter Novi Sad | 11 | (4) |
| 2015 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 15 | (3) |
| 2016 | Proleter Novi Sad | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Minsk | 24 | (8) |
| 2017 | Lamia | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Minsk | 22 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Proleter Novi Sad | 48 | (17) |
| 2019–2022 | Vojvodina | 63 | (16) |
| 2022– | Kunshan | 26 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Serbia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012 | Serbia U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021 | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2022 | |||
Nemanja Čović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Човић; born 18 June 1991) is a Serbian football forward who plays for Kunshan in China League One.
Club career
Early years
Čović came through the Vojvodina youth categories, and began his professional career at the age of 16 at Cement Beočin, making 19 league appearances and scoring 5 goals.[1] He said: "The goal was to continue the tradition, since all the men from my closest family started their careers in Cement. It is interesting that all of them were defenders, I am the only forward".[2]
Vojvodina
During the summer of 2011, Čović was signed to Vojvodina by a free transfer. He scored against Vaduz in a game that Vojvodina lost 3–1 in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase.[3] Subsequently, having spent only a month with Vojvodina, Čović was traded to Spartak Zlatibor Voda. He made his league debut for his new club on 10 September 2011 in a 2-0 away victory over Novi Pazar.[4]
International career
Youth level
Čović appeared for under-19 and scored a goal in three games. On 29 February 2012, Čović scored a goal in a friendly for Serbia's U21 team against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21.[5]
Senior national team
Čović got his first call up to the senior Serbia side for the friendly games against Dominican Republic and Panama.[6] He made his debut on 25 January 2021, as a substitution during halftime.[7] In the second half of a draw game against Panama he took captain’s armband.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 3 September 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cement Beočin | 2007–08 | Vojvodina League West | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||
| Proleter Novi Sad | 2008–09 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2009–10 | Serbian First League | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||
| Parma | 2010–11 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vojvodina | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Spartak Subotica | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Serbian First League | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Donji Srem | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Spartak Semey | 2014 | Kazakhstan First Division | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Proleter Novi Sad | 2014–15 | Serbian First League | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2015 | Belarusian Premier League | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Proleter Novi Sad | 2015–16 | Serbian First League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Minsk | 2016 | Belarusian Premier League | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||
| Lamia | 2016–17 | Super League Greece 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Minsk | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| Proleter Novi Sad | 2017–18 | Serbian First League | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | |||
| 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | ||
| Vojvodina | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4[c] | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| Total | 63 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 22 | ||
| Kunshan | 2022 | China League One | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 303 | 82 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 346 | 91 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds
- ^ Appearances in Belarusian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying rounds
International
| Serbia | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Proleter Novi Sad
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
- Belarusian Cup runner-up: 2014–15
- Belarusian Super Cup runner-up: 2015
Vojvodina
Individual
- Province of Vojvodina Men's Player of the Year Award: 2018[10]
- Vojvodina Player of the Season: 2020–21[11][12]
References
- ^ "Nemanja Čović, novo lice u redovima novosadskog superligaša". FK Vojvodina website (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Parma me je kupila posle dva treninga". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Vojvodina 1 Vaduz 3 – uefa.com
- ^ "Novi Pazar vs. Spartak Subotica – 10 September 2011 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Mladi Srbije bolji od vršnjaka iz BiH". Novosti. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "ИЛИЈА СТОЛИЦА ПОЗВАО 25 ИГРАЧА ЗА УТАКМИЦЕ ПРОТИВ ДОМИНИКАНСКЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ И САД" (in Serbian). 13 January 2021.
- ^ "БЕЗ ГОЛОВА У САНТО ДОМИНГУ" (in Serbian). 26 January 2021.
- ^ "СА ПАНАМОМ НАМ СУЂЕНО НЕРЕШЕНО" (in Serbian). 29 January 2021.
- ^ Nemanja Čović at Soccerway
- ^ "Novogodišnji koktel FSV". Dnevnik. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Nemanja Čović is the best player of Vojvodina last season". FK Vojvodina website. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Navijači nagradili: Nemanja Čović igrač sezone Vojvodine". Portal 021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
External links
- Nemanja Čović at uefa.com
- Nemanja Čović at Soccerway
- Nemanja Čović at Footballdatabase
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