Aleksandar Jovanovic (soccer, born 1989)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Jovanović | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jeju United | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| APIA Leichhardt | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Parramatta Eagles | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Vojvodina | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Palić (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Veternik (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → RFK Novi Sad (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2011 | Hajduk Kula | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | BEC Tero Sasana | 30 | (3) |
| 2013 | Suwon FC | 24 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Jeju United | 53 | (1) |
| 2016 | Tianjin Teda | 23 | (2) |
| 2017– | Jeju United | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2018 | |||
Aleksandar Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Јовановић, pronounced [aleksǎːndar jǒʋanoʋitɕ, alěksaːn-, - joʋǎːn-];[2][3] born 4 August 1989) is an Australian football (soccer) defender playing for Jeju United.
Born in Sydney, Australia, he also holds Serbian citizenship.[4]
Career
After playing in the Endeavour Sports High School team, he played with Parramatta Eagles in Australia[5] before signing in January 2008 with the Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina.[6] Because of his youth he failed to make any league appearance that season and in the following one, 2008–09, he was loaned to lower league neighbouring clubs FK Palić and FK Veternik.
In summer 2009 Vojvodina loaned him to Serbian First League club RFK Novi Sad where he stayed for a season and a half, becoming a regular player and making a total of 35 league appearances and even scoring one goal.
In summer 2011 he left FK Vojvodina and signed with another Serbian top league club, FK Hajduk Kula. He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 25 September 2011, in a match against Red Star Belgrade.
In 2012, he had a brief spell at Thai Premier League side BEC Tero Sasana F.C.. After which he joined Suwon City FC for the 2013 K League 2 in South Korea. After one season he moved up a division to K League 1 side Jeju United for the 2014 season.[7]
On 6 February 2016, Jovanovic transferred to Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda.[8]
He plays as center-back.
References
- ^ "A. JOVANOVIĆ". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Aleksándar1". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Aleksándar (Alèksāndar)
- ^ "Jòvan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Jòvanović (Jovánović)
- ^ Aleksandar Jovanović at Srbijafudbal
- ^ CHS Nationals 07 Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at New South Wales schools of football
- ^ Aleksandar Jovanović at Zerozero
- ^ [1] Jeju Weekly
- ^ 泰达宣布签两中卫+两前锋 at sports.sina.com Retrieved 2016-02-06
External sources
- Aleksandar Jovanovic at WorldFootball.net
- Aleksandar Jovanović – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Aleksandar Jovanovic at Soccerway
- youtube.com at YouTube
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Australian people of Serbian descent
- Australian soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Parramatta FC players
- FK Vojvodina players
- FK Palić players
- FK Veternik players
- FK Novi Sad players
- FK Hajduk Kula players
- BEC Tero Sasana F.C. players
- Suwon FC players
- Jeju United FC players
- Tianjin Teda F.C. players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Australian expatriates in Serbia
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia
- Thai League 1 players
- Australian expatriates in Thailand
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- K League 2 players
- K League 1 players
- Australian expatriates in South Korea
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Chinese Super League players
- Australian expatriates in China
- Expatriate footballers in China
- People educated at Endeavour Sports High School