Saša Jovanović (footballer, born 1991)

Saša Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Јовановић; born 15 December 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Fateh.

Saša Jovanović
Personal information
Full name Saša Jovanović
Date of birth (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991
Place of birth Lazarevac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Fateh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Kolubara 73 (2)
2013–2014 Smederevo 26 (4)
2014–2017 Mladost Lučani 96 (23)
2017–2019 Córdoba 49 (6)
2019– Al-Fateh 13 (2)
2019–2020 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 11 (1)
National team
2016–2017 Serbia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:42, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Lazarevac, Jovanović started out with his local side Kolubara. He played for his parent club for several seasons, before switching to Smederevo in mid-2013. Between 2014 and 2017, Jovanović made a name for himself at Mladost Lučani. He amassed 96 appearances and scored 23 goals in the top flight, helping them earn a spot in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. In August 2017, Jovanović was transferred to Spanish club Córdoba.[1]

On 22 January 2019, Saudi club Al-Fateh SC reached an agreement with Córdoba for the transfer of Jovanović.[2] On 2 September, he returned to Spain and its second division, after signing for Deportivo de La Coruña on a one-year loan deal.[3]

International career

Jovanović was capped twice for Serbia in 2016 and 2017, in friendlies against Qatar and USA.[4]

References
  1. "NUEVO FICHAJE CÓRDOBA CLUB DE FÚTBOL. SASA JOVANOVIC" (in Spanish). cordobacf.com. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. "Principio de acuerdo con el Al-Fateh para el traspaso de Jovanovic" [Agreement in principle with Al-Fateh for the transfer of Jovanovic] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. "New 2019–2020 Dépor Player! Saša Jovanovic". Deportivo La Coruña. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. "Watch: USA draws Serbia 0-0 in Arena's return; Nagbe, Pontius come close". si.com. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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