Aleksa Vukanović
Aleksa Vukanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Вукановић; born 18 June 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksa Vukanović | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bačka Palanka, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Hercegovac Gajdobra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | ČSK Čelarevo | 94 | (18) |
| 2014–2015 | Bačka Bačka Palanka | 22 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | ČSK Čelarevo | 25 | (11) |
| 2016–2019 | Napredak Kruševac | 90 | (29) |
| 2019– | Red Star Belgrade | 40 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2020 | |||
Club career
Early career
Vukanović started his career with hometown team Hercegovac. Later he moved to ČSK Pivara, where he played in the Serbian League Vojvodina between 2010 and 2014.[1] In summer 2014, he moved to Bačka Bačka Palanka, where he made Serbian First League debut against Sloga Kraljevo on 23 August 2014.[2] Next summer, Vukanović returned to ČSK after club promotion in the First League.[3]
Napredak
Vukanović joined Napredak Kruševac in summer 2016. On 22 July 2016, he scored a goal in his debut for Napredak in a 2-2 tie against Red Star Belgrade.[4] On 27 October 2018, he scored a goal with his heel in a 1-1 tie against Partizan.[5] By November that year, he was the top scorer in the entire league.[6]
Red Star Belgrade
On 18 January 2019, Vukanović signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[7] On 27 August 2019, he scored a goal in the Champions League play-off in a 1-1 tie against Young Boys, which resulted in Red Star's qualification to the Champions League that season.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of end of 2019–20 season[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bačka Bačka Palanka | 2014–15 | Prva Liga | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| ČSK Čelarevo | 2015–16 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 11 | |||
| Napredak Kruševac | 2016–17 | SuperLiga | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 11 | ||
| 2017–18 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 8 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 32 | ||
| Red Star | 2018–19 | SuperLiga | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 35 | 8 | |||
| Total | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 55 | ||
References
- "Vukanovic, Aleksa". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Ubitačne kontre Bačke". srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- "ЧСК одбранио пехар". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- "Црвена звезда - Напредак 2:2 (0:1)". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- Aleksandar Joksić (27 October 2018). "Peta u Humskoj, to se ne viđa svaki dan - Aleksa Vukanović je otrov za Partizan". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Aleksa Vukanović leti Superligom!". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Vukanović arrives from Napredak". crvenazvezdafk.com. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Nebojša Todorović (28 August 2019). "Ko je Aleksa Vukanović – crveno-beli Hari Poter". Meridian Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Aleksa Vukanović" (in Serbian). soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
External links
- Aleksa Vukanović at Soccerway
- Aleksa Vukanović at FootballDatabase.eu
- Aleksa Vukanović at Soccerbase