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.

Aleksa Vukanović
Personal information
Full name Aleksa Vukanović
Date of birth (1992-06-18) 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 22200222
ČSK Čelarevo 2015–16 2511102611
Napredak Kruševac 2016–17 SuperLiga 3410113511
2017–18 36731398
2018–19 2012212213
Total 90296300009632
Red Star 2018–19 SuperLiga 10230132
2019–20 20641111358
Total 30871111003810
Career total 167501441110019255

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

References

  1. "Vukanovic, Aleksa". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. "Ubitačne kontre Bačke". srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. "ЧСК одбранио пехар". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. "Црвена звезда - Напредак 2:2 (0:1)". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. "Aleksa Vukanović leti Superligom!". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. "Vukanović arrives from Napredak". crvenazvezdafk.com. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. Nebojša Todorović (28 August 2019). "Ko je Aleksa Vukanović – crveno-beli Hari Poter". Meridian Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  9. "Aleksa Vukanović" (in Serbian). soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.


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