Aleksandar Ignjovski

Aleksandar Ignjovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Игњовски; born 27 January 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Holstein Kiel.

Aleksandar Ignjovski
Ignjovski at practice with 1860 Munich in 2009.
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Ignjovski
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991
Place of birth Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, right-back
Club information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
Number 22
Youth career
1998–2008 OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 OFK Beograd 23 (3)
2009–2011 → 1860 Munich (loan) 53 (0)
2011–2014 Werder Bremen 60 (1)
2014–2016 Eintracht Frankfurt 38 (0)
2016–2018 SC Freiburg 19 (0)
2018–2019 1. FC Magdeburg 17 (0)
2019– Holstein Kiel 21 (0)
National team‡
2009–2011 Serbia U21 10 (1)
2012– Serbia 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:26, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:26, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Ignjovski played in his first season as senior in 2008 for the Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Beograd, playing twenty three games and scoring three goals during that season.[1] On 8 July 2009, he was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club TSV 1860 Munich.

At the end of the loan, Ignjovski returned to Belgrade before signing for Werder Bremen.[2] On 1 April 2014, he stated his decision not renew his contract at the club.[3] In this time at Werder Bremen, he made 60 league appearances scoring 1 goal.[4]

On 3 April 2014, it was announced that Ignjovski had signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt with effect from the season 2014–15, where he was reunited with his former manager at Werder, Thomas Schaaf.[4] He made his debut for Frankfurt 23 August 2014 in a 1–0 win against SC Freiburg.[5]

In June 2016, Ignjovski signed for SC Freiburg.[6] He made his league debut for Freiburg on 28 August 2016 in a 2–1 loss to Hertha Berlin being replaced by Onur Bulut in the 66th minute.[7]

On 21 July 2019, Ignjovski joined Holstein Kiel on a two-year deal.[8][9]

International career

Ignjovski was a member of Serbian U-21 team from 2009. Due to his Macedonian background, in March 2010 Macedonia national football team coach Mirsad Jonuz officially stated his desire to have him play for Macedonia however this never materialised.[10] Instead, he made his debut for the Serbia national football team[11] on 28 February 2012 in Larnaca, Cyprus, in a friendly match against Armenia.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 July 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OFK Beograd 2008–09 Superliga Srbije 233000000233
1860 Munich (loan) 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 300200000320
2010–11 230200000250
Total 530400000570
Werder Bremen 2011–12 Bundesliga 260000000260
2012–13 201100000211
2013–14 140000000140
Total 601100000611
Eintracht Frankfurt 2014–15 Bundesliga 200200000220
2015–16 18000001[lower-alpha 1]0190
Total 380200010410
Freiburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 19020——210
2017–18 00001[lower-alpha 2]0—10
Total 190201000220
1. FC Magdeburg 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 17000——170
Holstein Kiel 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 21010——220
Career total 231410010102434
  1. Appearance in the Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League

International
As of 29 July 2020[13]
Serbian national team
YearAppsGoals
2012100
201310
201400
201500
201610
Total120

References
  1. "Aleksandar Ignjovski verstärkt die Löwen" (in German). tsv1860.de. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. "Wechsel von Alexander Ignjovski zu Werder perfekt" [Alexandar Ignjovski's transfer to Werder complete]. official website (in German). Werder Bremen. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. "Ignjovski liefert die Begründung". kicker Online (in German). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. "Perfekt: Ignjovski kommt nach Frankfurt". kicker Online (in German). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/23/germany/bundesliga/eintracht-frankfurt/sc-freiburg/1713105/
  6. ""Viel Bundesligaerfahrung": Freiburg holt Ignjovski". kicker Online (in German). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/28/germany/bundesliga/hertha-bsc-berlin/sc-freiburg/2254909/
  8. "KSV verpflichtet Aleksandar Ignjovski" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. "Kiel verpflichtet "routinierten Zweikämpfer" Ignjovski". kicker Online (in German). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. "Aleksandar Ignjovski" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  11. "Aleksandar Ignjovski". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  12. "A.Ignjovski". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  13. Aleksandar Ignjovski at National-Football-Teams.com
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