Stefan Kovač

Stefan Kovač (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Ковач, pronounced [stêfaːn kǒʋaːtʃ]; born 14 January 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serbian SuperLiga club Čukarički and the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team.

Stefan Kovač
Personal information
Full name Stefan Kovač
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Čukarički[1]
Number 33 (77)[1]
Youth career
0000–2019 Red Star Belgrade
2018–2019 → IMT Belgrade (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Čukarički 52 (6)
National team‡
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 14 (1)
2016-2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 8 (-)
2020– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Stefan Kovač started his professional career at IMT Belgrade, on loan from Red Star Belgrade U19, and moved to Čukarički where he currently plays.[1]

Club career

Early career

Born in Belgrade, Serbia, back then capital of FR Yugoslavia, Kovač started playing football in the youth academy of the Red Star Belgrade football club. Later he joined IMT Belgrade on loan from Red Star.[2]

In January 2019, Kovač signed with Čukarički. He made his professional debut for Čukarički against Voždovac in a comfortable 3-0 win on 24 February at the age of 20. On 1 May, he scored his first professional goal, scoring twice in the same game.[2]

International career

Kovač represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels, starting with U15, U17, then U19, and is currently part of a U21 team. He scored twice, once as a member of a U17 team, which was his first goal for the national team, adding second and providing an assist while being a part of the U21 in a 3-2 win against Belgium on 17 November 2020.[2][3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 November 2020[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Čukarički 2018-19 Serbian SuperLiga 9200–92
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 2913041362
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 6111–71
Total 4444141526

International
Bosnia and Herzegovina Year
AppsGoals
U17 2015–16 141
U19 2016-18 80
U21 2020- 21
Total242

References
  1. "Stefan Kovač". fkcukaricki.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Stefan Kovač - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. "Bosnia and Herzegovina-Belgium - Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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