Andrej Đokanović

Andrej Đokanović

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ümraniyespor (on loan from Ankaragücü)
Number	6
Youth career
	Novi Grad Sarajevo
	Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Sarajevo	94	(2)
2023–	Ankaragücü	26	(0)
2024	→ Manisa (loan)	14	(2)
2024–	→ Ümraniyespor (loan)	3	(0)
International career^‡
2017–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17	8	(0)
2019	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	5	(1)
2019–	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	10	(0)
2021–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021

Andrej Đokanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Ђокановић; Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎndreːj dʑokâːnoʋitɕ]; born 1 March 2001) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish TFF First League club Ümraniyespor on loan from Ankaragücü,^[1] and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Đokanović started his professional career at Sarajevo.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Đokanović made his senior international debut in 2021.

Club career

Sarajevo

Đokanović started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth academy of his hometown club Sarajevo. In November 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the team.^[2] He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, by beating Široki Brijeg in Bosnian Cup final.^[3] On 25 May, he made his professional debut against GOŠK Gabela at the age of 18.^[4]

In August, Đokanović extended his contract until June 2024.^[5]

On 26 August 2020, he scored his first professional goal in UEFA Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Brest.^[6]

International career

Đokanović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels.^[7]

In May 2021, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Montenegro and Denmark.^[8] He debuted against the latter on 6 June.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 September 2024^[1]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sarajevo	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	17	0	2	0	4[b]	0	23	0
	2020–21	Bosnian Premier League	30	0	5	0	4[c]	1	39	1
	2021–22	Bosnian Premier League	29	2	6	0	2[d]	0	37	2
	2022–23	Bosnian Premier League	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
	Total		94	2	15	0	10	1	119	3
Ankaragücü	2022–23	Süper Lig	14	0	3	0	—		17	0
	2023–24	Süper Lig	12	0	2	0	—		14	0
	Total		26	0	5	0	—		31	0
Manisa (loan)	2022–23	TFF First League	14	2	—		—		14	2
Ümraniyespor (loan)	2024–25	TFF First League	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Career total			137	4	20	0	10	1	167	5

1. Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Turkish Cup
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 December 2021^[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2021	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Sarajevo^[1]

• Bosnian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
• Bosnian Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21

Individual

• Bosnian Premier League Young Player of the Season: 2020–21

References

1. "A. Đokanović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Andrej Đokanović potpisao profesionalni ugovor sa Sarajevom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
3. "Sarajevo osvojilo Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
4. "Šampion pobjedom završio fantastičnu sezonu!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
5. "Andrej Đokanović produžio ugovor sa Sarajevom do 2024. godine". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
6. "Sarajevo nadigralo Brest i ispalo zahvaljujući katastrofalnom suđenju". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
7. "Đokanović: Poziv je dokaz da se poštenim odnosom mogu ispuniti i najviši ciljevi". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
8. "Ivaylo Petev objavio spisak igrača za utakmice protiv Danske i Crne Gore". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
9. "Danska savladala BiH u Kopenhagenu, Zmajevi bez gola četvrtu utakmicu zaredom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
10. "Andrej Đokanović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

• Andrej Đokanović at National-Football-Teams.com
• Andrej Đokanović – UEFA competition record (archive)