Branko Jovičić

Branko Jovičić
Jovičić with Red Star Belgrade in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Raška, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 LASK
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2012 Borac Čačak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Borac Čačak 47 (0)
2014–2017 Amkar Perm 58 (4)
2017–2020 Red Star Belgrade 49 (3)
2020–2022 Ural Yekaterinburg 30 (0)
2022– LASK 70 (2)
International career
2018– Serbia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Branko Jovičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Јовичић; born 18 March 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Austrian club LASK.

Club career

Borac Čačak

Jovičić made his professional debut with Borac Čačak. By the beginning of the 2013–14 Serbian First League season, Jovičić was the youngest captain in the team's history.[2] At the end of the season, Borac finished second overall and was promoted to the SuperLiga. Jovičić spent a total of six years at Borac Čačak before his first transfer to Amkar Perm.[1]

Amkar Perm

In August 2014, Jovičić signed a one-year contract with a provisional extension of two years[1] for Russian team Amkar Perm.[3] In his debut season with Amkar, Jovičić played 21 games and scored a total of three goals.[4] As a result, Amkar gave Jovičić a pay increase after he agreed to extend his contract by two years.[4]

Red Star Belgrade

On 8 July 2017, Jovičić signed a three-year contract with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.[5] He made his debut for new club in first leg of the second qualifying round for 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, in a 1–1 draw against Irtysh Pavlodar.[6] Jovičić was elected for the player of the match in 2–0 win against the same rival, in the second leg.[7] Jovičić suffered a metatarsal bone fracture after a bad tackle by Nikola Drinčić during the match against Čukarički on 6 August 2017.[8] On 29 November 2017, Jovičić scored his first goal for Red Star in a 5–0 victory over Radnik Surdulica after taking a penalty kick.[9] The following season, Jovičić helped Red Star qualify to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in club history. Jovičić started in three matches, while coming in as a substitution in two. Later that season, he helped Red Star reach the final of the Serbian cup and win the league title for a second season in a row. The following season, Jovičić would once again show why he had a place in Milojević's team. Unfortunately for him, an injury in the return leg in the second round against HJK Helsinki would see him on the sidelines for up to February 2020.

Ural Yekaterinburg

On 2 September 2020, he returned to Russia and signed with FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[10]

LASK

On 5 February 2022, Jovičić signed a contract with LASK in Austria until 2025.[11]

International career

Jovičić was called up to Serbian senior squad in September 2018, to play during the UEFA Nations League. He made his international debut on 11 October 2018, as a 72nd minute substitute against Montenegro in a 2-0 victory.[12]

Personal life

On 22 June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 November 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borac Čačak 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2012–13 Serbian First League 24 0 3 0 — 27 0
2013–14 23 0 2 0 — 25 0
Total 47 0 5 0 — 52 0
Amkar Perm 2014–15 Russian Premier League 21 3 1 0 — 22 3
2015–16 16 0 2 1 — 18 1
2016–17 21 1 1 0 — 22 1
Total 58 4 4 1 — 62 5
Red Star Belgrade 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 16 1 1 0 7 0 24 1
2018–19 24 1 4 0 12 0 40 1
2019–20 7 1 2 0 3 0 12 1
2020–21 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 49 3 7 0 22 0 78 3
Ural 2020–21 Russian Premier League 19 0 3 0 — 22 0
2021–22 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
Total 30 0 5 0 0 0 35 0
LASK 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 11 1 3 0 — 14 1
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 28 1 5 1 — 33 2
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 19 0 1 0 5[a] 1 25 1
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 12 0 3 0 3[b] 0 18 0
Total 70 2 12 1 8 1 90 4
Career total 254 9 33 2 30 1 317 12

Honours

Club

Red Star Belgrade

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b c Katarina Kostić (29 April 2015). "HOTSPORT.RS: BRANKO JOVIČIĆ ZA HOTSPORT: Imam ugovor sa Amkarom, za narednu sezonu ćemo videti" (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "FK Borac Čačak: Dobro znamo šta nam je činiti" (in Serbian). 15 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ [1] Novosti: Kapiten Borca potpisuje za ruski Amkar. (in Serbian) 6 August 2014. Accessed 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Mozzart Sport: Ništa od Partizana: Branko Jovičić potpisao za Amkar" (in Serbian). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Politika: I Branko Jovičić u Zvezdi" (in Serbian). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Neshvatljiv potez Anđelkovića koštao Zvezdu pobede". B92 (in Serbian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Ocene - Nemamo dilemu, Jovičić je igrač meča". sportske.net (in Serbian). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. ^ Јовичић десет недеља ван терена. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Zvezdina rutina, Pešićev rafal i ovacije za Jovičića (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Бранко Йовичич – новичок ФК "Урал"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 2 September 2020.
  11. ^ "LASK VERPFLICHTET BRANKO JOVICIC" (Press release) (in German). LASK. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Branko Jovičić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ^ "KORONA U CRVENOJ ZVEZDI: Petorica pozitivnih, jedan IGRAO u subotu!". Mondo Portal (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  14. ^ Branko Jovičić at Soccerway