Dušan Jovančić

Dušan Jovančić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-10-19) 19 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Čukarički
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	BPI Slavija	31	(3)
2010	→ Šumadija Jagnjilo (loan)	5	(0)
2010–2011	Šumadija Jagnjilo	22	(1)
2011–2012	Zemun	23	(6)
2012–2016	Borac Čačak	88	(1)
2016–2018	Vojvodina	67	(5)
2018–2020	Red Star Belgrade	41	(2)
2020–2021	Çaykur Rizespor	4	(0)
2021	→ Tobol (loan)	17	(0)
2021–2022	Tobol	24	(3)
2023–2025	Astana	17	(0)
2024	→ AE Kifisia (loan)	7	(1)
2024	→ Kyzylzhar (loan)	11	(0)
2025–	Čukarički	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025

Dušan Jovančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Јованчић; born 19 October 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Čukarički.

Career

Borac Čačak

Jovančić joined Borac Čačak in 2012 at the invitation of club director Slobodan Ilić, who noticed him after he played for the amateur selection of the Football Federation of Belgrade.^[1] On 2 December 2015 Jovančić played for Borac Čačak in a 1-5 upset which eliminated heavily favored Red Star Belgrade in the second round of the 2015-16 Serbian Cup.^[2] He played a total of 88 games and scored one goal playing for Borac Čačak from 2012 to 2016.^[3]

Vojvodina

Jovančić signed a two-year contract with Vojvodina in January 2016. In January 2018, he signed a half-season extension, rejecting an offer from Partizan.^[4] By the time he left Vojvodina, he had played as the team captain.^[2]

Red Star Belgrade

Jovančić in action for Red Star Belgrade in 2018 against Red Bull Salzburg

On 29 May 2018 Jovančić signed a two-year contract with Red Star Belgrade, with an optional one-year extension.^[5] He was signed as a replacement for Mitchell Donald, who had been one of Red Star's defensive midfielders.^[6] On 6 November 2018, he injured his hamstring in a 2–0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League.^[7]

Astana

On 16 December 2022, Astana announced the signing of Jovančić.^[8]

Kyzylzhar loan

On 6 December 2024, Kyzylzhar announced that Jovančić had returned to Astana after his loan had expired.^[9]

Čukarički

On 5 January 2025, Jovančić returned to his native Serbia, joining Čukarički on a one-year deal.^[10]

Personal life

On 22 June 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 19 June 2022^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Šumadija Jagnjilo	2009–10 (loan)	Serbian League Belgrade	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2010–11		22	1	0	0	—		—		22	1
	Total		27	1	0	0	—		—		27	1
Zemun	2011–12	Serbian League Belgrade	23	6	0	0	—		—		23	6
Borac	2011–12	Serbian First League	21	1	3	0	—		—		24	1
	2013–14		19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
	2014–15	Serbian SuperLiga	27	0	0	0	—		—		27	0
	2015–16		21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		88	1	6	0	—		—		94	1
Vojvodina	2015–16	Serbian SuperLiga	9	0	1	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2016–17		25	2	4	1	6	0	—		35	3
	2017–18		33	3	3	0	2	0	—		38	3
	Total		67	5	8	1	8	0	—		83	6
Red Star Belgrade	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	27	2	3	0	10	0	—		40	2
	2019–20		14	0	3	0	10	1	—		27	1
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		41	2	6	0	21	1	—		68	3
Çaykur Rizespor	2020–21	Süper Lig	4	0	3	0	0	0	—		7	0
Tobol	2021 (loan)	Kazakhstan Premier League	17	0	7	0	4[a]	1	2[b]	0	30	1
	2022		24	3	1	0	6[c]	0	1[b]	0	32	3
	Total		41	3	8	0	10	1	3	0	62	4
Career total			291	18	31	1	39	2	3	0	364	21

1. Appearances and goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2018–19, 2019–20

Tobol

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2021

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2018–19

References

1. Darjan Nedeljković (13 November 2018). "INTERVJU – Dušan Jovančić: Bilo je trenutaka kada nisam video svrhu...". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
2. Darjan Nedeljković (19 September 2018). "Dušan Jovančić – dete iz doktorske familije i nova verzija Dragana Mladenovića". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian).
3. Branislav Popović (25 January 2016). "Miletić i Jovančić iz čačanskog Borca u Vojvodinu". SOS Kanal (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
4. [1] Archived 23 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine BUTASPORT.rs: BUTASPORT SAZNAJE: Jovančić ostaje u Voši, odbio 10 puta jaču ponudu Partizana! (in Serbian) 9 January 2018.
5. Душан Јованчић потписао!. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
6. Dušan Ninković (31 May 2018). "Dušan Jovančić: Zvezdina potpuno drugačija zamena za Donalda!". Meridian Sport (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
7. [2] Darko Noveski. HotSport.rs: PRVE PROGNOZE NISU BILE DOBRE: Evo koji je stepen povrede Dušana Jovančića… (in Serbian). 12 November 2018.
8. "Душан Йованчич – "Астана" футбол клубының ойыншысы". facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial (in Kazakh). FC Astana Facebook. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
9. "Рақмет, Душан!". instagram.com/fcqyzyljar (in Kazakh). FC Kyzylzhar Instagram. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
10. "Dušan Jovančić drugo pojačanje Čukaričkog u zimskom prelaznom roku" [Dušan Jovančić is the second reinforcement of Čukarica in the winter transfer window]. fkcukaricki.co.rs (in Serbian). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
11. "Coronavirus Spreads Among Tennis Players, Footballers". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
12. Dušan Jovančić at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

External links

• Dušan Jovančić at Soccerway
• Dušan Jovančić stats at utakmica.rs (in Serbian)