Stefan Kovač (Bosnian pronunciation: [stěfaːn kǒʋaːtʃ]; born 14 January 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Čukarički.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Kovač | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Čukarički | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 2018 | → IMT (loan) | ||
| 2019– | Čukarički | 135 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020 | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Kovač came through youth academy of his hometown club Red Star Belgrade, which he left in January 2019 to join Čukarički.[2] He made his professional debut against Voždovac on 24 February at the age of 20.[3] On 1 May, he scored a brace in a triumph over Napredak Kruševac, which were his first professional goals.[4]
International career edit
Kovač represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 22 October 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Čukarički | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 2 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 1[b] | 36 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 3[e] | 30 | 4 | |
| Total | 123 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 142 | 15 | ||
- ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
- ^ goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
- ^ appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
- ^ appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
- ^ goals in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
References edit
- ^ "Stefan Kovač". fkcukaricki.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Bivši omladinski reprezentativac BiH u Čukaričkom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Čukarica se šali sa Voždovcem". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Čukaričkom se sviđa na trećem mestu". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "S. Kovač". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
External links edit
- Stefan Kovač – UEFA competition record (archive)
