Aleksandar Jovanović (, ; born 4 August 1989) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.

Born in Sydney, he also holds Serbian citizenship.

Aleksandar Jovanovic (soccer, born 1989)

Career

After playing in the Endeavour Sports High School team, Jovanović played with Parramatta in Australia before signing in January 2008 with Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina. Because of his youth he failed to make any league appearance that season and in the following one, while in the 2008–09 season, he was loaned to lower league neighbouring clubs Palić and Veternik.

Aleksandar Jovanovic (soccer, born 1989)

In the summer of 2009, Vojvodina loaned Jovanović to Serbian First League club Novi Sad, where he stayed for a season and a half, becoming a regular player and making a total of 35 league appearances and even scoring one goal.

Aleksandar Jovanovic (soccer, born 1989)

In the summer of 2011, he left Vojvodina and signed with another Serbian top league club, Hajduk Kula. He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 25 September 2011, in for the 2013 K League 2 in South Korea. After one season he moved up a division to K League 1 side Jeju United for the 2014 season.

On 6 February 2016, Jovanović transferred to Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda. In February 2017, he came back to South Korea and once again joined Jeju United, being a regular in the club ever since. He left Jeju in January 2020, after his contract expired.

On 14 January 2020, Jovanović signed a six-month contract with a possibility of an extension with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. He made his official debut for the club in a 0–0 league draw against Radnik Bijeljina on 22 February 2020. Jovanović left Željezničar in July 2020.

On 13 October 2020 he joined Macarthur.

On 22 July 2022, he joined Indian Super League club Bengaluru.

Club statistics

Club

Honours

Bengaluru

Indian Super League runner-up: 2022–23

Durand Cup: 2022

Super Cup runner-up: 2023

References

External links

1989 births

Living people

Soccer players from Sydney

Australian people of Serbian descent

Australian men's soccer players

Men's association football defenders

Parramatta FC players

FK Vojvodina players

FK Palić players

FK Veternik players

RFK Novi Sad 1921 players

FK Hajduk Kula players

Aleksandar Jovanovic

Suwon FC players

Jeju United FC players

Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players

FK Željezničar Sarajevo players

Macarthur FC players

Australian expatriate men's soccer players

Serbian SuperLiga players

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia

Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia

Aleksandar Jovanovic

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand

Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand

K League 2 players

K League 1 players

Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea

Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea

Chinese Super League players

Australian expatriate sportspeople in China

Expatriate men's footballers in China

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players

Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

People educated at Endeavour Sports High School

Bengaluru FC players

Australian expatriate sportspeople in India

Expatriate men's footballers in India

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Indian Super League players