Jovana Damnjanović

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Jovana Damnjanović
Damnjanović with Sand in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jovana Damnjanović
Date of birth (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
FC Perspektiva
–2013 ŽFK Crvena zvezda
2013–2015 VfL Wolfsburg 20 (10)
2013–2015 VfL Wolfsburg II 9 (4)
2015–2017 SC Sand 40 (15)
2017– Bayern Munich 108 (43)
International career
2008–2010 Serbia U17 8 (7)
2010–2014 Serbia U19 20 (22)
2010– Serbia 49 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:25, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Jovana Damnjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Дамњановић; born 24 November 1994) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward for the Serbia national team and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga.[1]

Club career[edit]

Damnjanović, who played football for FC Perspektiva in her youth, later moved to first division club ŽFK Crvena zvezda. At the end of the 2012/13 season, she and her team reached second place in the Serbian Super League, the highest division in Serbian football.[2] In 2012 she and her team reached the cup final, achieving second place after a 1-2 loss after extra time against ŽFK Spartak Subotica.[3]

In the summer of 2013, she was signed by Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. On 7 September 2013 (1st matchday) she made her debut in the Bundesliga in the 1-1 draw in the home game against FC Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Martina Müller in the 73rd minute. With VfL Wolfsburg she won 2013–14 UEFA Champions League and became the first Serbian women's player to achieve this feat.[4]

After two seasons, she moved to league rivals SC Sand in the summer of 2015.[5]

On 10 March 2017 she signed a 3-year contract with German champions Bayern Munich. She made her debut for Bayern Munich on 5 November 2017 (7th matchday) in a 3-1 win in the home game against MSV Duisburg, coming on as a substitute for Lucie Voňková in the 62nd minute. In April 2019, Damnjanovic extended her contract with Bayern Munich until 2022. In June 2022, Damnjanovic extended her contract again, this time until 2025.[6]

International career[edit]

Damnjanović took part in the U19 European Championship held in Turkey in July 2012, but was eliminated with her team after the preliminary round. In qualifying for the 2013 U19 European Championship, she was the top scorer with 14 goals.[7]

On 23 February 2010, at the age of 15, she made her debut in the Serbia national team in a friendly match against Hungary. She came on as a substitute in the 57th minute of the game.[8]

Personal life[edit]

The footballer Jelena Čanković is Damnjanović's first cousin.[9]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 November 2021 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia  Bulgaria 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 2–0
3. 30 November 2021 Stadion Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 3–0 4–1
4. 4–1
5. 17 February 2022 Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek, Belek, Turkey  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 1–0 Friendly
6. 23 February 2022 Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey  Turkey 2–0 5–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7. 7 April 2022 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia  Israel 1–0 4–0
8. 12 April 2022  Germany 2–0 3–2
9. 3–1
10. 14 July 2023 Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
11. 26 September 2023 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia  Greece 2–0 4–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
12. 4–0
13. 27 October 2023 Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland  Poland 1–2 1–2

Honors[edit]

Wolfsburg
Bayern Munich

References[edit]

  1. ^ Profile Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine on Football Association of Serbia's website
  2. ^ "Супер лига Србије". Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ^ "Yugoslavia/Serbia (Women) - Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ^ "SRPSKA FUDBALERKA CARICA VOLFSBURGA: Jovana Damnjanović slavila titulu i podržala ugrožene" (in Serbian). Kurir. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Vetterlein und Damnjanovic nach Sand". Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. ^ "Damnjanović: "Hatte nie Zweifel"".
  7. ^ UEFA.com. "Stats | Women's Under-19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  8. ^ "Фудбалски Савез Србије - Жене "А" селекција". 2013-03-05. Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  9. ^ Radović, D. (17 July 2013). "Jelena Čanković: Mesi, izvini, moj idol je Ronaldinjo" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  10. ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.

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