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.
.jpg) Jovičić with Red Star Belgrade in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 1993 | ||
| 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 | 68 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018– | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorac Čačak
editJovičić 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
editIn 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
editOn 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
editOn 2 September 2020, he returned to Russia and signed with FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[10]
LASK
editOn 5 February 2022, Jovičić signed a contract with LASK in Austria until 2025.[11]
International career
editJovičić 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
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 October 2024[14]
| 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 | — | 11 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 252 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 310 | 12 | ||
Honours
editClub
editRed Star Belgrade
Notes
edit- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "FK Borac Čačak: Dobro znamo šta nam je činiti" (in Serbian). 15 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ [1] Novosti: Kapiten Borca potpisuje za ruski Amkar. (in Serbian) 6 August 2014. Accessed 30 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Mozzart Sport: Ništa od Partizana: Branko Jovičić potpisao za Amkar" (in Serbian). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Politika: I Branko Jovičić u Zvezdi" (in Serbian). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Neshvatljiv potez Anđelkovića koštao Zvezdu pobede". B92 (in Serbian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Ocene - Nemamo dilemu, Jovičić je igrač meča". sportske.net (in Serbian). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Јовичић десет недеља ван терена. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Бранко Йовичич – новичок ФК "Урал"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 2 September 2020.
- ^ "LASK VERPFLICHTET BRANKO JOVICIC" (Press release) (in German). LASK. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Branko Jovičić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "KORONA U CRVENOJ ZVEZDI: Petorica pozitivnih, jedan IGRAO u subotu!". Mondo Portal (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Branko Jovičić at Soccerway
External links
edit- Branko Jovičić at Russian Premier League
- Branko Jovičić at ÖFB (in German)