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]
 Damnjanović with Sand in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jovana Damnjanović | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1994 | ||
| 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 | 13 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 9 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | SC Sand | 32 | (8) |
| 2017– | Bayern Munich | 93 | (36) |
| 2018 | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Serbia U17 | 8 | (7) |
| 2010–2014 | Serbia U19 | 20 | (22) |
| 2010– | Serbia | 49 | (17) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:25, 2 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editDamnjanović, 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 August 2024, Damnjanovic extended her contract with Bayern Munich for a fourth time and signed a new deal until 30 June 2027.[6][7]
International career
editOn 23 February 2010,[8] she made her debut at the age of 15 in the A national team in a test international match against the Hungary selection, which unfortunately resulted in a 1-0 loss. She was replaced in the 57th minute.
Damnjanović participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship held in Turkey from 2 to 14 July 2012. Despite her best efforts, her team was unfortunately eliminated from the tournament after the preliminary round. In qualifying for the 2013 European Women's Under-19 Football Championship, she had the honour of being the top scorer with 14 goals. However, she was unable to qualify with her team for the final round..[9]
Personal life
editThe footballer Jelena Čanković is Damnjanović's first cousin.[10]
Honors
edit- Wolfsburg
- UEFA Champions League: 2013–14
- Bundesliga: 2013–14
- DFB-Pokal: 2014–15
- Bayern Munich
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 February 2014 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 November 2021 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 30 November 2021 | Stadion Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Bulgaria |
3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 5. | 4–1 | |||||
| 6. | 17 February 2022 | Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek, Belek, Turkey |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 23 February 2022 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey |  Turkey |
2–0 | 5–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 7 April 2022 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Israel |
1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 9. | 12 April 2022 |  Germany |
2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 10. | 3–1 | |||||
| 11. | 14 July 2023 | Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia |  Slovenia |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 12. | 26 September 2023 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Greece |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 13. | 4–0 | |||||
| 14. | 27 October 2023 | Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland |  Poland |
1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 15. | 9 April 2024 | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary | Israel |
1–0 | 4–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 16. | 3–1 | |||||
| 17. | 4 June 2024 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
1–0 | 4–0 |
References
edit- ^ Profile Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine on Football Association of Serbia's website
- ^ "Супер лига Србије". Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Yugoslavia/Serbia (Women) - Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "SRPSKA FUDBALERKA CARICA VOLFSBURGA: Jovana Damnjanović slavila titulu i podržala ugrožene" (in Serbian). Kurir. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Vetterlein und Damnjanovic nach Sand". Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Damnjanović: "Hatte nie Zweifel"".
- ^ a b "FC Bayern extends with Jovana Damnjanović until 2027". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Archived (Date missing) at fss.rs (Error: unknown archive URL) on fss. rs (Serbian)
- ^ statistics on uefa.com
- ^ Radović, D. (17 July 2013). "Jelena Čanković: Mesi, izvini, moj idol je Ronaldinjo" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
External links
edit
- Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
- Jovana Damnjanović – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jovana Damnjanović at Soccerway