Vanja Zvekanov (born 25 May 2000) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hungarian club Mezőkövesd.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Subotica, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mezőkövesd | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013-2018 | Spartak Subotica | ||
| 2018–2018 | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Javor Ivanjica | 66 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Haladás | 46 | (1) |
| 2024– | Mezőkövesd | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Serbia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Serbia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editSpartak Subotica
editHe continued the family tradition and started playing football at the age of four in FK Palić,[2] where his father Zlatko was the coach. Then he moved to Spartak, where he was the captain of the cadets and a member of the Serbia national youth team.
Genoa
editIn March 2018, he signed a contract for Genoa C.F.C., which he chose instead of another Italian team, Parma Calcio 1913. He arrived in Italy as a teenager and made 27 appearances in Primavera.[3] In Italy, he was called the "new Matić", and then he suffered an injury that prevented him from playing in Serie A, what was the plan of coach Davide Ballardini.
Javor Ivanjica
editIn the summer of 2019, he returned to Serbian football and got a lot of minutes in professional football in the Super League. As soon as he came he played ten games for Javor in the first season. In that period Zvekanov scored two goals and had one assist in the Super League[4]
Haladás
editInternational career
editWhile playing for FC Spartak Subotica, Zvekanov played for the Serbia national U17 team, and then he also played for the Serbia national U19 team. In 2019, he was on the wider list of the Serbia national U21 team led by the coach Nenad Milovanović. He played with the national youth team in the qualifications for the European Championship in Northern Ireland, when they won a place for the elite round of qualifications in Italy.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 13 November 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Javor | 2019–20 | SuperLiga | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Career Totals | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
Honours
edit- "Lajoš Vermeš" medal in Subotica in 2018. for sports feat of the year, proven football talent, persistence and going to Italian football.
References
edit- ^ "Vanja Zvekanov iz Đenove pravo u Javor". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian).
- ^ "ZA ITALIJANE JE VANJA "NOVI MATIĆ"!". Blic (in Serbian).
- ^ "Javor doveo pojačanje iz Đenove!". Espreso (in Serbian).
- ^ ""IMPONUJE MI ŠTO ME POREDE SA MATIĆEM"". Blic (in Serbian).
- ^ "Nyolc játékost igazoltunk" [We confirmed eight players] (in Hungarian). Haladás. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
External links
edit- Vanja Zvekanov at Soccerbase
- Vanja Zvekanov