Aleksa Vukanović ( sr-cyr, Алекса Вукановић; born 18 June 1992) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

club

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Club career

Early career

Vukanović started his career with hometown team

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. Later he moved to ČSK Čelarevo, where he played in the

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between 2010 and 2014. In summer 2014, he moved to

OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most successful football clubs in Serbia at the all ti ...

, where he made

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

debut against Sloga Kraljevo on 23 August 2014. Next summer, Vukanović returned to ČSK after club promotion in the First League.

Napredak

Vukanović joined

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in summer 2016. On 22 July 2016, he scored a goal in his debut for Napredak in a 2–2 tie against

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. On 27 October 2018, he scored a goal with his heel in a 1–1 tie against

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. By November that year, he was the top scorer in the entire league.

Red Star Belgrade

On 18 January 2019, Vukanović signed a three-year contract with

. On 27 August 2019, he scored a goal in the Champions League play-off in a 1–1 tie against Young Boys, which resulted in Red Star's qualification to the Champions League that season.

Meizhou Hakka

On 21 April 2022, Vukanović joined

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club

Meizhou Hakka Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

Brief spell at Umm Salal and return to Serbia

After a short spell at

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club

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, Vukanović returned to Serbia, and on 15 September 2023 he signed a two-year deal with

. On 30 November 2023, Vukanović signed a new three-year deal with the club.

Career statistics

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vukanovic, Aleksa 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Bačka Palanka Footballers from South Bačka District Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers FK ČSK Čelarevo players OFK Bačka players FK Napredak Kruševac players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Umm Salal SC players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Chinese Super League players Qatar Stars League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar