Aleksa Vukanović ( sr-cyr, Алекса Вукановић; born 18 June 1992) is a Serbian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for
Serbian SuperLiga
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club
Vojvodina
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.
Club career
Early career
Vukanović started his career with hometown team
Hercegovac
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The population is distributed in 5 settlements:
* Hercegovac - population 1,267
* Ilovski Klokočev ...
. Later he moved to
ČSK Čelarevo, where he played in the
Serbian League Vojvodina
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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
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debut against
Sloga Kraljevo on 23 August 2014. Next summer, Vukanović returned to ČSK after club promotion in the
First League.
Napredak
Vukanović joined
Napredak Kruševac Napredak may refer to:
*HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina
*FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club
*FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club
*FK Napredak Banatska Topola
Fudbalski klub Napredak () is a f ...
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
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. On 27 October 2018, he scored a goal with his heel in a 1–1 tie against
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
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**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
.
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
Red Star Belgrade
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.
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
Chinese Super League
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club
Meizhou Hakka
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.
Brief spell at Umm Salal and return to Serbia
After a short spell at
Qatar Stars League
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club
Umm Salal
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It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. The municipal headquarters Umm Salal is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km from the coast and 15 ...
, Vukanović returned to Serbia, and on 15 September 2023 he signed a two-year deal with
Vojvodina
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. On 30 November 2023, Vukanović signed a new three-year deal with the club.
Career statistics
Honours
;Red Star Belgrade
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Serbian SuperLiga
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:
2018–19,
2019–20,
2020–21
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Serbian Cup
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From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...
:
2020–21
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References
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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