Branko Jovičić (; born 18 March 1993) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Austrian club

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Club career

Borac Čačak

Jovičić made his professional debut with Borac Čačak. By the beginning of the

2013–14 Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. Sixteen teams competed in this league for the 2013–14 season. Two teams were promoted to the Serbian Su ...

season, Jovičić was the youngest captain in the team's history. 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 FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...

Amkar Perm

In August 2014, Jovičić signed a one-year contract with a provisional extension of two years for Russian team

. In his debut season with Amkar, Jovičić played 21 games and scored a total of three goals. As a result, Amkar gave Jovičić a pay increase after he agreed to extend his contract by two years.

Red Star Belgrade

On 8 July 2017, Jovičić signed a three-year contract with Serbian side

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 ...

. He made his debut for new club in first leg of the

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for 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, in a 1–1 draw against Irtysh Pavlodar. Jovičić was elected for the

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in 2–0 win against the same rival, in the second leg. Jovičić suffered a

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fracture after a bad tackle by

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during the match against Čukarički on 6 August 2017. On 29 November 2017, Jovičić scored his first goal for Red Star in a 5–0 victory over Radnik Surdulica after taking a

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. The following season, Jovičić helped Red Star qualify to the group stage of the

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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

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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

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against

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would see him on the sidelines for up to February 2020.

Ural Yekaterinburg

On 2 September 2020, he returned to Russia and signed with

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LASK

On 5 February 2022, Jovičić signed a contract with

in Austria until 2025.

International career

Jovičić was called up to Serbian senior squad in September 2018, to play during the

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. He made his international debut on 11 October 2018, as a 72nd minute substitute against

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in a 2-0 victory.

Personal life

On 22 June 2020, he tested positive for

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Red Star Belgrade *

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 ...

: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovicic, Branko 1993 births People from Raška, Serbia Living people Serbian footballers Association football midfielders Serbia international footballers FK Borac Čačak players FC Amkar Perm players Red Star Belgrade footballers FC Ural Yekaterinburg players LASK players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian Premier League players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Austria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria