Stefan Kovač (; born 14 January 1999) 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 Čukarički.

Club career

Early career

Kovač came through youth academy of his hometown club

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 ...

, which he left in January 2019 to join Čukarički. He made his professional debut against

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on 24 February at the age of 20. On 1 May, he scored a brace in a triumph over

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, which were his first professional goals.

International career

Kovač represented

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at all youth levels.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovac, Stefan 1999 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK IMT players FK Čukarički players Serbian SuperLiga players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia