Vladimir Jovović ( sr-cyr, Владимир Јововић, ; born 26 October 1994) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as an

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for Czech team Jablonec.

Club career

Sutjeska

Jovović made his professional debut with Sutjeska Nikšić in 2011 at the age of 17. He was one of the youngest starting players in Sutjeska's championship-winning generation of the 2012-13 season. In the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase, he recorded an assist in the match against

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. In June 2013,

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sent its sporting director Albert Nađ to scout Jovović. On January 26, 2015, it was announced that several

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teams were interested in signing Jovović, especially Aston Villa. In March 2015, in a 0-3 loss to Budućnost, Jovović and Budućnost player Miloš Novović got in a fight on the field, and Jovović subsequently attacked the referee. Due to the incident, on top of getting a red card, Jovović was suspended by Montenegro's football authority for 6 months.

Red Star Belgrade

Jovović's contract with Sutjeska expired at the end of the 2014-15 season. He trained with

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in April 2015, although without having signed a binding contract. Jovović started the new season with Red Star Belgrade under coach

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. After his suspension expired, he signed for Red Star on August 14, 2015. He made his debut for the new club in a cup match against Borac Čačak, played on 2 December 2015. At the end of the 2015-16 winter transfer window, Jovović was loaned to

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...

. The coach at OFK Beograd, Dragan Radojičić, had previously been Jovović's coach at Sutjeska. On February 21, 2016, Jovović scored against

on his debut for OFK Beograd. After he scored 5 goals on 12 matches with OFK Beograd, Jovović was recalled to the first team of Red Star Belgrade, but later he moved on a new six-month loan to

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. For the second half of the same season, Jovović was loaned to Spartak Subotica. Returning from loan spell in summer 2017, Jovović started new season with Red Star, being licensed for

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of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. After he failed to make any appearance, Jovović terminated the contract with the club and left as a

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on the last day of July same year.

Jablonec

Shortly after he left his former club, Jovović signed a one-year contract with the

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team Jablonec on 1 August 2017, with an option for one additional year. He made his debut for new club in 2–2 draw to

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on 20 August same year. Jovović scored his first goal for Jablonec on 17 September 2017, in a 5-0 victory against

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. He also scored a brace in a 3–1 win over

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Return to Jablonec

After one season Jovović returned to the Czech First League team Jablonec.

International career

Jovović began playing for Montenegro U21 in late 2013 for the

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. At 19 years of age, Jovović made his debut for the

Montenegro national football team The Montenegro national football team ( cnr, Фудбалска репрезентација Црне Горе, Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore) has represented Montenegro in international football since 2007. It is controlled by the Football ...

on November 17, 2013, in a friendly match against

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. He has, as of September 2020, earned a total of 32 caps, scoring no goals.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Sutjeska *

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, 2013–14

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovovic, Vladimir 1994 births Living people Footballers from Nikšić Association football midfielders Montenegrin footballers Montenegro youth international footballers Montenegro under-21 international footballers Montenegro international footballers FK Sutjeska Nikšić players Red Star Belgrade footballers OFK Beograd players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Jablonec players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Czech First League players Montenegrin expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic