Vukašin Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Вукашин Јовановић, ; born 17 May 1996) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Jovanović first began playing competitive football in Red Star's youth system. He joined the first team under coach

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in March 2014. He made his professional debut for

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on 9 August 2014, under coach

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, when he came on the field as a substitute for Darko Lazić in a match against Radnički Niš. He signed his first professional contract on 12 August 2014, a couple of days after his official debut.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 20 February 2016, Jovanović signed with Russian club

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, reportedly on a 4.5-year contract. Although he trained with Zenit's first team, Jovanović played only for Zenit's reserves.

Bordeaux

On 31 January 2017, he joined the French club

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on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. He played nine games during the loan, and at the end of the season Bordeaux decided to purchase him for approximately

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3 million.

International career

Jovanović began playing for the national selections at the U-17 and U-18 categories. He was called up by Serbia youth coach

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for the

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. In the tournament, he first played in

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's place due to his card suspension, but later he played all four matches. Subsequently, Jovanović played for Serbia's U20 squad which won the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in

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Career statistics

Honours

Serbia *

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References

External links

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Vukašin Jovanović profile
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Vukašin Jovanović stats
at utakmica.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Vukasin 1996 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Apollon Limassol FC players FK Čukarički players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian First League players Ligue 1 players Cypriot First Division players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus