Bojan Jokić (born 17 May 1986) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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or left-back. Jokić amassed 100 caps with the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2019.

Club career

Jokić made his senior debut in 2003 with local club Triglav Kranj, and moved to Gorica in 2005. He appeared regularly for the side during his two-year spell, also being a part of the squad which was crowned champions in the 2005–06 campaign. On 5 July 2007, Jokić moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a four-year deal with

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club Sochaux. He made his debut in the competition on 11 August, starting in a 3–1 home loss against

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. On 30 January 2010, Jokić joined Chievo on loan until June. On 22 May, after appearing regularly, he joined the ''Gialloblu'' permanently. On 5 July 2013, Jokić moved to

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side Villarreal, signing a four-year deal with the club, after his link with Chievo expired. He made his debut in the competition on 29 September, starting in a 1–0 loss at

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. On 8 January 2016, Jokić moved to Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. He made his debut on 9 January, as a substitute in the

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Third Round victory over

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. On 21 January 2017, Jokić signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the

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side FC Ufa. On 2 August 2018, he scored a late equalizer that made the score 1–1 against the Slovenian club

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in an away leg of their

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qualifier. As the first leg ended with a score of 0–0, this goal allowed Ufa to advance on away goals rule. It was also the club's first goal in European competition, as they were making their debut on that level.

International career

Jokić made his international debut with the Slovenia national team on 28 February 2006, in a 1–0 win against

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. He featured regularly for the national side, and scored his first international goal on 3 March 2010, scoring the last of a 4–1 victory over

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. On 1 June 2010, Jokić was named among the 23-man squad for the

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. He appeared in all three matches during the tournament, as Slovenia were knocked out in the group stage. On 16 November 2019, Jokić played his 100th match for Slovenia against

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jokić goal.''

Honours

Gorica *

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: 2005–06

References

External links

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NZS profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jokic, Bojan 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Kranj Slovenian footballers Slovenian expatriate footballers Association football defenders NK Triglav Kranj players ND Gorica players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players A.C. ChievoVerona players Villarreal CF players Nottingham Forest F.C. players FC Ufa players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Ligue 1 players Serie A players La Liga players English Football League players Russian Premier League players Expatriate footballers in France Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in England Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in Russia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Slovenia youth international footballers Slovenia under-21 international footballers Slovenia international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players FIFA Century Club