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Đorđe Ivanović ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Ивановић, ; born 20 November 1995) is a Serbian professional
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who plays for Čukarički.


Club career


Spartak Subotica


Early years and loan spells

After moving to Serbia from Croatia, Ivanović played with
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. Later he moved to Spartak Subotica youth academy at the age of 14, where stayed as a regular member until the end of 2012. At the beginning of 2013, Ivanović moved on loan to the Vojvodina League East side Bačka 1901. Beating Indeks Novi Sad in barrage match of the 2012–13 campaign, Ivanović continued playing with the club until the end of 2013. As a member of Bačka 1901, Ivanović scored 3 goals in 13 matches in the
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, being also nominated for a
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against
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when he scored a brace. In the meantime, he signed scholarship contract with Spartak in summer 2013. In early 2014, Ivanović was also with Palić, after which he moved to
Senta Senta ( sr-cyrl, Сента, ; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Zenta'', ; Romanian language, Romanian: ''Zenta'') is a town and municipality located in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the bank of the Tisza, Tisa river in the geographical ...
on one-year dual registration. Ivanović collected 17 appearances for Senta in the 2014–15 Serbian League Vojvodina campaign, and also scored 7 goals.


2014–15 season: First team breakthrough

At the beginning of 2015, Ivanović returned to Spartak Subotica, passing the winter break off-season with the first team. Ivanović made his
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debut under coach
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, playing a full-time away game against Radnički Kragujevac on 21 February 2015. He scored his first goal for the team several days later in the next fixture match played on 28 February 2015, for 1–0 victory over
OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
. He also scored a twice in a 3–2 away defeat versus Mladost Lučani in 18th week of the season. During the spring half-season, Ivanović noted 3 assists, including twice to Nemanja Milić for 3–1 away win against
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and a single pass to
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in the last fixture match against Čukarički. Ivanović collected all 15 league appearances until the end of a season with average rating 6.70.


2015–16 season: Turning fully professional

In summer 2015, Ivanović signed his first three-year professional contract with the club along with teammates Marko Jondić and Branimir Jočić, taking number 10 jersey after Milorad Balabanović left the club. He started the 2015–16 season under coach Stevan Mojsilović as the first choice in attack, having the whole matches played in opening 7 weeks in the Serbian SuperLiga. After a period without a goal in official games, Ivanović missed several matches until November 2015, making a single league appearance as a substitution for
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in a second half of a match against OFK Beograd, as also the
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appearance against
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. Next the Mojsilović left the club, Ivanović returned to the squad under Russian manager
Andrey Chernyshov Andrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov (Russian: Андрей Алексеевич Чернышов; born 7 January 1968) is a Russian professional football manager and former player who most recently coached ISL club Mohammedan. Club career A centre ...
. He scored his first season goal in the 21st fixture match against
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. In the rest of a regular season, he was mostly used as a back-up choice. At the beginning of play-off season, Ivanović scored in away match against
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. Later he also scored in a match against Metalac Gornji Milanovac when he also had an assist, and against Jagodina when scored a twice. Finally, he made an assist to Stefan Milošević in the last fixture match against Rad.


2016–17 season: Playmaker

Next the club kept the place in the top tier of Serbian football pyramid, coach Chernyshov involved Ivanović in the first squad for new season. At the beginning of the 2016–17 campaign, Ivanović was mostly used as a left wing forward. Later, during the season, he also played on right side or as a
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. He scored his first goal in second fixture match of the season, against Radnički Niš. Later he also scored 2 league goals until the end of first half-season in matches against Čukarički and Novi Pazar and his first Serbian Cup goal for Spartak, in a match against
OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, that competes in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most su ...
. During the spring half-season, Ivanović scored the only goal in 2–1 defeat against
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, and in victories over Metalac, Čukarički and OFK Bačka in the last fixture match, when scored a twice at the
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. Previously, in April 2017, Ivanović extended his contract with the club until summer 2019.


2017–18 season: Leadership and captaincy

In summer 2017, Ivanović started the new season as team captain under new coach Aleksandar Veselinović in front of the club captain Vladimir Torbica who has been mostly used as a back-up choice. He scored his first season goal in away match against Borac Čačak, and later also noted a goal from a penalty kick in the game versus Mačva Šabac. After he scored a twice in 5–0 away victory over
Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
at the
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, Ivanović has been connected with
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and
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. Ivanović also scored both goals in the next fixture match against
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, after which he was named as a player of the week in the Serbian SuperLiga. Scoring 11 goals and making 5 assists at total, Ivanović was elected for the
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in the first half-season of the
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campaign in December 2017. He was also awarded as the best player of Spartak Subotica in 2017.


Partizan

After multi-day negotiations, Spartak agreed on terms, which Ivanović confirmed on 23 January 2018. He was officially revealed as Partizan player on the same day, when he signed a four-year contract, taking number 18 jersey. The transfer fee was reported as €400,000 plus 20 percent of the future transfer. Ivanović made his official debut for Partizan in the first leg of the
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, replacing Seydouba Soumah in the 71st minute of the match against
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on 15 February 2018. On 26 April 2018, Ivanović scored twice and made an assist in a 3–1 victory over Radnički Niš, after which he was elected for a player of the week in the Serbian SuperLiga. Ivanović won his first trophy with Partizan after their 2–1 victory over Mladost Lučani in the
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final on 23 May 2018. On 9 October 2019, Ivanović scored five goals in Partizan's 6–0
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win against Vodojaža.


International career

Eligible to play for
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and
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, Ivanović has been invited to the Serbia national football team by caretaker
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for an Asian tour in November 2017. He made his debut for the team in friendly draw to
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on 14 November 2017, replacing
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in 90 minute of the match.


Playing style

Ivanović mainly operates as a forward, being capable of playing on all attacking positions. In early years with Spartak, he was mostly used as a centre forward, with possibility to play on both
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, or as a second striker. Next he has got more creative role under
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in some matches, having played as an
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with a "chasing back" ability, although he was usually starting matches as a side player. At the age of 21, Ivanović figured as one of the most productive players in Serbian domestic competition. During the 2017–18 SuperLiga campaign, Aleksandar Veselinović adapted Ivanović as a
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, pairing him with more offensive Nemanja Nikolić.


Personal life

Ivanović, an ethnic
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, was born in
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eight days after the
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was signed. He left his place of birth with his family and moved to Mokrin at the age of 2. After his parents lost their jobs in a
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, he has taken care of his family since he started playing football professionally. His older brother Dejan is also a footballer.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours


Club

Partizan *
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: 2017–18, 2018–19 Olimpija Ljubljana * Slovenian Cup: 2020–21 Shakhtyor Soligorsk *
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:
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Maribor *
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: 2021–22


Individual

*The
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of the
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: 2017–18 (mid-season) * Spartak Subotica Player of the Year: 2017 *''
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'' newspaper Player of the Season: 2020–21 *
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Player of the Week: 2022–23 (Round 30), 2023–24 (Round 30)


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Đorđe Ivanović
at NZS {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanovic, Djordje 1995 births Living people Footballers from Vukovar Serbs of Croatia Men's association football wingers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's international footballers FK Spartak Subotica players FK Bačka 1901 players FK Palić players FK Senta players FK Partizan players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players NK Maribor players FK Čukarički players Serbian League players Serbian SuperLiga players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Belarusian Premier League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus