Aleksandar Radovanović ( sr-cyr, Александар Радовановић; born 11 November 1993) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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Career

Mačva Šabac

Born in

Šabac Šabac ( sr-Cyrl, Шабац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river ...

, Radovanović started his career with local club

Mačva Mačva ( sr-Cyrl, Мачва, ; ) is a geographical and historical region in the northwest of Central Serbia, on a fertile plain between the Sava (river), Sava and Drina rivers. The chief town is Šabac. The modern Mačva District of Serbia is nam ...

, where he passed youth categories. He joined the first team of the club in the

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, making 6 appearances in the

Serbian League West Serbian League West () is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East and Serbian League Vojvodina. It is also the highest ...

. During the next season, Radovanović made 23 league appearances as a bonus player, and also scored his first senior goal for

. After he overgrown youth selection, Radovanović continued playing with the first team, and during the 2012–13 Serbian League West season he was used four times on the field. As in each of two previous seasons, Radovanović also scored once in the 2013–14 season, during the 7 fixture match against Rudar Kostolac. After the club promoted in the

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in summer 2014, Radovanović started new season as a first choice

, but missed some matches due to injury he earned in the 12 fixture match against

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. He collected 23 league matches until the end of 2014–15 season. In summer 2015, he left the club.

OFK Beograd

In summer 2015, Radovanović joined

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side

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 ...

, but missed the beginning of the 2015–16 season, due to administrative problems. He made his professional contract for OFK Beograd under coach Dragoljub Bekvalac in 16 fixture match of the season, against

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. During the season, Radovanović made 15 league appearances at total, making an assist to Vuk Martinović in the 27 fixture match for 1–0 victory against

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 ...

Spartak Subotica

After he passed a trial period, playing pre-season matches with Spartak Subotica, Radovanović officially joined the club in July 2016 on a three-year contract. He made his debut for new club as a

in opening match of the

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season against

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, paired with Nemanja Ćalasan. Radovanović scored his first SuperLiga goal matchday 8 of the same season against

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, played on 10 September 2016. In his first season with Spartak, Radovanović collected 31 appearances with one goal in all competitions at total under coach

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. Radovanović scored his second SuperLiga goal for Spartak in four fixture match of the 2017–18 season, against

. Radovanović also scored a twice in 4–2 victory over Radnički Niš. Radovanović realised

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in a match against

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on 19 November 2017, which was his fourth goal in the season.

Vojvodina

On 22 January 2018, Radovanović signed a two-year deal with

. He officially promoted in new club by sporting director

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, choosing to wear number 66 jersey, previously ordered to Joseph Bempah, which he also wore in the previous club. Radovanović made his competitive debut for new club under coach Ilija Stolica in 2–0 victory over

on 17 February 2018. Radovanović collected 11 SuperLiga matches for Vojvodina until the end of season, scoring a single goal in 2–1 victory over Partizan on 29 April 2018.

Lens

On 26 June 2018, Radovanović signed a four-year deal with

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, and the transfer fee was unofficially reported as €750,000. He has given number 26 jersey in new club.

Almería

On 20 January 2024, Radovanović joined

in Spain on a 1.5-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Mačva Šabac *

: 2013–14

References

External links

Aleksandar Radovanović stats
at utakmica.rs * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Radovanovic, Aleksandar 1993 births Living people Footballers from Šabac Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers FK Mačva Šabac players OFK Beograd players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Vojvodina players RC Lens players K.V. Kortrijk players Austin FC players UD Almería players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Major League Soccer players La Liga players Segunda División players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Serbian sportsmen