Bogdan Stamenković (; born 19 January 1998) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Spartak Subotica

2016–17 season

Born in

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, Stamenković started playing football with football club Čelik from Belo Polje. After five years at Čelik, Stamenković joined Radnik Surdulica, where he stayed until 2012. After he graduated from elementary school, Stamenković moved to Spartak Subotica. He signed his first scholarship contract with the club in early 2017, after which he moved to the

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side Bačka 1901 on dual registration, scoring two goals on 9 matches until the end of the 2016–17 campaign. Stamenković made his official debut for the first team of Spartak Subotica in 3–0 away defeat against his former club Radnik Surdulica. He joined the game replacing Milivoj Krmar in 72 minute of the

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match played on 22 April 2017, under coach

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. He also noted an appearance in a match against

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. During the season, Stamenković played with reserves respective.

2017–18 season

Returning to the squad in summer 2017 and after he overgrown youth selection, Stamenković joined the first team as a fully senior and regular member in summer 2017. As he started the

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as a back-up choice, without official appearances under coach

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, he moved on loan to Bratstvo Prigrevica. Playing the whole 15 caps for the first half-season as a bonus player in the

, Stamenković scored 5 goals and made 3 assists, having also marked with 7.03 average rating. At the beginning of December, a loan deal was terminated and he returned to Spartak. In February 2018, passing the winter-break with Spartak, Stamenković extended a loan deal to Bratstvo Prigrevica until the end of season.

Playing style

Stamenković is a right-footed striker, who is capable of playing as a

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, or

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. At the age of 19, Stamenković was described as a mobile footballer with good ball control and technique. At 1.82 m high, he is also described as dominant in the air and a good header.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stamenkovic, Bogdan 1998 births Living people People from Surdulica Footballers from Pčinja District Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers FK Bačka 1901 players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Radnik Surdulica players Kavala F.C. players Volos F.C. players P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras players Egaleo F.C. players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian League players Super League Greece 2 players Super League Greece players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Serbian sportsmen