Jovana Damnjanović (

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: Јована Дамњановић; born 24 November 1994) is a

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er who plays as a forward for the Serbia national team and Bayern Munich in the German

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Club career

Damnjanović, who played football for FC Perspektiva in her youth, later moved to first division club ŽFK Crvena zvezda. At the end of the 2012/13 season, she and her team reached second place in the Serbian Super League, the highest division in Serbian football. In 2012 she and her team reached the cup final, achieving second place after a 1-2 loss after extra time against

ŽFK Spartak Subotica ŽFK Spartak Subotica (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ЖФК Спартак Суботица) is women's association football, women's football team from Subotica, Serbia. The team has won ten national championships, including nine i ...

. In the summer of 2013, she was signed by

club

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. On 7 September 2013 (1st matchday) she made her debut in the Bundesliga in the 1-1 draw in the home game against FC Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Martina Müller in the 73rd minute. With

she won 2013–14 UEFA Champions League and became the first Serbian women's player to achieve this feat. After two seasons, she moved to league rivals SC Sand in the summer of 2015. On 10 March 2017 she signed a 3-year contract with German champions Bayern Munich. She made her debut for Bayern Munich on 5 November 2017 (7th matchday) in a 3-1 win in the home game against

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, coming on as a substitute for Lucie Voňková in the 62nd minute. In August 2024, Damnjanovic extended her contract with Bayern Munich for a fourth time and signed a new deal until 30 June 2027.

International career

On 23 February 2010, she made her debut at the age of 15 in the A national team in a test international match against the

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selection, which unfortunately resulted in a 1-0 loss. She was replaced in the 57th minute. Damnjanović participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship held in

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from 2 to 14 July 2012. Despite her best efforts, her team was unfortunately eliminated from the tournament after the preliminary round. In qualifying for the 2013 European Women's Under-19 Football Championship, she had the honour of being the top scorer with 14 goals. However, she was unable to qualify with her team for the final round..

Personal life

The footballer Jelena Čanković is Damnjanović's

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International goals

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg *

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: 2013–14 *

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: 2014–15 Bayern Munich *

: 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 *

: 2024–25 * DFB-Supercup:

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References

External links

Profile
at the FC Bayern Munich website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Damnjanovic, Jovana 1994 births Living people Serbian women's footballers 21st-century Serbian sportswomen Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbia women's international footballers VfL Wolfsburg (women) players SC Sand players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Frauen-Bundesliga players FC Bayern Munich (women) players Footballers from Belgrade Women's association football forwards ŽFK Crvena zvezda players Serbian expatriate women's footballers UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players