Lazar Jovanović (; born 13 July 1993) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a forward for GOŠK Gabela.

Club career

Born in

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, Jovanović went through the youth system at local clubs Jedinstvo and

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, making his senior debut with the latter in March 2012. He subsequently played for Mladost Lučani, before joining Borac Čačak during the 2016 winter transfer window. In the

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, Jovanović was the team's top scorer with eight goals from 34 appearances, helping the side narrowly avoid relegation.

International career

Jovanović made his international debut for

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under

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, coming on as a late second-half substitute for

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in a goalless draw against the

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in San Diego on 29 January 2017.

Honours

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Player of the Week:

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Round 2

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Lazar 1993 births Living people Footballers from Užice Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's international footballers GFK Sloboda Užice players FK Mladost Lučani players FK Borac Čačak players FC Pyunik players FK Radnički Niš players Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. players FK Radnik Surdulica players FK Rudar Prijedor players NK GOŠK Gabela players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Armenian Premier League players Israeli Premier League players First League of the Republika Srpska players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina