Slobodan Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Слободан Јовановић, born 19 February 1997) is a Serbian professional

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player for

Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...

of the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

In December 2015, 18-year-old Jovanović signed his first professional contract with

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

. Prior to 2017–18 season, he was loaned to the

OKK Beograd Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competin ...

International career

Jovanović represented the

Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team The Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 16 година) is the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that ...

at the

2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 27th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 8 to 18 August 2013. Turkey were the defending champi ...

where they won the silver medal. The following year he was part of the U17 national team that won the bronze medal at the

2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Arabic: بطولة العالم لكرة السلة 2014 تحت 17 سنة ) was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship co ...

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Slobodan Jovanović
at eurobasket.com
Slobodan Jovanović
at KK Partizan official website 1997 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Belgrade KK Dynamic players KK Partizan players OKK Beograd players OKK Spars players KK Metalac Valjevo players KK Vršac players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian men's basketball players Shooting guards 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-basketball-bio-stub