Stefan Kovač (; ; born 14 January 1999) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad.

Club career

Early career

Kovač came through youth academy of his hometown club

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 ...

, which he left in January 2019 to join Čukarički. He made his professional debut against

Voždovac Voždovac ( sr-Cyrl, Вождовац, ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 174,864 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the south ...

on 24 February at the age of 20. On 1 May, he scored a brace in a triumph over

Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

, which were his first professional goals.

Baltika Kaliningrad

On 30 May 2025, Kovač signed a five-year contract with

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was establis ...

club Baltika Kaliningrad.

International career

Kovač represented

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

at all youth levels.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

Player of the Week: 2024–25 (Round 3)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovac, Stefan 1999 births Footballers from Belgrade Living people Serbian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK IMT players FK Čukarički players FK Partizan players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players Serbian SuperLiga players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Russia