Strahinja Jovanović (; born 1 June 1999) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Kazakhstani club Okzhetpes.

Club career

Born in

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, Jovanović came through the youth system at Partizan. He was loaned to their affiliated side Teleoptik in early 2017. Subsequently, Jovanović helped the side win the

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and promotion to the

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. In early 2018, Jovanović returned to Partizan and was given the number 90 shirt. He made his competitive debut for the club on 5 May 2018, coming on as a substitute for

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in their 2–2 home league draw versus

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. In July 2018, Jovanović was loaned to newly promoted

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club Proleter Novi Sad. He returned to Partizan in early 2019, before being loaned back to Teleoptik until the end of the season.

International career

Jovanović made his debut for Serbia at under-19 level during the

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. He made his debut for the under-21 team in a friendly against the Qatar U23s in December 2017.

Honours

;Teleoptik *

: 2016–17 ;Partizan *

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: 2017–18

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Strahinja 1999 births Footballers from Leskovac Living people Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers FK Partizan players FK Teleoptik players FK Proleter Novi Sad players FK Spartak Subotica players OFK Žarkovo players FK Železničar Pančevo players FK Radnik Bijeljina players FC Okzhetpes players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Kazakhstan Premier League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan