Viktor Đukanović (born 29 January 2004) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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and the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Budućnost

Đukanović started his youth career with

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prior to moving to Budućnost in 2019. On 29 November 2020, he scored in his senior debut for the club at just 16 years old, coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 win against Rudar Pljevlja. In his debut season, he helped Budućnost finish first in the 2020–21 Montenegrin League title race and the 2021 Montenegrin Cup, making 23 competitive appearances and scoring three goals. In the 2021–22 season, Đukanović established himself as a regular starter, starting 21 games and making 31 league appearances in total, scoring nine league goals. He also made his European debut in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds against

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, although Budućnost lost 7–1 on aggregate. Overall, Đukanović scored 13 goals in 38 appearances, contributing to the club's runner-up finish at the end of the 2021–22 season and the 2022 Montenegrin Cup win. In

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, his last season before leaving the club, Đukanović scored a brace against Llapi in the 2022–23 Conference League qualification phase, after which Budućnost was eliminated by Breiðablik. On 26 December 2022, Đukanović won the award Most Promising Player of the Year in the Montenegrin First League. He also finished third for the overall Player of the Year award, behind Novica Eraković from Sutjeska and

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from Dečić.

Hammarby

On 6 January 2023, Đukanović signed a five-year contract with Swedish Allsvenskan club

. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around €1 million, potential bonuses included. Throughout his debut season, Đukanović scored 11 goals in 25 league appearances, although Hammarby disappointedly finished 7th in the table, making him the first teenager to score at least ten goals in an Allsvenskan season since AIK's

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in 2016.

Standard Liège

Dukanovic signed for

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team

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on a loan with an option to buy deal on 30 July 2024.

International career

Đukanović has played for

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's U17, U19, U21 and

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teams. He made his debut for the U17 team in a 2–1 loss to

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. He made nine appearances and scored four goals for the U17 side. As a U19 player, he made three appearances; he subsequently scored two goals in two appearances for the U21 selection. On 14 June 2022, Đukanović made his senior national team appearance as a late substitute in a

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3–0 win against

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Honours

Budućnost

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(1):

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Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League ...

(2):

, 2021–22

Career statistics

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International

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dukanovic, Viktor 2004 births Living people Footballers from Nikšić Men's association football midfielders Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's youth international footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Budućnost Podgorica players Hammarby Fotboll players Standard Liège players Montenegrin First League players Allsvenskan players Belgian Pro League players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium