Vladimir Jovović ( sr-cyr, Владимир Јововић, ; born 26 October 1994) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Neftchi.

Club career

Sutjeska

Jovović made his professional debut with Sutjeska Nikšić in 2011 at the age of 17. He was one of the youngest starting players in Sutjeska's championship-winning generation of the 2012–13 season. In the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase, he recorded an assist in the match against Sheriff Tiraspol in

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. In June 2013, Partizan sent its sporting director Albert Nađ to scout Jovović. On 26 January 2015, it was announced that several

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teams were interested in signing Jovović, especially

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. In March 2015, in a 3–0 loss to Budućnost, Jovović and Budućnost player Miloš Novović got in a fight on the field, and Jovović subsequently attacked the referee. Due to the incident, on top of getting a red card, Jovović was suspended by Montenegro's football authority for 6 months.

Red Star Belgrade

Jovović's contract with Sutjeska expired at the end of the 2014–15 season. He trained with

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in April 2015, although without having signed a binding contract. Jovović started the new season with Red Star Belgrade under coach

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. After his suspension expired, he signed for Red Star on 14 August 2015. He made his debut for the new club in a

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match against Borac Čačak, played on 2 December 2015. At the end of the 2015–16 winter transfer window, Jovović was loaned to

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. The coach at OFK Beograd,

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, had previously been Jovović's coach at Sutjeska. On 21 February 2016, Jovović scored against Partizan on his debut for OFK Beograd. After he scored 5 goals on 12 matches with OFK Beograd, Jovović was recalled to the first team of Red Star Belgrade, but later he moved on a new six-month loan to Napredak Kruševac. For the second half of the same season, Jovović was loaned to Spartak Subotica. Returning from loan spell in summer 2017, Jovović started new season with Red Star, being licensed for first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. After he failed to make any appearance, Jovović terminated the contract with the club and left as a

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on the last day of July same year.

Jablonec

Shortly after he left his former club, Jovović signed a one-year contract with the

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team Jablonec on 1 August 2017, with an option for one additional year. He made his debut for new club in 2–2 draw to

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on 20 August same year. Jovović scored his first goal for Jablonec on 17 September 2017, in a 5–0 victory against Vysočina Jihlava. He also scored a brace in a 3–1 win over

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Return to Jablonec

After one season Jovović returned to the Czech First League team Jablonec. On 9 January 2024, Jovović left Jablonec.

Sogdiana Jizzakh

In January 2024, Jovović signed a one-year contract with Uzbekistani club Sogdiana Jizzakh.

International career

Jovović began playing for Montenegro U21 in late 2013 for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification. At 19 years of age, Jovović made his debut for the Montenegro senior national team on 17 November 2013, in a friendly match against

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. He has, as of September 2020, earned a total of 32 caps, scoring no goals.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sutjeska *

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: 2012–13, 2013–14

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovovic, Vladimir 1994 births Living people Montenegrin men's footballers Footballers from Nikšić Men's association football midfielders Montenegro men's international footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Montenegro men's youth international footballers Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Czech First League players Uzbekistan Super League players FK Sutjeska Nikšić players Red Star Belgrade footballers OFK Beograd players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Jablonec players FC Sogdiana players FC Neftchi Fergana players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan