Aleksandar Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Јовановић, pronounced [aleksǎːndar jǒʋanoʋitɕ, alěksaːn-, - joʋǎː-]; born 6 December 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Apollon Limassol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Jovanović | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Niš, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Apollon Limassol | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radnički Niš | |||
| 2009–2010 | Rad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Rad | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Palilulac Beograd (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Palić (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2015 | Donji Srem | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Radnički Niš | 36 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | AGF | 68 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Huesca | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | → AGF (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Apollon Limassol | 38 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Serbia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | Serbia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2016 | |||
Born in Niš, Jovanović started his professional career as a member of Rad, where he spent time from 2009 to 2014.[1] In the meantime he was loaned to Palilulac Beograd and Palić.[2] He made his SuperLiga debut under coach Marko Nikolić, in a match against Red Star Belgrade, played on 3 March 2013, when Filip Kljajić got the red card, and Jovanović was substituted in from the bench.[3] After the 2013–14 season he spent as a reserve for Filip Kljajić and Branislav Danilović, Jovanović started 2014–15 as the first choice of coach Milan Milanović, but after several games and some bad reactions[4] he fell into the background and left the club during the winter break off-season.[5]
After a short episode with Donji Srem,[6] Jovanović returned in Radnički Niš in summer 2015 to be a successor of Milan Borjan in front of goal. He signed two-year contract with the club where he passed his youth career.[7] After just 8 conceded goals on 18 matches, Partizan has expressed interest in him.[8]
In summer 2016, Jovanović moved to Denmark and signed four-year contract with AGF.[9] He made his official debut for new club in the 1 fixture of the 2016–17 Danish Superliga season against SønderjyskE, played on 17 July 2016.[10] After one collision with teammate Dino Mikanović during the 4th fixture match same season, against Esbjerg, Jovanović got a head injury and was substituted out.[11] In May 2017, Jovanović made a record, playing without conceded goal for 423 minutes in the Danish Superliga.[12]
On 28 August 2018, it was announced Jovanović signed a three-year contract with La Liga club SD Huesca.[13] On 15 September 2020, he terminated his contract with the club.[14]
On the last day of the 2019 summer transfer market, Jovanović returned to AGF on a loan deal for the rest of 2019 season.[15]
On 31 January 2020, Jovanović moved to fellow Segunda División side Deportivo de La Coruña on loan until June.[16]
Jovanović got his first call up to the senior Serbia squad for a friendly match against Russia on 5 June 2016.[17] In May 2018, he was named in Serbia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rad | 2009–10 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Palilulac Beograd (loan) | 2010–11 | Serbian League Belgrade | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Palić (loan) | 2011–12 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Donji Srem | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Radnički Niš | 2015–16 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| AGF | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 73 | 0 | |||
| Huesca | 2018–19 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| AGF (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo de La Coruña (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 210 | 0 | ||
| Serbia | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
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