Aleksa Vukanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Вукановић; born 18 June 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksa Vukanović | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-06-18) 18 June 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Bačka Palanka, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Meizhou Hakka | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Hercegovac Gajdobra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | ČSK Čelarevo | 94 | (18) |
| 2014–2015 | OFK Bačka | 22 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | ČSK Čelarevo | 25 | (11) |
| 2016–2019 | Napredak Kruševac | 90 | (29) |
| 2019–2022 | Red Star Belgrade | 55 | (11) |
| 2022– | Meizhou Hakka | 20 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2022 | |||
Vukanović started his career with hometown team Hercegovac. Later he moved to ČSK Čelarevo, where he played in the Serbian League Vojvodina between 2010 and 2014.[1] In summer 2014, he moved to OFK Bačka, where he made Serbian First League debut against Sloga Kraljevo on 23 August 2014.[2] Next summer, Vukanović returned to ČSK after club promotion in the First League.[3]
Vukanović joined Napredak Kruševac in summer 2016. On 22 July 2016, he scored a goal in his debut for Napredak in a 2–2 tie against Red Star Belgrade.[4] On 27 October 2018, he scored a goal with his heel in a 1–1 tie against Partizan.[5] By November that year, he was the top scorer in the entire league.[6]
On 18 January 2019, Vukanović signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[7] On 27 August 2019, he scored a goal in the Champions League play-off in a 1–1 tie against Young Boys, which resulted in Red Star's qualification to the Champions League that season.[8]
On 21 April 2022, Vukanović joined Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Bačka | 2014–15 | Serbian First League | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| ČSK Čelarevo | 2015–16 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 11 | |||
| Napredak Kruševac | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 11 | ||
| 2017–18 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 8 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 32 | ||
| Red Star | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 14 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 60 | ||