Damjan Đoković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дамјан Ђоковић; born 18 April 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Al-Raed. He also holds a Dutch passport.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Damjan Đoković | ||
Date of birth | (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Raed | ||
Number | 88 | ||
Youth career | |||
Haaglandia | |||
ADO Den Haag | |||
2006–2007 | Excelsior Rotterdam | ||
2007–2009 | Sparta Rotterdam[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Spartak Trnava | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Gorica | 0 | (0) |
2011 | Monza | 12 | (4) |
2011–2013 | Cesena | 45 | (4) |
2013–2015 | Bologna | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2014–2015 | → Livorno (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 35 | (2) |
2016 | Greuther Fürth | 7 | (0) |
2017 | Spezia | 19 | (3) |
2017 | Rijeka | 2 | (0) |
2017–2021 | CFR Cluj | 90 | (8) |
2021–2022 | Çaykur Rizespor | 41 | (6) |
2022 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022– | Al-Raed | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2022 |
Born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to a Serbian father and Croatian mother,[2] Đoković moved to the Netherlands from Croatia at the age of three. After spending a few seasons with Dutch clubs, he moved to Slovakia and then Croatia his country of birth in 2010.[3] Đoković joined Monza in January 2011.[4]
On 31 August 2011 he was signed by A.C. Cesena for €220,000.[5]
On 25 June 2013 he was swapped with Andrea Ingegneri of Bologna, both in co-ownership deal. for €1.4 million (Đoković) and €1.25 million (Ingegneri) respectively tag.[6][7][8] Đoković signed a three-year contract but immediately left for Romanian club CFR Cluj in a temporary deal.[9] In June 2014 the co-ownership deals were renewed. On 27 August 2014 he was signed by A.S. Livorno Calcio in a temporary deal.[10] On 25 June 2015 the co-ownership deals expired. On 22 July he was released.[11]
On 22 July 2015, after being released from Bologna, Đoković signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 club Gazélec Ajaccio on a free transfer.[12][13] He became a free agent after Gazélec Ajaccio's demotion to Ligue 2 at the end of the season.[14]
Đoković signed with German 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on 15 October 2016 until the end of the season.[15]
On 28 January 2017, just six months after joining Greuther Fürth and having made seven appearances in the league, Đoković left the club for Serie B side Spezia.[16]
On 19 June 2017, Đoković signed a three-year contract with HNK Rijeka in Croatia.[17]
Đoković returned to CFR Cluj on 4 September 2017.[18]
On 25 January 2021, Đoković signed for Çaykur Rizespor[19]
On 25 July 2022, Đoković joined Al-Raed on a free transfer.[20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Spartak Trnava | 2009–10 | Slovak First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Monza | 2010–11 | Serie C | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
Cesena | 2011–12 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||||
Total | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 4 | |||||
CFR Cluj (loan) | 2013–14 | Liga I | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
Livorno (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
Gazélec Ajaccio | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||
Greuther Fürth | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Spezia | 2016–17 | Serie B | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
Rijeka | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
CFR Cluj | 2017–18 | Liga I | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |||
2019–20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
Total | 90 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 10 | |||
Career total | 272 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 314 | 27 | ||
CFR Cluj
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