Jelena Čanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Чанковић; born 13 August 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea FC and the Serbia women's national team. She previously played for FC Rosengård of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
![]() Čanković with FC Rosengård in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Batajnica, FR Yugoslavia (now Serbia) | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2011 | FK Perspektiva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Spartak Subotica | 50 | (35) |
2013–2014 | Barcelona | 20 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Spartak Subotica | 11 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Ferencváros | 40 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Växjö | 30 | (4) |
2019–2022 | FC Rosengård | 62 | (19) |
2022– | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Serbia | 29 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2022 |
Čanković joined FC Barcelona in August 2013 from Spartak Subotica. In September 2013, Čanković made her debut for the senior Serbia women's national football team. She played for Ferencvárosi TC before she signed for Växjö DFF. In 2016 Čanković was chosen as Player of the year in the Hungarian Jet-Sol Liga.[1] In 2018 she provided the most assists in Damallsvenkan and was named one of three nominees for Best Midfielder, selected from Swedish national team players and Damallsvenskan players.
On 26 August 2022, Chelsea announced that they had sign Čanković on a three-year deal.[2][3]
The footballer Jovana Damnjanović is Čanković's first cousin.[4]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 June 2021 | Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged, Hungary | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
2. | 23 February 2022 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | ![]() | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Spartak Subotica[5]
Barcelona[5]
Ferencváros[5]
Växjö[5]
FC Rosengård[5]
Individual
FC Rosengård – current squad | |
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