Jovana Damnjanović
Damnjanović with Sand in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jovana Damnjanović
Date of birth (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
FC Perspektiva
–2013 ŽFK Crvena zvezda
2013–2015 VfL Wolfsburg 20 (10)
2013–2015 VfL Wolfsburg II 9 (4)
2015–2017 SC Sand 40 (15)
2017– Bayern Munich 108 (43)
International career‡
2008–2010 Serbia U17 8 (7)
2010–2014 Serbia U19 20 (22)
2010– Serbia 49 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:25, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Jovana Damnjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Дамњановић; born November 24, 1994) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward for the Serbia national team and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga.[1]

Club career

Damnjanović, who played football for FC Perspektiva in her youth, later moved to first division club ŽFK Crvena zvezda. At the end of the 2012/13 season, she and her team reached second place in the Serbian Super League, the highest division in Serbian football.[2] In 2012 she and her team reached the cup final, achieving second place after a 1-2 loss after extra time against ŽFK Spartak Subotica.[3]

In the summer of 2013, she was signed by Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. On September 7, 2013 (1st matchday) she made her debut in the Bundesliga in the 1-1 draw in the home game against FC Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Martina Müller in the 73rd minute. With VfL Wolfsburg she won 2013–14 UEFA Champions League and became the first Serbian women's player to achieve this feat.[4]

After two seasons, she moved to league rivals SC Sand in the summer of 2015.[5]

On March 10, 2017, she signed a 3-year contract with German champions Bayern Munich. She made her debut for Bayern Munich on November 5, 2017 (7th matchday) in a 3-1 win in the home game against MSV Duisburg, coming on as a substitute for Lucie Voňková in the 62nd minute. In April 2019, Damnjanovic extended her contract with Bayern Munich until 2022. In June 2022, Damnjanovic extended her contract again, this time until 2025.[6]

International career

Damnjanović took part in the U19 European Championship held in Turkey in July 2012, but was eliminated with her team after the preliminary round. In qualifying for the 2013 U19 European Championship, she was the top scorer with 14 goals.[7]

On February 23, 2010, at the age of 15, she made her debut in the Serbia national team in a friendly match against Hungary. She came on as a substitute in the 57th minute of the game.[8]

Personal life

The footballer Jelena Čanković is Damnjanović's first cousin.[9]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 November 2021Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Bulgaria1–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.2–0
3.30 November 2021Stadion Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria3–04–1
4.4–1
5.17 February 2022Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek, Belek, Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina1–01–0Friendly
6.23 February 2022Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey Turkey2–05–22023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7.7 April 2022Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Israel1–04–0
8.12 April 2022 Germany2–03–2
9.3–1
10.14 July 2023Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia Slovenia1–03–0Friendly
11.26 September 2023Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Greece2–04–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
12.4–0
13.27 October 2023Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland Poland1–21–2

Honors

Wolfsburg
Bayern Munich

References

  1. ↑ Profile Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine on Football Association of Serbia's website
  2. ↑ "Супер лига Србије".
  3. ↑ "Yugoslavia/Serbia (Women) - Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ↑ "SRPSKA FUDBALERKA CARICA VOLFSBURGA: Jovana Damnjanović slavila titulu i podržala ugrožene" (in Serbian). Kurir. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Vetterlein und Damnjanovic nach Sand". Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. ↑ "Damnjanović: „Hatte nie Zweifel"".
  7. ↑ UEFA.com. "Stats | Women's Under-19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  8. ↑ "Фудбалски Савез Србије - Жене "А" селекција". web.archive.org. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  9. ↑ Radović, D. (17 July 2013). "Jelena Čanković: Mesi, izvini, moj idol je Ronaldinjo" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.


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