Aleksandar Jovanović (born 1989)
Encyclopedia
Aleksandar Jovanović is an Australia
n football (soccer) defender playing with FK Hajduk Kula in the Serbian SuperLiga
.
Born in Melbourne
, Australia, he also holds Serbia
n citizenship.
team, he played with Parramatta Eagles
in Australia before signing in January 2008 with the Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina
. Because of his youth he failed to make any league appearance that season and in the following one, 2008–09, he was loaned to lower league neighbouring clubs FK Palić
and FK Veternik
.
In summer 2009 Vojvodina loaned him to Serbian First League
club RFK Novi Sad where he stayed for a season and a half, becoming a regular player and making a total of 35 league appearances and even scoring one goal.
In summer 2011 he left FK Vojvodina
and signed with another Serbian top league club, FK Hajduk Kula. He made his SuperLiga debut on September 25, 2011, in a match against a former European and World club champions Red Star Belgrade
.
He plays as center-back.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer) defender playing with FK Hajduk Kula in the Serbian SuperLiga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
.
Born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia, he also holds Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n citizenship.
Career
After playing in the Endeavour Sports High SchoolEndeavour High School
Endeavour High School is a secondary school in Kingston upon Hull, England. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 16. The school has approximately 900 pupils, but has the capacity to take 1,200....
team, he played with Parramatta Eagles
Parramatta Eagles
Parramatta Eagles are an Australian football club that played in the National Soccer League and later the New South Wales Premier League. Due to various levels of mismanagement at the club it was demoted at the end of 2006...
in Australia before signing in January 2008 with the Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
. Because of his youth he failed to make any league appearance that season and in the following one, 2008–09, he was loaned to lower league neighbouring clubs FK Palić
FK Palic
FK Palić is a football club based in Palić, Serbia.-Squad:As of November 2010-Stadium:...
and FK Veternik
FK Veternik
FK Veternik Viskol is a football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia.-History:The club was formed in 1977 along with the creation of Vujadin Boškov sports center. Until the 1990s the club mostly played in local lower leagues and the squad is formed mostly by local players...
.
In summer 2009 Vojvodina loaned him to Serbian First League
Serbian First League
Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season...
club RFK Novi Sad where he stayed for a season and a half, becoming a regular player and making a total of 35 league appearances and even scoring one goal.
In summer 2011 he left FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
and signed with another Serbian top league club, FK Hajduk Kula. He made his SuperLiga debut on September 25, 2011, in a match against a former European and World club champions Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
.
He plays as center-back.
External sources
- Aleksandar Jovanović at WorldFootball