Stefan Kovač

Bosnian footballer

Stefan Kovač
Personal information
Full name Stefan Kovač
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2017 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
2018 → IMT (loan) 26 (9)
2019–2024 Čukarički 155 (14)
2024– Partizan 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 9 (1)
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 3 (0)
2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Stefan Kovač (Bosnian pronunciation: [stěfaːn kǒʋaːtʃ]; born 14 January 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan.

Club career

Early career

Kovač came through youth academy of his hometown club Red Star Belgrade, which he left in January 2019 to join Čukarički.[2] He made his professional debut against Voždovac on 24 February at the age of 20.[3] On 1 May, he scored a brace in a triumph over Napredak Kruševac, which were his first professional goals.[4]

International career

Kovač represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 August 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IMT 2017–18 Serbian League Belgrade 12 5 — — 12 5
2018–19 Serbian League Belgrade 14 4 — — 14 4
Total 26 9 — — 26 9
Čukarički 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 9 2 — — 9 2
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 29 1 3 0 4[a] 1[b] 36 2
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 30 3 2 1 – 32 4
2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 30 3 1 0 4[c] 0 35 3
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 25 1 1 0 4[d] 3[e] 30 4
2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 28 3 2 1 7[f][g] 0 37 4
2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 4 1 0 0 — 4 1
Total 155 14 9 2 19 4 183 20
Partizan 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 181 23 9 2 19 4 209 29
  1. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  2. ^ goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  3. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  4. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  5. ^ goals in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  6. ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  7. ^ 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League group stage

References

  1. ^ "Stefan Kovač". fkcukaricki.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Bivši omladinski reprezentativac BiH u Čukaričkom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Čukarica se šali sa Voždovcem". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Čukaričkom se sviđa na trećem mestu". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ "S. Kovač". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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