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

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)
2018IMT (loan) 26 (9)
2019–2024 Čukarički 155 (14)
2024– Partizan 8 (3)
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 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

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Early career

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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

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Kovač represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.

Career statistics

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As of 15 September 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 36 2
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 30 3 2 1 32 4
2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 30 3 1 0 4[b] 0 35 3
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 25 1 1 0 4[c] 3 30 4
2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 28 3 2 1 7[d] 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 8 3 1 0 2 0 11 3
Career total 189 26 10 2 21 4 220 32
  1. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  3. ^ Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying and five appearances in UEFA Europa League group stage

References

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  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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