Stefan Kovač

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

Stefan Kovač
Personal information
Full nameStefan Kovač
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthBelgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Čukarički
Number77
Youth career
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018Red Star Belgrade
2018IMT (loan)
2019–Čukarički135(12)
International career
2015–2016Bosnia and Herzegovina U179(1)
2017–2018Bosnia and Herzegovina U193(0)
2020Bosnia and Herzegovina U212(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

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 22 October 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Čukarički2018–19Serbian SuperLiga9292
2019–20Serbian SuperLiga291304[a]1[b]362
2020–21Serbian SuperLiga30321324
2021–22Serbian SuperLiga303104[c]0353
2022–23Serbian SuperLiga251104[d]3[e]304
Total123107112414215

References