Veljko Jelenković (Bulgarian: Велко Йеленкович; Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Јеленковић; born 5 June 2003) is a Bulgarian footballer of Serbian descent who plays as a defender for Slavia Sofia.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Veljko Jelenković | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2021 | Vojvodina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Vojvodina | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Bečej (loan) | ||
| 2022 | → Kabel (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2023– | Slavia Sofia II | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Slavia Sofia | 34 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Serbia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria U21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:13, 5 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:13, 5 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Veljko is the son of former Litex Lovech player Nebojša Jelenković.[3] He started his youth career in FK Vojvodina. At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, he agreed a loan to Bečej.[4] Then, he made his professional debut by playing as loaned player for FK Kabel in the 2021–22 Serbian First League season. In January 2023 he moved to Slavia Sofia.[5] Veljko then made his debut in Bulgaria in a league match against Pirin Blagoevgrad on 13 January 2023.[6]
International career
Jelenkovic holds dual citizenship making him available for both Serbia and Bulgaria. In 2019 he was called up to Serbia U17 for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[7] In October 2022 it was reported that Bulgaria's manager, Mladen Krstajić wants Jelenkovic to join Bulgaria national team.[8] On 18 March 2023, he received his first call-up for the Bulgaria U21 for the friendly tournament Antalya Cup between 25 and 28 March 2023.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 17 December 2023[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Kabel (loan) | Serbian First League | 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | Bulgarian First League | 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
References
External links
- Veljko Jelenković at Soccerway