Andrej Đokanović

Andrej Đokanović (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎndreːj dʑokâːnoʋitɕ]; born 1 March 2001) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Ankaragücü[1] and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Andrej Đokanović
Personal information
Full name Andrej Đokanović
Date of birth (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ankaragücü
Number 16
Youth career
Novi Grad Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Sarajevo 94 (2)
2023– Ankaragücü 11 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 8 (0)
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (1)
2019– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 10 (0)
2021– Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021

Đokanović started his professional career at Sarajevo.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Đokanović made his senior international debut in 2021.

Club career

Sarajevo

Đokanović started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth academy of his hometown club Sarajevo. In November 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the team.[2] He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, by beating Široki Brijeg in Bosnian Cup final.[3] On 25 May, he made his professional debut against GOŠK Gabela at the age of 18.[4]

In August, Đokanović extended his contract until June 2024.[5]

On 26 August 2020, he scored his first professional goal in UEFA Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Brest.[6]

International career

Đokanović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels.[7]

In May 2021, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Montenegro and Denmark.[8] He debuted against the latter on 6 June.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 July 2021[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sarajevo 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 1010–20
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 1702040230
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 3005041391
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 00001010
Total 4808091651

International
As of match played 18 December 2021[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202120
Total20

Honours

Sarajevo[1]

References
  1. "A. Đokanović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "Andrej Đokanović potpisao profesionalni ugovor sa Sarajevom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. "Sarajevo osvojilo Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. "Šampion pobjedom završio fantastičnu sezonu!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. "Andrej Đokanović produžio ugovor sa Sarajevom do 2024. godine". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. "Sarajevo nadigralo Brest i ispalo zahvaljujući katastrofalnom suđenju". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. "Đokanović: Poziv je dokaz da se poštenim odnosom mogu ispuniti i najviši ciljevi". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. "Ivaylo Petev objavio spisak igrača za utakmice protiv Danske i Crne Gore". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. "Danska savladala BiH u Kopenhagenu, Zmajevi bez gola četvrtu utakmicu zaredom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. "Andrej Đokanović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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