Damjan Đoković

Damjan Đoković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дамјан Ђоковић; born 18 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Liga I club FCSB. Born in Croatia, he also holds Dutch citizenship.

Damjan Đoković
Đoković with Adana Demirspor in 2022
Personal information
Full name Damjan Đoković
Date of birth (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FCSB
Number 88
Youth career
0000–1998 Haaglandia
1998–2006 ADO Den Haag
2006–2007 Excelsior Rotterdam
2007–2009 Sparta Rotterdam[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Spartak Trnava 1 (0)
2011 Monza 10 (4)
2011–2013 Cesena 45 (4)
2013–2015 Bologna 0 (0)
2013–2014 → CFR Cluj (loan) 27 (3)
2014–2015 → Livorno (loan) 33 (1)
2015–2016 Gazélec Ajaccio 35 (2)
2016–2017 Greuther Fürth 7 (0)
2017 Spezia 19 (3)
2017 Rijeka 2 (0)
2017–2021 CFR Cluj 90 (8)
2021–2022 Çaykur Rizespor 41 (6)
2022 → Adana Demirspor (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 Al-Raed 29 (2)
2023– FCSB 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Đoković represented several sides in the Netherlands at junior level, before making his senior debut for Slovak team Spartak Trnava in 2010. He went on to compete professionally in Croatia, Italy, Romania, France, Germany, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

Đoković achieved most success playing for CFR Cluj in Romania, amassing over 110 league games combined during his two spells and winning five domestic honours.

Club career

Early career

Born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to a Serbian father and Croatian mother,[2] Đoković moved to the Netherlands from Croatia at the age of three. After spending a few seasons with Dutch clubs, he moved to Slovakia and then Croatia his country of birth in 2010.[3] Đoković joined Monza in January 2011.[4]

Cesena

On 31 August 2011 he was signed by A.C. Cesena for €220,000.[5]

Bologna

On 25 June 2013 he was swapped with Andrea Ingegneri of Bologna, both in co-ownership deal. for €1.4 million (Đoković) and €1.25 million (Ingegneri) respectively tag.[6][7][8] Đoković signed a three-year contract but immediately left for Romanian club CFR Cluj in a temporary deal.[9] In June 2014 the co-ownership deals were renewed. On 27 August 2014 he was signed by A.S. Livorno Calcio in a temporary deal.[10] On 25 June 2015 the co-ownership deals expired. On 22 July he was released.[11]

Gazélec Ajaccio

On 22 July 2015, after being released from Bologna, Đoković signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 club Gazélec Ajaccio on a free transfer.[12][13] He became a free agent after Gazélec Ajaccio's demotion to Ligue 2 at the end of the season.[14]

Greuther Fürth

Đoković signed with German 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on 15 October 2016 until the end of the season.[15]

Spezia

On 28 January 2017, just six months after joining Greuther Fürth and having made seven appearances in the league, Đoković left the club for Serie B side Spezia.[16]

Rijeka

On 19 June 2017, Đoković signed a three-year contract with HNK Rijeka in Croatia.[17]

Return to CFR Cluj

Đoković returned to CFR Cluj on 4 September 2017.[18]

Çaykur Rizespor

On 25 January 2021, Đoković signed for Çaykur Rizespor[19]

Al-Raed

On 25 July 2022, Đoković joined Al-Raed on a free transfer.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 October 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spartak Trnava 2009–10 Slovak First League 1000———10
Monza 2010–11 Serie C 104———2[lower-alpha 1]0124
Cesena 2011–12 Serie A 15000———150
2012–13 Serie B 30410———314
Total 45410———464
CFR Cluj (loan) 2013–14 Liga I 27310———283
Livorno (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 33110———341
Gazélec Ajaccio 2015–16 Ligue 1 3523010——392
Greuther Fürth 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 7000———70
Spezia 2016–17 Serie B 193———1[lower-alpha 2]0203
Rijeka 2017–18 Prva HNL 20——10—30
CFR Cluj 2017–18 Liga I 23300———233
2018–19 33430—4110415
2019–20 18110—15110352
2020–21 16000—90—250
Total 90840—2822012410
Çaykur Rizespor 2020–21 Süper Lig 192————192
2021–22 22400———224
Total 41600———416
Adana Demirspor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 8010———90
Al Raed 2022–23 Saudi Professional League 29210———302
FCSB 2023–24 Liga I 12110—32—163
Career total 35934130103245041038
  1. Appearances in Lega Pro Prima Divisione – Relegation play-offs
  2. Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

Honours

Spartak Trnava[21]

CFR Cluj[21]

References
  1. "Djokovic: via Sparta en Trnava naar de Serie A" (in Dutch). voetbalprimeur.nl. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.
  2. "Proslaviću ime Đoković i sa bubamarom!" (in Serbian). alo.rs. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. "Đjoković u Gorici" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  4. "MERCATO: Arrivano l'attaccante Furlan e il centrocampista Djokovic, Zebi al Poggibonsi" [MARKET: Arrive the striker Furlan and the midfielder Djokovic, Zebi goes to Poggibonsi] (in Italian). AC Monza Brianza 1912. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. AC Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
  6. Bologna F.C. 1909 SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian)
  7. "Scambio di compartecipazioni Ingegneri - Djokovic" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  8. A.C. Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian)
  9. "Bun venit, Damjan Djokovic!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj Official Website. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
  10. "Djokovic al Livorno" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  11. "Risoluzione consensuale con Djokovic" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  12. "Damjan Djokovic commits to Gazélec Ajaccio for 2 years". corsematin.com. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  13. "Damjan Djoković est Rouge & Bleu !" (in French). Gazélec Ajaccio. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  14. "Heidinger drängt in die Startelf - kommt Djokovic?". kicker Online (in German). 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  15. "DJOKOVIC UNTERSCHREIBT IN FÜRTH" (in German). greuther-fuerth.de. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  16. "Fürth verpflichtet Ungarn Pinter - Djokovic geht". Goal (in German). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  17. "Damjan Đoković potpisao za Rijeku". nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  18. "CFR e de neoprit pe piața transferurilor » Clujenii au repatriat un străin care a mai jucat în Liga 1 [CFR is unstoppable on the transfer market »Cluj has repatriated a foreign player who has played in the league 1]" (in Romanian). GSP.
  19. "Damjan Djokovic Çaykur Rizespor'da".
  20. "رسميًا.. الرائد يتعاقد مع الكرواتي "داميان ديوكوفيتش"".
  21. Damjan Đoković at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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