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 name Stefan Kovač
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Čukarički
Number 77
Youth career
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Red Star Belgrade
2018 → IMT (loan)
2019– Čukarički 123 (10)
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 9 May 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
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Čukarički 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 92––92
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 291304[lower-alpha 1]1[lower-alpha 2]362
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 30321–324
2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 303104[lower-alpha 3]0353
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 251104[lower-alpha 4]3[lower-alpha 5]304
Total 123107112414215
  1. appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  2. goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  3. appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  4. appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  5. goals in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying

References
  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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