Jelena Čanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Чанковић; born 13 August 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Serbia women's national team. She previously played for FC Rosengård of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
 Čanković with FC Rosengård in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Batajnica, FR Yugoslavia (now Serbia) | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | FK Perspektiva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Spartak Subotica | 50 | (35) |
| 2013–2014 | Barcelona | 20 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Spartak Subotica | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Ferencváros | 40 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Växjö | 30 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | FC Rosengård | 62 | (19) |
| 2022–2024 | Chelsea | 23 | (4) |
| 2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Serbia | 38 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:22, 31 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editČanković joined FC Barcelona in August 2013 from Spartak Subotica. In September 2013, Čanković made her debut for the senior Serbia women's national football team. She played for Ferencvárosi TC before she signed for Växjö DFF. In 2016 Čanković was chosen as Player of the year in the Hungarian Jet-Sol Liga.[1] In 2018 she provided the most assists in Damallsvenkan and was named one of three nominees for Best Midfielder, selected from Swedish national team players and Damallsvenskan players.
On 26 August 2022, Chelsea announced that they had sign Čanković on a three-year deal.[2][3] On 23 August 2024, she signed for fellow WSL club Brighton & Hove Albion.[4]
Personal life
editThe footballer Jovana Damnjanović is Čanković's first cousin.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 June 2021 | Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged, Hungary |  Hungary |
2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 23 February 2022 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey |  Turkey |
4–2 | 5–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 22 September 2023 | Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland |  Ukraine |
1–1 | 2-1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
editSpartak Subotica[6]
- Serbian Super Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
- Serbian Women's Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13
Barcelona[6]
- Primera División: 2013–14
Ferencváros[6]
- Női NB I: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Hungarian Women's Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Växjö[6]
- Elitettan: 2017
FC Rosengård[6]
Chelsea
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b Rangadó Díjátadó: elismerésekben is tarolt a Ferencváros
- ^ "Cankovic joins Chelsea Women". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (26 August 2022). "Chelsea Women signed Serbian midfielder Jelena Cankovic". SheKicks. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Brighton sign midfielder Cankovic from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Radović, D. (17 July 2013). "Jelena Čanković: Mesi, izvini, moj idol je Ronaldinjo" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Serbia - J. Čanković - Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Karlsson, Erik; Bergström, Kristoffer (20 October 2019). "FC Rosengård är svenska mästare". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
edit- Jelena Čanković at Soccerway
- UEFA Statistic
- Jelena Čanković via Skype
- Jelena Čanković young girl, YouTube
- Jelena Čanković analiza la Champions contra el Brondby
- Jelena Cankovic at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Jelena Cankovic club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
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