Vanja Zvekanov

Vanja Zvekanov (born 25 May 2000) is a professional Serbian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Javor Ivanjica.[1]

Vanja Zvekanov
Personal information
Full name Vanja Zvekanov
Date of birth (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000
Place of birth Subotica, Serbia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Javor Ivanjica
Number 30
Youth career
2013-2018 Spartak Subotica
2018–2018 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Javor Ivanjica 26 (3)
National team
2017 Serbia U17 4 (0)
2018–2019 Serbia U19 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Spartak Subotica

He continued the family tradition and started playing football at the age of four in FK Palić,[2] where his father Zlatko was the coach. Then he moved to Spartak, where he was the captain of the cadets and a member of the junior national team of Serbia.

Genoa

In March 2018, he signed a contract for Genoa C.F.C., which he chose instead of another Italian team, Parma Calcio 1913. He arrived in Italy as a teenager and made 27 appearances in Primavera.[3] In Italy, he was called the "new Matić", and then he suffered an injury that prevented him from playing in Serie A, what was the plan of coach Davide Ballardini.

Javor Ivanjica

In the summer of 2019, he returned to Serbian football and got a lot of minutes in professional football in the Super League. As soon as he came he played ten games for Javor in the first season. In that period Zvekanov scored two goals and had one assist in the Super League[4]

International career

While playing for FC Spartak Subotica, Zvekanov played for the U17 national team of Serbia, and then he also played for the U19 national team of Serbia. In 2019, he was on the wider list of the U21 national team led by the coach Nenad Milovanović. He played with the youth national team in the qualifications for the European Championship in Northern Ireland, when they won a place for the elite round of qualifications in Italy.

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 November 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Javor 2019–20 SuperLiga 10210——112
2020–21 13100——131
Total 23310——243
Career Totals 2331000—243

Honours
  • "Lajoš Vermeš" medal in Subotica in 2018. for sports feat of the year, proven football talent, persistence and going to Italian football.

References
  1. "Vanja Zvekanov iz Đenove pravo u Javor". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian).
  2. "ZA ITALIJANE JE VANJA "NOVI MATIĆ"!". Blic (in Serbian).
  3. "Javor doveo pojačanje iz Đenove!". Espreso (in Serbian).
  4. ""IMPONUJE MI ŠTO ME POREDE SA MATIĆEM"". Blic (in Serbian).
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