Jovana Damnjanović
Serbian footballer (born 1994)
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Jovana Damnjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Дамњановић; born 24 November 1994) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward for the Serbia national team and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga.[1]
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Damnjanović with Bayern Munich in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jovana Damnjanović | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| FC Perspektiva | |||
| –2013 | ŽFK Crvena zvezda | ||
| 2013–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 13 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 9 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | SC Sand | 32 | (8) |
| 2017– | Bayern Munich | 125 | (44) |
| 2018 | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Serbia U17 | 8 | (7) |
| 2010–2014 | Serbia U19 | 20 | (22) |
| 2010– | Serbia | 51 | (18) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:25, 2 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Damnjanović, who played football for FC Perspektiva in her youth, later moved to first division club ŽFK Crvena zvezda. At the end of the 2012/13 season, she and her team reached second place in the Serbian Super League, the highest division in Serbian football.[2] In 2012 she and her team reached the cup final, achieving second place after a 1–2 loss after extra time against ŽFK Spartak Subotica.[3]
In the summer of 2013, she was signed by Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. On 7 September 2013 (1st matchday) she made her debut in the Bundesliga in the 1–1 draw in the home game against FC Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Martina Müller in the 73rd minute. With VfL Wolfsburg she won 2013–14 UEFA Champions League and became the first Serbian women's player to achieve this feat.[4]
After two seasons, she moved to league rivals SC Sand in the summer of 2015.[5]
On 10 March 2017 she signed a 3-year contract with German champions Bayern Munich. She made her debut for Bayern Munich on 5 November 2017 (7th matchday) in a 3–1 win in the home game against MSV Duisburg, coming on as a substitute for Lucie Voňková in the 62nd minute. In August 2024, Damnjanovic extended her contract with Bayern Munich for a fourth time and signed a new deal until 30 June 2027.[6][7]
International career
On 23 February 2010,[8] she made her debut at the age of 15 in the A national team in a test international match against the Hungary selection, which resulted in a 1–0 loss. She was replaced in the 57th minute.
Damnjanović participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship held in Turkey from 2 to 14 July 2012. Despite her best efforts, her team was eliminated from the tournament after the preliminary round. In qualifying for the 2013 European Women's Under-19 Football Championship, she had the honour of being the top scorer with 14 goals. However, she was unable to qualify with her team for the final round..[9]
Personal life
The footballer Jelena Čanković is Damnjanović's first cousin.[10]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 February 2014 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 30 November 2015 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Belgium | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 3. | 25 November 2021 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 2–0 | |||||
| 5. | 30 November 2021 | Stadion Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 6. | 4–1 | |||||
| 7. | 17 February 2022 | Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek, Belek, Turkey |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8. | 23 February 2022 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey |  Turkey | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 7 April 2022 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Israel | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 10. | 12 April 2022 |  Germany | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 11. | 3–1 | |||||
| 12. | 14 July 2023 | Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 13. | 26 September 2023 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Greece | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 14. | 4–0 | |||||
| 15. | 27 October 2023 | Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland |  Poland | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 16. | 9 April 2024 | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary | Israel | 1–0 | 4–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 17. | 3–1 | |||||
| 18. | 4 June 2024 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 19. | 21 February 2025 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Finland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 20. | 28 November 2025 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
