Ognjen Čančarević
Armenian footballer
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Ognjen Čančarević (Armenian: Օգնյեն Չանչարևիչ; Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Чанчаревић; born 25 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serbian Superliga club IMT. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Armenia national team.
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Čančarević in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IMT | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sloboda Užice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Sloboda Užice | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Zlatibor Užice (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Sloga Bajina Bašta | 24 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Sevojno | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Sloboda Užice (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Radnički Kragujevac | 122 | (0) |
| 2014 | Sloboda Užice | 15 | (0) |
| 2015 | OFK Beograd | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Mladost Lučani | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Radnik Surdulica | 57 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | Alashkert | 159 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Noah | 39 | (1) |
| 2026– | IMT | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Armenia | 21 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Čančarević initially played with Sloboda Užice, FK Zlatibor Užice, FK Sloga Bajina Bašta and FK Sevojno.[1] He joined Radnički in summer 2009 and after playing two seasons in the Serbian First League they won promotion to the SuperLiga in 2011. In 2018, he became an Alashkert player.
On 15 January 2024, Noah announced the signing of Čančarević following his release from Alashkert on 11 January 2024.[2][3] On 6 August 2024, he scored as a goalkeeper against AEK Athens in the third qualifying round of 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.[4] On 10 June 2025, Noah announced that they had extended their contract with Čančarević.[5]
International career
Čančarević was called up to the Serbia national team for a friendly match against the United States on 29 January 2017. He remained on the bench with the match ending 0–0.[6][7]
After five years of living in Armenia, he received Armenian citizenship. In June 2023 he was called up to join the Armenia national team,[8] making his debut against Wales on 16 June 2023.[9][10]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 May 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alashkert | 2017–18 | Armenian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[e] | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 159 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | ||
| Noah | 2023–24 | Armenian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[f] | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in the Armenian Supercup
- Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 6 June 2026[9]
| Armenia | |||||
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| Year | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | |||