Dejan Zukić

Dejan Zukić
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001[1]
Place of birth Bački Jarak, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vojvodina
Number 10
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Vojvodina 170 (23)
2024–2026 Wolfsberger AC 62 (17)
2026– Vojvodina 4 (2)
International career‡
2017 Serbia U16 6 (2)
2017–2018 Serbia U17 3 (0)
2018 Serbia U18 3 (0)
2019–2020 Serbia U19 5 (1)
2021 Serbia U21 4 (0)
2025– Serbia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Dejan Zukić (Serbian: Дејан Зукић, born 7 May 2001) is a Serbian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vojvodina, which he captains, and the Serbia national team.[2]

Club career

Vojvodina

A native of Bački Jarak, Zukić came through the Vojvodina youth academy.[3] At the tournament Max Sport Cup in 2014, Zukić promoted himself as the best scorer in his generation.[4]

Zukić was promoted to the first team in summer 2017 at the age of 16, becoming its youngest member[5] and signing a scholarship contract until summer 2019 previously.[6] He was among the 13 players born in 2001 which were registered for the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season.[7] Zukić was an unused substitution in a match against OFK Bačka in August 2016.[8]

On 19 March 2019, Zukić signed his first, three-year professional with Vojvodina.[9] Eleven days later, Zukić made his first team debut in a 3–1 away victory against Dinamo Vranje, replacing Damjan Gojkov in 88th minute and drawing a penalty kick one minute later.[10] On 7 August 2023, Zukić extended his contract with Vojvodina until June 2026.[11]

Wolfsberger AC

Zukić signed a three-year contract for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC on 9 July 2024, keeping him there until 2027.[12]

International career

Zukić has been a member of the Serbia national football team since the age of 14.[13] He was also called in Serbian under-15 team squad in 2015.[14] Zukić made under-16 debut in a match against Belarus on 2 April 2017.[15] Playing for the team, Zukić made 6 appearances and scored two goals, in matches against Bulgaria[16] and Estonia.[17]

On 11 October 2025, Zukić debuted for the Serbian senior team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Albania.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 August 2026[19]
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vojvodina 2017–18[20] SuperLiga 0000——00
2018–19[21] 10100——101
2019–20[22] 27442——316
2020–21[23] 364311[b]0—405
2021–22[24] 283434[c]0—366
2022–23[25] 32340——363
2023–24[26] 378522[c]2—4412
Total 1702320872—19733
Wolfsberg 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 311052——3612
2025–26 3173241103910
Total 62178441107522
Vojvodina 2026–27 SuperLiga 420040—82
Career total 2364228121531028057

International

As of match played 14 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 202510
202620
Total30

Honours

Vojvodina

Wolfsberg

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Janković, Aleksandra (3 October 2025). "Ko je Dejan Zukić, Piksijev kec iz Rukava: Od rođaka do reprezentativca, konačno je dobio poziv". Republika (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Vojvodina veruje u svoju decu". FK Vojvodina official website. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Intervju sa (dobrim) razlogom: Mirko Ivanić". FK Vojvodina (in Serbian). 8 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Proglašenje najboljih na II "Max sport cup-u"". Football Association of Serbia. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Zukić, Dejan". Moj Klub (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Zukic, Dejan". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Licencirani igrači za tekuću sezonu". FK Vojvodina official website. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Богдан Планић: Немам појма о мом одласку у Румунију. Dnevnik (in Serbian). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Дејан Зукић потписао трогодишњи уговор/. FK Vojvodina (in Serbian). 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. ↑ Динамо – Војводина 1:3. Vojvodina (in Serbian). 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ↑ Зукић потписао нови уговор са Војводином!. FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 7 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "WAC verpflichtet serbischen Mittelfeldspieler". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Mlađe kategorije: Selektivno - trenažno okupljanje" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "U-15: Provera protiv Mađarske". Football Association of Serbia. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Razvojni turnir UEFA, trijumf mladjih kadeta protiv Belorusije 2–1 (0—0)" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Trijumf mlađih kadeta na Razvojnom turniru UEFA, savladana i Bugarska – 3:1(1:0)" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Tri meča i tri pobede za trijumf mlađih kadeta na Razvojnom turniru UEFA u Bugarskoj" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  18. ↑ Krga, Iva (26 October 2025). "Srbijo, Kakve Majstore Imaš! Igrao je protiv Albanije, a Tek Će Blistati za "orlove"!". Republika (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  19. ↑ Dejan Zukić at Soccerway
  20. ↑ "Zukić, Dejan 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Zukić, Dejan 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  22. ↑ "Zukić, Dejan 2019–20 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "Zukić, Dejan 2020–21 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "Zukić, Dejan 2021–22 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "Zukić, Dejan 2022–23 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Zukić, Dejan 2023–24 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  27. ↑ "Najbolji igrač 24. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Dejan Zukić". Serbian SuperLiga (in Serbian). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.