Jovana Damnjanović

Jovana Damnjanović
Damnjanović with Bayern Munich in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jovana Damnjanović
Date of birth (1994-11-24) 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 126 (44)
2018 Bayern Munich II 1 (0)
International career
2008–2010 Serbia U17 8 (7)
2010–2014 Serbia U19 20 (22)
2010– Serbia 54 (20)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026

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]

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 February 2014Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta1–03–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.30 November 2015Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Belgium1–11–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3.25 November 2021Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Bulgaria1–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4.2–0
5.30 November 2021Stadion Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria3–04–1
6.4–1
7.17 February 2022Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek, Belek, Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina1–01–0Friendly
8.23 February 2022Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey Turkey2–05–22023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9.7 April 2022Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Israel1–04–0
10.12 April 2022 Germany2–03–2
11.3–1
12.14 July 2023Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia Slovenia1–03–0Friendly
13.26 September 2023Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Greece2–04–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
14.4–0
15.27 October 2023Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland Poland1–21–2
16.9 April 2024Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary Israel1–04–2UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
17.3–1
18.4 June 2024Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia Slovakia1–04–0
19.21 February 2025Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Finland1–01–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League
20.28 November 2025Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Czech Republic1–01–0Friendly

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

Bayern Munich

Career statistics

Club

Club Season Division League DFB Pokal Continental[a] Other[b] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg 2013–14 Frauen-Bundesliga 1031132146
2014–15 30241064
Total 13335422010
VfL Wolfsburg II 2013–14 2. Bundesliga Nord 2020
2014-15 7474
Total 9494
SC Sand 2015-16 Frauen-Bundesliga 196452311
2016-17 13242174
Total 328874015
SC Sand II 2015-16 Regionaliga Süd 1010
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Frauen-Bundesliga 321042
2018–19 1453262239
2019–20 211121412713
2021–22 17646732815
2022–23 1732060253
2023–24 21854613213
2024–25 172536210297
2025–26 157204111229
2026–27 1000001121
Total 12645261739103219272
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 2. Bundesliga Süd 1010
Total career 182593729431232263101

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Profile Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine on Football Association of Serbia's website
  2. ↑ "Супер лига Србије". Retrieved 15 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Yugoslavia/Serbia (Women) - Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "SRPSKA FUDBALERKA CARICA VOLFSBURGA: Jovana Damnjanović slavila titulu i podržala ugrožene" (in Serbian). Kurir. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Vetterlein und Damnjanovic nach Sand". Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Damnjanović: "Hatte nie Zweifel"".
  7. 1 2 "FC Bayern extends with Jovana Damnjanović until 2027". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Archived (Date missing) at fss.rs (Error: unknown archive URL) on fss. rs (Serbian)
  9. ↑ statistics on uefa.com
  10. ↑ Radović, D. (17 July 2013). "Jelena Čanković: Mesi, izvini, moj idol je Ronaldinjo" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "FC Bayern Women retain Bundesliga title with victory at Union". onefootball.com. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Cup winners 2025! FCB Women celebrate first double in club's history". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Cup winners 2026! FCB Women beat Wolfsburg 4-0 to seal second successive double". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Third Google Pixel Supercup triumph in a row! FCB Women beat Wolfsburg". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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