Vladan Bubanja

Vladan Bubanja
Bubanja with Orenburg in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-21) 21 February 1999
Place of birth Nikšić, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rapid București
(on loan from Orenburg)
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2017 Sutjeska Nikšić
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Sutjeska Nikšić 105 (11)
2022–2024 Lokomotiva 55 (6)
2024–2025 Sarajevo 28 (4)
2025– Orenburg 8 (0)
2026 → Osijek (loan) 17 (2)
2026– → Rapid București (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Montenegro U19 5 (0)
2018–2019 Montenegro U21 4 (0)
2023– Montenegro 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2023

Vladan Bubanja (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Владан Бубања; born 21 February 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București, on loan from Russian Premier League club Orenburg.

Club career

A youth product of Sutjeska since 2009,[1] Bubanja began his senior career with them in 2017.[2] On 16 January 2021, he extended his contract with Sutjeska.[3] On 16 June 2022 after 118 games and three titles with Sutjeska, he transferred to the Croatian club Lokomotiva.[4]

On 19 July 2025, Bubanja signed with Russian Premier League club Orenburg.[5] On 9 January 2026, he was loaned to Osijek in Croatia.[6] On 15 May 2026, he moved on a new loan to Rapid București in Romania.[7]

International career

Bubanja is a youth international for Montenegro, having played up to the Montenegro U21s. In May 2022, he was first called up to the senior Montenegro national team for a set of UEFA Nations League matches.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 August 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sutjeska Nikšić 2016–17 Montenegrin First League 2000——20
2017–18 Montenegrin First League 30002[b]0—50
2018–19 Montenegrin First League 312403[c]0—382
2019–20 Montenegrin First League 241303[d]0—301
2020–21 Montenegrin First League 1312000—151
2021–22 Montenegrin First League 327414[e]1—409
Total 10511131121—13013
Lokomotiva 2022–23 HNL 29331——324
2023–24 HNL 26311——274
Total 55642——598
Sarajevo 2024–25 Bosnian Premier League 284824[e]0—406
Orenburg 2025–26 Russian Premier League 8061——141
Osijek (loan) 2025–26 HNL 172———172
Rapid București (loan) 2026–27 Liga I 6000——60
Career total 21923316161—26630
  1. ↑ Includes Montenegrin Cup, Croatian Cup, Bosnian Cup, Russian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 9 June 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Montenegro
202310
Total10

Honours

Sutjeska Nikšić

Sarajevo

References

  1. ↑ "Vladan-Bubanja". FK Sutjeska Nikšić (in Bosnian). September 3, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nova energija Sutjeske: Rakojević kreće na Kiprane sa tri 20-godišnjaka". vijesti.me.
  3. ↑ "Bubanja produžio ugovor sa Sutjeskom". vijesti.me.
  4. ↑ "Sportske novosti - Bivši mladi reprezentativac Crne Gore potpisao za Lokomotivu: 'Odmah ću ga gurnuti u vatru'". sportske.jutarnji.hr. June 22, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Владан Бубанья в ФК "Оренбург"" [Vladan Bubanja at FC Orenburg] (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Владан Бубанья на правах аренды переходит в хорватский "Осиек"" [Vladan Bubanja moves to Croatian Osijek on loan] (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Владан Бубанья на правах аренды переходит в "Рапид Бухарест"" [Vladan Bubanja moves on loan to Rapid București] (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Radulović pozvao još 11 igrača: Prvi poziv za Đukanovića, Terzića i Bubanju". vijesti.me.
  9. ↑ Vladan Bubanja at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "Vladan Bubanja, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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