Stefan Kovač
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2017 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → IMT (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| 2019–2024 | Čukarički | 155 | (14) |
| 2024–2025 | Partizan | 29 | (4) |
| 2025– | Baltika Kaliningrad | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020 | |||
Stefan Kovač (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Ковач; pronounced [stěfaːn kǒʋaːtʃ]; born 14 January 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad.
Club career
Early career
Kovač came through youth academy of his hometown club Red Star Belgrade, which he left in January 2019 to join Čukarički.[2] He made his professional debut against Voždovac on 24 February at the age of 20.[3] On 1 May, he scored a brace in a triumph over Napredak Kruševac, which were his first professional goals.[4]
Baltika Kaliningrad
On 30 May 2025, Kovač signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad.[5]
International career
Kovač represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.
Career statistics
- As of 18 May 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IMT | 2017–18 | Serbian League Belgrade | 12 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serbian League Belgrade | 14 | 4 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 26 | 9 | — | — | 26 | 9 | ||||
| Čukarički | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 3 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7[d] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 155 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 183 | 20 | ||
| Partizan | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Career total | 210 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 242 | 34 | ||
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
- ^ Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying and five appearances in UEFA Europa League group stage
References
- ^ "Stefan Kovač". fkcukaricki.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Bivši omladinski reprezentativac BiH u Čukaričkom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Čukarica se šali sa Voždovcem". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Čukaričkom se sviđa na trećem mestu". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "DOBRODOSLI, STEFAN" [Welcome, Stefan] (in Bosnian). Baltika Kaliningrad. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Stefan Kovač at Soccerway
External links
- Stefan Kovač – UEFA competition record (archive)