Jovan Manev (Macedonian: Јован Манев; born 25 January 2001) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for HNK Rijeka, and North Macedonia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Jovan Manev Јован Манев | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kočani, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Bregalnica Štip | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Osogovo | ||
| 2018–2022 | Bregalnica Štip | 79 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Adana Demirspor | 20 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Osijek (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rijeka | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | North Macedonia U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | North Macedonia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | North Macedonia | 11 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2025 | |||
Career
editManev is a youth product of the academies of Osogovo and Bregalnica Štip, and began his career in North Macedonia with Bregalnica Štip in the 2021–22 season, making 30 appearances and scoring 2 goals in his debut season.[1] On 3 July 2022, he signed with the Turkish club Adana Demirspor on loan for the 2022–23 season with an option to buy, which was taken.[2] In September 2023, Manev was loaned to NK Osijek in Croatia,[3] featuring in 7 league games for the club before getting injured. Manev's loan was brought to an end in December of the same year after the Turkish club decided to use the option to return him.[4]
International career
editManev is a youth international for North Macedonia, having played for the North Macedonia U21s.[5] Manev made his senior international debut coming on as a 79th-minute substitute against Faroe Islands in a 1–0 win on 27 March 2023. He scored his first national team goal in the Euro 2024 qualifiers played against Malta on 12 September 2023.[6]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "PHOTO: Youth representative Jovan Manev is a new player of Adana Demirspor - Free Press". Слободен печат. 3 July 2022.
- ↑ "Jovan Manev, Adana Demirsporda!". Fanatik.
- ↑ "Osijek promoted Jovan Manev: I am honored to be part of this club". slobodenpecat.mk/. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Jovan Manev se vraća u Adanu Demirspor at the NK Osijek site.
- ↑ "Kanatlarovski announces U21 squad for last two EQ matches". 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "Malta:0-North Macedonia:2". UEFA. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
