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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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 | 7 | (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 as of 10 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2020 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editKovač 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
editOn 30 May 2025, Kovač signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad.[5]
International career
editKovač represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.
Career statistics
edit- As of 10 May 2026[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 |
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 217 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 255 | 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
Honours
editIndividual
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2024–25 (Round 3)[7]
References
edit- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Najbolji igrač 3. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Stefan Kovač". www.superliga.rs. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
edit- Stefan Kovač – UEFA competition record (archive)
