Jelena Čanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Чанковић, IPA: [jělena ˈtʃaːŋkovitɕ]; born 13 August 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Serbia women's national team. She previously played for FC Rosengård of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
 Čanković with FC Rosengård in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth |
Batajnica, FR Yugoslavia (now Serbia) | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | FK Perspektiva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Spartak Subotica | 50 | (35) |
| 2013–2014 | Barcelona | 20 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Spartak Subotica | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Ferencváros | 40 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Växjö | 30 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | FC Rosengård | 62 | (19) |
| 2022–2024 | Chelsea | 23 | (4) |
| 2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010-2013 | Serbia U17 | ||
| 2011-2014 | Serbia U19 | 17 | (3) |
| 2013- | Serbia | 47 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025 | |||
Club career
editČanković joined FC Barcelona in August 2013 from Spartak Subotica. In September 2013, Čanković made her debut for the senior Serbia women's national football team. She played for Ferencvárosi TC before she signed for Växjö DFF. In 2016 Čanković was chosen as Player of the year in the Hungarian Jet-Sol Liga.[1] In 2018 she provided the most assists in Damallsvenkan and was named one of three nominees for Best Midfielder, selected from Swedish national team players and Damallsvenskan players.
On 26 August 2022, Chelsea announced that they had sign Čanković on a three-year deal.[2][3] On 23 August 2024, she signed for fellow WSL club Brighton & Hove Albion.[4]
Personal life
editThe footballer Jovana Damnjanović is Čanković first cousin.[5]
Career statistics
editBrighton & Hove Albion
edit- As of match played 31 May 2026
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 6 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 June 2021 | Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged, Hungary |  Hungary | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 23 February 2022 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey |  Turkey | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 22 September 2023 | Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland |  Ukraine | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
editSpartak Subotica[6]
- Serbian Super Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
- Serbian Women's Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13
Barcelona[6]
- Primera División: 2013–14
Ferencváros[6]
- Női NB I: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Hungarian Women's Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Växjö[6]
- Elitettan: 2017
FC Rosengård[6]
Chelsea
Individual
- Brighton & Hove Albion Goal of the Season: 2024-25
References
edit- 1 2 "Rangadó Díjátadó: elismerésekben is tarolt a Ferencváros". Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ↑ "Cankovic joins Chelsea Women". www.chelseafc.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ Frith, Wilf (26 August 2022). "Chelsea Women signed Serbian midfielder Jelena Cankovic". SheKicks. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Brighton sign midfielder Cankovic from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ Radović, D. (17 July 2013). "Jelena Čanković: Mesi, izvini, moj idol je Ronaldinjo". Blic Sport (in Serbian). Blic. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Serbia - J. Čanković - Profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ Karlsson, Erik; Bergström, Kristoffer (20 October 2019). "FC Rosengård är svenska mästare". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
edit- Jelena Čanković at Soccerway
- UEFA Statistic
- Jelena Čanković via Skype
- Jelena Čanković young girl, YouTube
- Jelena Čanković analiza la Champions contra el Brondby
- Jelena Cankovic at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Jelena Cankovic club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)