Andrej Đokanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Ђокановић; Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎndreːj dʑokâːnoʋitɕ]; born 1 March 2001) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish TFF First League club Ümraniyespor on loan from Ankaragücü,[1] and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Andrej Đokanović
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ümraniyespor
(on loan from Ankaragücü)
Number 6
Youth career
Novi Grad Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Sarajevo 94 (2)
2023– Ankaragücü 26 (0)
2024Manisa (loan) 14 (2)
2024–Ümraniyespor (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 8 (0)
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (1)
2019– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 10 (0)
2021– Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021

Đokanović started his professional career at Sarajevo.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Đokanović made his senior international debut in 2021.

Club career

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Sarajevo

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Đokanović started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth academy of his hometown club Sarajevo. In November 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the team.[2] He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, by beating Široki Brijeg in Bosnian Cup final.[3] On 25 May, he made his professional debut against GOŠK Gabela at the age of 18.[4]

In August, Đokanović extended his contract until June 2024.[5]

On 26 August 2020, he scored his first professional goal in UEFA Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Brest.[6]

International career

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Đokanović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels.[7]

In May 2021, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Montenegro and Denmark.[8] He debuted against the latter on 6 June.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 September 2024[1]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sarajevo 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 1 0 1 0 2 0
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 17 0 2 0 4[b] 0 23 0
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 30 0 5 0 4[c] 1 39 1
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 29 2 6 0 2[d] 0 37 2
2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 17 0 1 0 18 0
Total 94 2 15 0 10 1 119 3
Ankaragücü 2022–23 Süper Lig 14 0 3 0 17 0
2023–24 Süper Lig 12 0 2 0 14 0
Total 26 0 5 0 31 0
Manisa (loan) 2022–23 TFF First League 14 2 14 2
Ümraniyespor (loan) 2024–25 TFF First League 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 137 4 20 0 10 1 167 5
  1. ^ Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 18 December 2021[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2021 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Sarajevo[1]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "A. Đokanović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Andrej Đokanović potpisao profesionalni ugovor sa Sarajevom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Sarajevo osvojilo Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Šampion pobjedom završio fantastičnu sezonu!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Andrej Đokanović produžio ugovor sa Sarajevom do 2024. godine". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Sarajevo nadigralo Brest i ispalo zahvaljujući katastrofalnom suđenju". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Đokanović: Poziv je dokaz da se poštenim odnosom mogu ispuniti i najviši ciljevi". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Ivaylo Petev objavio spisak igrača za utakmice protiv Danske i Crne Gore". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Danska savladala BiH u Kopenhagenu, Zmajevi bez gola četvrtu utakmicu zaredom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Andrej Đokanović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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