Jana Radosavljević (Serbian: Јана Радосављевић; born 4 November 1996) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.S. Marítimo. Born in Serbia, she represents the New Zealand women's national team.[2]

Jana Radosavljević
Radosavljević in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Aleksinac,
FR Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
C.S Maritimo
Number 8
Youth career
Petone Pioneers
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 BV Cloppenburg 45 (15)
2020–2021 Werder Bremen 19 (2)
2021–2023 Arminia Bielefeld 22 (7)
2023 Fenerbahçe 8 (0)
2024 MSV Duisburg 9 (1)
2024- C.S Marítimo 2 (0)
International career
2013 Serbia U19 3 (0)
2019– New Zealand 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024[1]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024

Club career

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Radosavljević started her entire professional career in Germany, having signed for BV Cloppenburg ahead of the 2017–18 season, scoring on her debut. She played 3 seasons for BC Cloppenburg scoring 14 goals. Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Radosavljević moved to Werder Bremen team to play in the Frauen-Bundesliga.[3] Radosavljević signed with Arminia Bielefeld, ahead of the 2021–22 season.[4]

Radosavljevic signed with Fenerbahçe[5] in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for the 2023–24 season. Radosavljević made a mid season transfer in December 2023 to return to the Frauen-Bundesliga, signing with MSV Duisburg.[6] Ahead of the 2024-25 season, Radosavljevic transferred to C.S. Marítimo in Portugal in the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.[7]

International career

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Radosavljević vs Canada in 2019.

Radosavljević was first called up in November 2017 for matches against Thailand[8] but made her international debut for the New Zealand national team on 7 November 2019, appearing in the 2–0 loss against China in the 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament.[9] She made her second appearance three days later against Canada.[10] Her third appearance she made at 7 March 2020 at the 2020 Algarve Cup in the 3–0 loss against Italy. She also received call ups against South Korea[11] in November 2021 and the United States[12] in January 2023 without making an appearance.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Radosavljević was born in Aleksinac the Republic of Serbia, FR Yugoslavia to Serbian parents Aleksandra and Ivica Radosavljević, but moved to New Zealand, where her aunt lived, after the Yugoslav Wars.[13] She attended Waterloo School in Waterloo, Lower Hutt for five years before returning to Serbia with her parents in February 2006.[14] Radosavljević is fluent in the Serbian, English and German languages.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BV Cloppenburg 2017–18 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 22 10 2 1 24 11
2018–19 2 1 2 0 4 1
2019–20 16 3 1 0 17 3
Total 40 14 5 1 45 15
Werder Bremen 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga 15 1 4 1 19 2
Arminia Bielefeld 2021–22 Frauen-Regionalliga 4 2 0 0 4 2
2022–23 18 5 0 0 18 5
Total 22 7 0 0 22 7
Fenerbahçe 2023–24 Turkish Super League 8 0 1 0 9 0
MSV Duisburg 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 8 1 1 0 6 0
C.S. Marítimo 2024-25 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 96 23 11 2 103 24

International

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As of 19 April 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
New Zealand 2019 2 0
2020 1 0
Total 3 0

References

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  1. ^ "Jana Radosavljević". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ Jana Radosavljević at Soccerway  
  3. ^ "Radosavljević wechselt zum SV Werder | SV Werder Bremen". www.werder.de (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ Peter Burkamp. "Jana Radosavljevic: Vielfliegerin sucht Stammplatz". FuPa. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Our Family Jana Radosavljevic". Fenerbahce. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  6. ^ "MSV Duisburg: Termine stehen fest – Neuzugang aus der Türkei". NRZ. 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ Record.pt (23 August 2024). "Marítimo anuncia internacional neozelandesa". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Perfect birthday present for Jana". 20 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Unlucky Ferns fall to China". New Zealand Football. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Ferns sign off with Canada defeat". New Zealand Football. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Football Ferns squad named for Korea Republic series". 19 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Ford Football Ferns squad named for home USA series".
  13. ^ "NZF Media: Perfect birthday present for Jana Radosavljevic". Voxy.co.nz. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  14. ^ Easton, Paul (4 October 2013). "Former Lower Hutt player now shining for Serbia". Stuff. Independent Newspapers. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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