Vukašin Jovanović (, ; born 17 May 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot club Apollon Limassol FC. Club career Red Star Belgrade Jovanović first began playing competitive football in Red Star's youth system. He joined the first team under coach Slaviša Stojanovič in March 2014. He made his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade on 9 August 2014, under coach Nenad Lalatović, when he came on the field as a substitute for Darko Lazić in a match against Radnički Niš. He signed his first professional contract on 12 August 2014, a couple of days after his official debut. Zenit On 20 February 2016, Jovanović signed with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, reportedly on a 4.5-year contract. Although he trained with Zenit's first team, Jovanović played only for Zenit's reserves. Bordeaux On 31 January 2017, he joined the French club Bordeaux on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. He played nine games during the loan, and at the end of the season Bordeaux decided to purchase him for approximately €3 million. International career Jovanović began playing for the national selections at the U-17 and U-18 categories. He was called up by Serbia youth coach Veljko Paunović for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In the tournament, he first played in Srđan Babić's place due to his card suspension, but later he played all four matches. Subsequently, Jovanović played for Serbia's U20 squad which won the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand. Career statistics Honours Serbia FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2015 References External links Vukašin Jovanović profile at Fudbalski savez Srbije Vukašin Jovanović stats at utakmica.rs 1996 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Association football defenders Serbian footballers Serbia youth international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players Serbian SuperLiga players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Ligue 1 players Apollon Limassol FC players Cypriot First Division players Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus