| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jovan Manev Јован Манев | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kočani, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Bregalnica Štip | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Osogovo | ||
| 2018–2022 | Bregalnica Štip | 79 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Adana Demirspor | 20 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Osijek (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rijeka | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | North Macedonia U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | North Macedonia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | North Macedonia | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Jovan Manev (Macedonian : Јован Манев; born 25 January 2001) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for HNK Rijeka, and North Macedonia national team.
Manev is a youth product of the academies of Osogovo and Bregalnica Štip, and began his career in North Macedonia with Bregalnica Štip in the 2021–22 season, making 30 appearances and scoring 2 goals in his debut season. [1] On 3 July 2022, he signed with the Turkish club Adana Demirspor on loan for the 2022–23 season with an option to buy, which was taken. [2] In September 2023, Manev was loaned to NK Osijek in Croatia, [3] featuring in 7 league games for the club before getting injured. Manev's loan was brought to an end in December of the same year after the Turkish club decided to use the option to return him. [4]
Manev is a youth international for North Macedonia, having played for the North Macedonia U21s. [5] Manev made his senior international debut coming on as a 79th-minute substitute against Faroe Islands in a 1–0 win on 27 March 2023. He scored his first national team goal in the Euro 2024 qualifiers played against Malta on 12 September 2023. [6]
