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Full name | Luka Jovanovic | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 May 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Adelaide United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2022 | Adelaide United [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Adelaide United NPL [2] | 39 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Adelaide United | 54 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Australia U20 | 18 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 March 2025 |
Luka Jovanovic (born 20 May 2005) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League Men club Adelaide United. [3]
He made his professional debut in an A-League Men's match for Adelaide United against Western United on 6 November 2022, as a substitute in a 4–2 win. [4] Jovanovic was awarded the John Aloisi Rising Star award for his performances for Adelaide United NPL in the National Premier Leagues SA over the 2022 season. [5] On 11 March 2023, Jovanovic scored his first goal in senior football for Adelaide United in their 4–2 win over the Newcastle Jets. [6] [7]
After a strong 2024 Australia Cup campaign, Jovanovic opened his account early into the 2024-25 A-League season, scoring against the reigning premiers Central Coast only ten minutes into Adelaide's first match.
On 9 May 2025, Jovanovic scored the first ever A-League Men finals goal at Ironbark Fields, scoring in the 3rd minute of an eventual 3–2 loss to Western United in a 2025 A-League Men finals series elimination final match.
Jovanovic is eligible to represent Australia through birth or Serbia through his parents at international level. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Adelaide United | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
2023–24 | A-League Men | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
2024–25 | A-League Men | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | |
Career total | 54 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 14 |
Australia U-20