Damjan Đoković

Damjan Đoković
Personal information
Full name Damjan Đoković
Date of birth (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990
Place of birth Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Gazélec Ajaccio
Number 23
Youth career
Haaglandia
ADO Den Haag
2006–2007 Excelsior Rotterdam
2007–2009 Sparta Rotterdam[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Spartak Trnava 1 (0)
2010–2011 HNK Gorica 0 (0)
2011 Monza 12 (4)
2011–2013 Cesena 45 (4)
2013–2015 Bologna 0 (0)
2013–2014CFR Cluj (loan) 27 (3)
2014–2015Livorno (loan) 33 (1)
2015– Gazélec Ajaccio 21 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:59, 30 January 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Damjan Đoković (also spelled Djoković) (born 18 April 1990) is a Croatian[2] footballer who plays for French club Gazélec Ajaccio.

Biography

Born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to Serbian father and Croatian mother,[3] Đoković moved to the Netherlands from Croatia at young age. After spending a few seasons with Dutch clubs, he moved to Slovakia and then Croatia his country of birth in 2010.[4] Đoković joined Monza in January 2011.[5]

Cesena

On 31 August 2011 he was signed by A.C. Cesena for €220,000.[6]

Bologna

On 25 June 2013 he was swapped with Andrea Ingegneri of Bologna, both in co-ownership deal. for €1.4 million (Đoković) and €1.25 million (Ingegneri) respectively tag.[7][8][9] Đoković signed a 3-year contract but immediately left for Romanian club CFR Cluj in a temporary deal.[10] In June 2014 the co-ownership deals were renewed. On 27 August 2014 he was signed by A.S. Livorno Calcio in a temporary deal.[11] On 25 June 2015 the co-ownership deals expired. On 22 July he was released.[12]

Gazélec Ajaccio

On 22 July 2015, after being released from Bologna, Djokovic signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 club Gazélec Ajaccio on a free transfer.[13][14]

International career

On 21 April 2016, it was reported by the newspaper and website Makedonski Sport that Djokovic is interested in representing the Republic of Macedonia. This could potentially fill a great void in the Macedonia national football team as the defensive midfield position has been very problematic.

References

  1. "Djokovic: via Sparta en Trnava naar de Serie A" (in Dutch). voetbalprimeur.nl.
  2. "Ligue1.com - Player profile Damjan DJOKOVIC (GFC Ajaccio)". www.ligue1.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  3. "Proslaviću ime Đoković i sa bubamarom!" (in Serbian). alo.rs. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. "Đjoković u Gorici" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. "MERCATO: Arrivano l'attaccante Furlan e il centrocampista Djokovic, Zebi al Poggibonsi" [MARKET: Arrive the striker Furlan and the midfielder Djokovic, Zebi goes to Poggibonsi] (in Italian). AC Monza Brianza 1912. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  6. AC Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (Italian)
  7. Bologna F.C. 1909 SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian)
  8. "Scambio di compartecipazioni Ingegneri - Djokovic" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. A.C. Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian)
  10. "Bun venit, Damjan Djokovic!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj Official Website. 25 June 2013.
  11. "Djokovic al Livorno" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  12. "Risoluzione consensuale con Djokovic" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  13. "Damjan Djokovic commits to Gazélec Ajaccio for 2 years". corsematin.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  14. "Damjan Djoković est Rouge & Bleu !" (in French). Gazélec Ajaccio. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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