Goran Jerković (footballer, born 1986)

Goran Jerković (born 10 November 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He ended his professional footballing career in 2021.

Goran Jerković
Jerković in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–2002 FC Menival
2001–2005 AS Cannes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Lyon Duchère 0 (0)
2008–2010 Charleroi-Marchienne 20 (6)
2010–2011 Žalgiris 9 (1)
2011–2012 Tauras Tauragė[1] 17 (17)
2012 Esteghlal 15 (6)
2012–2013 Buriram United 11 (13)
2013 → Bangkok Glass (loan) 10 (4)
2014–2015 Army United 20 (8)
2015 Jagodina 9 (0)
2016 Iskra Danilovgrad 8 (1)
2016–2017 Negeri Sembilan 15 (7)
2017 Siah Jamegan 18 (5)
2018 Nongbua Pitchaya 17 (13)
2019 East Riffa 8 (5)
2020 Lao Toyota 3 (1)
2021 FC Chitwan 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2021

Club career

Jerković played in the French and Belgian lower divisions before signing a contract with Lithuainian club Žalgiris. In June 2010, during a league game against Šiauliai, he suffered serious injuries to his cruciate ligament and meniscus that put him out of action for half a year.[2] He recovered from an injury in the 2011 season and extended his contract with Žalgiris, but soon afterwards the contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[3]

During the off-season, he moved to rival A Lyga club Tauras Tauragė.

On 24 December 2011, he joined Esteghlal.[4] He made his debut for Esteghlal against Shahrdari Yasuj in the Hazfi Cup. On 10 January 2012, he score his first goal for Esteghlal in his first start against Damash.[5] His 91st-minute goal against Al-Rayyan in AFC Champions League helped Esteghlal earn a vital away victory. He also converted the winning penalty in 2012 Hazfi Cup Final.

In the summer of 2015, following spells with Thai clubs Buriram United, Bangkok Glass (loan) and Army United, he moved to Serbia and signed with Jagodina.[6] He made only nine appearances before he was on the move again with brief stays at a number of clubs before signing for East Riffa of the Bahraini Premier League in January 2019.[7]

On 12 November 2019 he signed with Italian club Calcio Foggia 1920 S.S.D.[8] However, for administrative reasons, he was not qualified to play until 1 January 2020 so, instead, he joined Laotian side Lao Toyota FC without having made an official appearance for Foggia.

Statistics

Last Update 1 August 2017

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2011–12EsteghlalIran Pro League1562073249
2016–17Siah JameganIran Pro League1140000114
Total Iran 261020733513
Country 261020733513

Honours
Esteghlal
Buriram United
East Riffa Club
  • Federation Cup (1) : 2019

References
  1. "Lithuania Championship 2011 Summary". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  2. "Tv3.lt naujienos - svarbiausios žinios iš Lietuvos ir pasaulio | tv3.lt".
  3. "Lietuvos futbolo istorija - Vilniaus "Žalgiris"【2021】⚽ LazybuGuru.lt". 27 August 2019.
  4. http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/NewsView.aspx?id=3296
  5. http://fcesteghlal.ir/NewsView.aspx?id=3498
  6. Jagodina dovela pola tima poslednjeg dana prelaznog roka at Sportski žurnal, 1-9-2015 (in Serbian)
  7. "التعاقدات الجديدة للفريق الأول لكرة القدم". 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. Foggia, in arrivo l'attaccante Goran Jerkovic by Simone Clara, 12-11-2019, retrieved 30-1-2020 (in Italian)
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