Slavko Damjanović

Slavko Damjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Славко Дамјановић; born 2 November 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Bengaluru.

Slavko Damjanović
Personal information
Full name Slavko Damjanović
Date of birth (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992
Place of birth Nikšić, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Čelik Nikšić
2011 Mogren 0 (0)
2011–2012 Sutjeska Nikšić 0 (0)
2012 Mornar Bar 4 (0)
2013 Spartak Subotica 0 (0)
2013–2015 Bačka 1901
2015–2016 Békéscsaba 20 (1)
2016–2017 Sutjeska Nikšić 25 (0)
2017 Bidvest Wits 3 (0)
2018–2019 Budućnost Podgorica 56 (3)
2020 Lokomotiv Tashkent 14 (0)
2020–2021 TSC 11 (1)
2021–2022 Chennaiyin 19 (2)
2022–2023 Novi Pazar 4 (0)
2023 ATK Mohun Bagan 10 (1)
2023– Bengaluru 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:48, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Nikšić,[1] Montenegro, back then within FR Yugoslavia, Slavko Damjanović played with Montenegrin clubs FK Čelik Nikšić, FK Mogren, FK Sutjeska Nikšić and FK Mornar, before moving to Serbia and playing with FK Spartak Subotica and FK Bačka 1901.[2] In summer 2015, he moved to Hungary and played with Békéscsaba 1912 Előre the entire season 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[3] They finished the season 12th and ended relegated, thus Damjanović left Békéscsaba and returned to Montenegro where he signed with his former club FK Sutjeska Nikšić.

He was announced to have signed for South African club Bidvest Wits F.C. early July 2017 as a free agent, playing in the South African Premier Division.[4] He then returned to Montenegro with Budućnost Podgorica before playing for Budućnost Podgorica of the Uzbekistan Super League and Serbian SuperLiga club Bačka Topola.[4]

He was announced as new signing of the Indian Super League club Chennaiyin on 5 August 2021, where he is said to have penned a one-year deal.[5][6]

In December 2022, Damjanović returned to India to sign for ATK Mohun Bagan following a short spell back in Serbia with Novi Pazar.[7]

Honours

Sutjeska

Bidvest Wits

Budućnost

ATK Mohun Bagan

References
  1. Slavko Damjanovic. Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. footballdatabase.eu.
  2. Slavko Damjanović. Archived 18 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. zerozero.pt
  3. Slavko Damjanovic. Archived 13 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nela.hu.
  4. Slavko Damjanovic profile. Archived 31 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Soccerway.
  5. "Chennaiyin FC sign Serbian defender Slavko Damjanovic | Football News – Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ISL: Serbian defender Slavko Damjanovic joins Chennaiyin FC. Archived 5 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. ANI News. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ATK Mohun Bagan FC [@atkmohunbaganfc] (21 December 2022). "The Serbian Wall is here! 💚♥️ Mariners, welcome Slavko Damjanović! 👊🏻 #ATKMohunBagan #JoyMohunBagan #আমরাসবুজমেরুন" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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