Veljko Jelenković
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Veljko Jelenković | ||
Date of birth | (2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Novi Sad, Serbia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2021 | Vojvodina | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Vojvodina | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Bečej (loan) | ||
2022 | → Kabel (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2023 | Slavia Sofia II | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Slavia Sofia | 38 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Serbia U17 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Bulgaria U21 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:15, 20 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:13, 5 April 2024 (UTC) |
Veljko Jelenković (Bulgarian: Велко Йеленкович; Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Јеленковић; born 5 June 2003) is a Bulgarian footballer of Serbian descent who plays as a defender for Slavia Sofia.[2]
Career
Born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Veljko is the son of former Litex Lovech player Nebojša Jelenković.[3] He started his youth career in FK Vojvodina. At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, he agreed a loan to Bečej.[4] Then, he made his professional debut by playing as loaned player for FK Kabel in the 2021–22 Serbian First League season. In January 2023 he moved to Slavia Sofia.[5] Veljko then made his debut in Bulgaria in a league match against Pirin Blagoevgrad on 13 January 2023.[6]
International career
Jelenkovic holds dual citizenship making him available for both Serbia and Bulgaria. In 2019 he was called up to Serbia U17 for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[7] In October 2022 it was reported that Bulgaria's manager, Mladen Krstajić wants Jelenkovic to join Bulgaria national team.[8] On 18 March 2023, he received his first call-up for the Bulgaria U21 for the friendly tournament Antalya Cup between 25 and 28 March 2023.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 17 December 2023[2]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Kabel (loan) | Serbian First League | 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
Slavia Sofia | Bulgarian First League | 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||||
Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Career total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Футболисти - efbet Лига". fpleague.bg. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ a b "V. Jelenkovic - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ^ Синът на Небойша Йеленкович става български национал
- ^ Fudbal: Bečejci rešili golmansko pitanje
- ^ "Славия представи новите си попълнения". pfcslavia.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Славия оскуба "орлетата" от Пирин и влетя в Топ 4
- ^ KVALIFIKACIJE U17 | DEJAN BRANKOVIĆ IZABRAO 22 IGRAČA, RIVALI LETONIJA, BELORUSIJA I MAĐARSKA
- ^ Кръстаич прави сърбин национал на България
- ^ "Състав на България U21 за приятелския турнир Анталия Къп 2023" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 17 March 2023.
External links
- Veljko Jelenković at Soccerway
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