Djordje Jovanović
Full name in native alphabet: Ђорђе Јовановић
Country: Serbia
Date of birth: 15/02/1999 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Serbia
Height: 186cm
Youth career: Partizan Belgrade
Current club: Partizan Belgrade
Squad number: 99
Current national team: Serbia U-18
Position: centre forward
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 50.000 €
Tournaments participated in: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/0), 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (2/0)
Contract until: 30.06.2018
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Ruud van Nistelrooy
Strengths:
– finishing 
– instinct
– physicality
– off the ball movement
– heading 
– decisions
– pace & acceleration
– hold-up play 
– ambidexterity
Weaknesses:
No significant weaknesses.
Style of play:
– goal poacher
– player with good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations
– determined forward with killer-instinct, good technique on the ball, decent dribbling skills and cleverness at his off-the-ball movements
– very composed finisher capable on both feet
– likes to play off the shoulder of the opposition defenders
– possesses great sense of positioning while receiving through balls
– likes to try to beat offside trap
– often uses his strength and aerial presence to bring teammates into play
– indirect set-piece threat
– aerial threat in the opposition box
– generates many flick-ons and passes into the channels for his teammates to utilize
– capable of holding up the ball for teammates to provide them with assists when playing with his back to goal
– able to sniff out a goal in any situation
– good decision maker in the final third
– dependable option while defending set pieces
He is best suited to playing as:
Centre forward in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
Serbian U-17 championship 2015/2016 winner with Partizan.
League summary (as for 24 September 2016):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Djordje Jovanović is considered as one of the most talented products of Partizan’s youth academy in recent years. He was a true goal scoring machine in youth Partizan teams. In the summer 2015 he signed his first professional contract. Several months later he joined the first team squad and got the jersey number 99. Partizan’s officials and fans dream that in the not-too-distant future Djordje will create a lethal attack with another extremely talented Partizan youth graduate Dušan Vlahović. He is also a regular player for the Serbian junior national teams, he has represented his country at the U-16 and U-17 levels. In 2016, he played at the European U-17 Championship, where Serbians failed to advance from a very tough group containing Spain, Netherlands and Italy.
Quotes:
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
Links:
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