Dejan Zukić

Dejan Zukić

Personal information
Full name	Dejan Zukić
Date of birth	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bački Jarak, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wolfsberger AC
Number	20
Youth career
	Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2024	Vojvodina	170	(23)
2024–	Wolfsberger AC	16	(4)
International career
2017	Serbia U16	6	(2)
2017–2018	Serbia U17	3	(0)
2018	Serbia U18	3	(0)
2019–2020	Serbia U19	5	(1)
2021	Serbia U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024

Dejan Zukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Зукић; born 7 May 2001) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Wolfsberger AC. He usually operates as an attacking midfielder.[1]

Club career

Vojvodina

Originating from Bački Jarak, Zukić came through the Vojvodina youth academy.[2] On the tournament "Max sport cup" in 2014, Zukić promoted himself as the best scorer in his generation.[3]

Zukić joined the first team in summer 2017 at the age of 16, as the youngest member of the senior squad,[4] signing a scholarship contract until summer 2019 previously.[5] He was among the 13 players born in 2001, which were registered for the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season.[6] He noted his first time in protocol for senior match, staying on the bench as an unused substitution in the 3rd fixture game against OFK Bačka.[7]

On 19 March 2019 Zukić signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal with Vojvodina.[8]

Only 11 days later, Zukić made his first team debut, replacing Damjan Gojkov in 88th minute, and drawing a penalty kick only a minute later, in 3:1 away win against Dinamo Vranje.[9]

On 7 August 2023, Zukić extended his contract with Vojvodina until June 2026.[10]

International career

Zukić was called into the national team selections since the age of 14.[11] Later he was also called in Serbian under-15 team squad in 2015.[12] Zukić made his debut for Serbia national under-16 football team in a match against Belarus on 2 April 2017.[13] Playing for the team, Zukić made 6 appearances and scored 2 goals, in matches against Bulgaria[14] and Estonia.[15]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2024[16]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vojvodina	2017–18[17]	SuperLiga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018–19[18]		10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
	2019–20[19]		27	4	4	2	—		—		31	6
	2020–21[20]		36	4	3	1	1	0	—		40	5
	2021–22[21]		28	3	4	3	4	0	—		36	6
	2022–23[22]		32	3	4	0	—		—		36	3
	2023–24[23]		37	8	5	2	2	2	—		44	12
	Total		170	23	20	8	7	2	—		197	33
Career total			170	23	20	8	7	2	—		197	33

Honours

Vojvodina

• Serbian Cup: 2019–20

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2022–23 (Round 24[24])

References

1. "Vojvodina veruje u svoju decu". FK Vojvodina official website. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
2. "Intervju sa (dobrim) razlogom: Mirko Ivanić". fkvojvodina.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
3. "Proglašenje najboljih na II "Max sport cup-u"". sportskicentarfss.co.rs. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
4. "Zukić, Dejan". mojklub.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
5. "Zukic, Dejan". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
6. "Licencirani igrači za tekuću sezonu". FK Vojvodina official website. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
7. "Богдан Планић: Немам појма о мом одласку у Румунију". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
8. "Дејан Зукић потписао трогодишњи уговор/". Vojvodina (in Serbian). 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
9. "Динамо – Војводина 1:3". Vojvodina (in Serbian). 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
10. "Зукић потписао нови уговор са Војводином!". FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 7 August 2023.
11. "Mlađe kategorije: Selektivno - trenažno okupljanje". Football Association of Serbia. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
12. "U-15: Provera protiv Mađarske". Football Association of Serbia. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
13. "Razvojni turnir UEFA, trijumf mladjih kadeta protiv Belorusije -2:1(0:0)". Football Association of Serbia. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
14. "Trijumf mlađih kadeta na Razvojnom turniru UEFA, savladana i Bugarska – 3:1(1:0)". Football Association of Serbia. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
15. "Tri meča i tri pobede za trijumf mlađih kadeta na Razvojnom turniru UEFA u Bugarskoj". Football Association of Serbia. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
16. Dejan Zukić at Soccerway
17. "Zukić, Dejan 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
18. "Zukić, Dejan 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
19. "Zukić, Dejan 2019–20 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
20. "Zukić, Dejan 2020–21 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
21. "Zukić, Dejan 2021–22 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
22. "Zukić, Dejan 2022–23 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
23. "Zukić, Dejan 2023–24 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
24. "Najbolji igrač 24. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Dejan Zukić". superliga.rs (in Serbian). Serbian SuperLiga. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

External links

• Dejan Zukić at WorldFootball.net