Ognjen Čančarević

Ognjen Čančarević

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Noah
Number	22
Youth career
	Sloboda Užice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Sloboda Užice	1	(0)
2006	→ Zlatibor Užice (loan)
2007–2008	Sloga Bajina Bašta	24	(0)
2008–2009	Sevojno	1	(0)
2009	→ Sloboda Užice (loan)	14	(0)
2009–2014	Radnički Kragujevac	122	(0)
2014	Sloboda Užice	15	(0)
2015	OFK Beograd	3	(0)
2016	Mladost Lučani	2	(0)
2016–2018	Radnik Surdulica	57	(0)
2018–2024	Alashkert	159	(0)
2024–	Noah	23	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Armenia	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Ognjen Čančarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Чанчаревић, Armenian: Օգնյեն Չանչարևիչ; born 25 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Armenian Premier League club Noah. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Armenia national team.

Club career

Čančarević initially played with Sloboda Užice, FK Zlatibor Užice, FK Sloga Bajina Bašta and FK Sevojno.[1] He joined Radnički in summer 2009 and after playing two seasons in the Serbian First League they won promotion to the SuperLiga in 2011. In 2018, he became an Alashkert player.

On 15 January, Noah announced the signing of Čančarević following his release from Alashkert on 11 January 2024.[2][3] On 6 August 2024, he scored as a goalkeeper against AEK Athens in the third qualifying round of 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.[4]

International career

Čančarević was called up to the Serbia national team for a friendly match against the United States on 29 January 2017. He remained on the bench with the match ending 0–0.[5][6]

After five years of living in Armenia, he received Armenian citizenship. In June 2023 he was called up to join the Armenia national team,[7] making his debut against Wales on 16 June 2023.[8][9]

Personal life

His father Milan was also a professional footballer and so is his cousin Luka.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 August 2024[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alashkert	2017–18	Armenian Premier League	13	0	2	0	0[a]	0	0[b]	0	15	0
	2018–19		27	0	3	0	6[c]	0	0[b]	0	36	0
	2019–20		25	0	1	0	4[d]	0	0[b]	0	30	0
	2020–21		18	0	3	0	1[d]	0	—		22	0
	2021–22		25	0	1	0	10[e]	0[b]	0	0	36	0
	2022–23		33	0	1	0	2[f]	0	—		36	0
	2023–24		18	0	0	0	4[f]	0	—		22	0
	Total		159	0	11	0	27	0	0	0	197	0
Noah	2023–24	Armenian Premier League	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2024–25		1	0	0	0	6[f]	1	0[b]	0	7	1
	Total		16	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	22	1
Career total			175	0	11	0	33	1	0	0	219	1

1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in the Armenian Supercup
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
5. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
6. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[8]

Armenia
Year	Apps	Goals
2023	8	0
2024	9	0
Total	17	0

Honours

Alashkert

• Armenian Premier League: 2017–18, 2020–21
• Armenian Cup: 2018–19
• Armenian Supercup: 2021

References

1. "Ognjen Čančarević". srbijafudbal.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
2. "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
3. "Noah's first transfer of the year: Ognjen Cancarevic". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah Facebook. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
4. "AEK suffers shock defeat by Noah in Armenia". eKathimerini. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
5. "Селектор Славољуб Муслин позвао 18 играча за дуел против САД у Сан Дијегу, 29. јануара". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
6. "Nula u San Dijegu: Superligaški "orlovi" se nisu obrukali u Americi (FOTO, VIDEO)". RTV BK Telecom (in Serbian). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
7. "Armenia national team is starting the training camp". FOOTBALL FEDERATION OF ARMENIA. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
8. "Ognjen Čančarević". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
9. "Եվրո 2024. Հայաստանի հավաքականը ջախջախիչ հաղթանակ տարավ Ուելսի նկատմամբ". mamul.am (in Armenian). Mamul. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
10. Ognjen Čančarević at Soccerway

External links

• Ognjen Čančarević at Soccerway
• Ognjen Čančarević at WorldFootball.net
• Ognjen Čančarević at National-Football-Teams.com