# Aleksa Vukanović

Aleksa Vukanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Вукановић; born 18 June 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina.

## Club career
### Early career

Vukanović started his career with hometown team Hercegovac. Later he moved to ČSK Čelarevo, where he played in the Serbian League Vojvodina between 2010 and 2014. In summer 2014, he moved to OFK Bačka, where he made Serbian First League debut against Sloga Kraljevo on 23 August 2014. Next summer, Vukanović returned to ČSK after club promotion in the First League.

### Napredak

Vukanović joined Napredak Kruševac in summer 2016. On 22 July 2016, he scored a goal in his debut for Napredak in a 2–2 tie against Red Star Belgrade. On 27 October 2018, he scored a goal with his heel in a 1–1 tie against Partizan. By November that year, he was the top scorer in the entire league.

### Red Star Belgrade

On 18 January 2019, Vukanović signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade. On 27 August 2019, he scored a goal in the Champions League play-off in a 1–1 tie against Young Boys, which resulted in Red Star's qualification to the Champions League that season.

### Meizhou Hakka

On 21 April 2022, Vukanović joined Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.

### Brief spell at Umm Salal and return to Serbia

After a short spell at Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal, Vukanović returned to Serbia, and on 15 September 2023 he signed a two-year deal with Vojvodina. On 30 November 2023, Vukanović signed a new three-year deal with the club.

## Career statistics

    As of 1 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| OFK Bačka | 2014–15 | Serbian First League | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| ČSK Čelarevo | 2015–16 | Serbian First League | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 11 |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 11 |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 8 |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 13 |
| Napredak Kruševac | Total | Total | 90 | 29 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 96 | 32 |
| Red Star | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Red Star | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 8 |
| Red Star | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| Red Star | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Red Star | Total | Total | 55 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 14 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 9 |
| Umm Salal | 2022–23 | Qatar Stars League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Vojvodina | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 9 |
| Vojvodina | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Vojvodina | Total | Total | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 10 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 252 | 71 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 79 |

## Honours
### Red Star Belgrade

* Serbian SuperLiga: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
* Serbian Cup: 2020–21