# Jovana Damnjanović

Jovana Damnjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Дамњановић; born 24 November 1994) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward for the Serbia national team and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga.

## Club career

Damnjanović, who played football for FC Perspektiva in her youth, later moved to first division club ŽFK Crvena zvezda. At the end of the 2012/13 season, she and her team reached second place in the Serbian Super League, the highest division in Serbian football. In 2012 she and her team reached the cup final, achieving second place after a 1-2 loss after extra time against ŽFK Spartak Subotica.
In the summer of 2013, she was signed by Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. On 7 September 2013 (1st matchday) she made her debut in the Bundesliga in the 1-1 draw in the home game against FC Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Martina Müller in the 73rd minute. With VfL Wolfsburg she won 2013–14 UEFA Champions League and became the first Serbian women's player to achieve this feat.
After two seasons, she moved to league rivals SC Sand in the summer of 2015.
On 10 March 2017 she signed a 3-year contract with German champions Bayern Munich. She made her debut for Bayern Munich on 5 November 2017 (7th matchday) in a 3-1 win in the home game against MSV Duisburg, coming on as a substitute for Lucie Voňková in the 62nd minute. In August 2024, Damnjanovic extended her contract with Bayern Munich for a fourth time and signed a new deal until 30 June 2027.

## International career

On 23 February 2010, she made her debut at the age of 15 in the A national team in a test international match against the Hungary selection, which unfortunately resulted in a 1-0 loss. She was replaced in the 57th minute.
Damnjanović participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship held in Turkey from 2 to 14 July 2012. Despite her best efforts, her team was unfortunately eliminated from the tournament after the preliminary round. In qualifying for the 2013 European Women's Under-19 Football Championship, she had the honour of being the top scorer with 14 goals. However, she was unable to qualify with her team for the final round..

## Personal life

The footballer Jelena Čanković is Damnjanović's first cousin.

## Honors
### Wolfsburg

* UEFA Champions League: 2013–14
* Bundesliga: 2013–14
* DFB-Pokal: 2014–15

### Bayern Munich

* Bundesliga: 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 13 February 2014 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 November 2021 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 25 November 2021 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 30 November 2021 | Stadion Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 30 November 2021 | Stadion Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 17 February 2022 | Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek, Belek, Turkey | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 23 February 2022 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | Turkey | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 7 April 2022 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Israel | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 12 April 2022 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Germany | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 12 April 2022 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Germany | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 11. | 14 July 2023 | Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia | Slovenia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 12. | 26 September 2023 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Greece | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 13. | 26 September 2023 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Greece | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 14. | 27 October 2023 | Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland | Poland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 15. | 9 April 2024 | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary | Israel | 1–0 | 4–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 16. | 9 April 2024 | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary | Israel | 3–1 | 4–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 17. | 4 June 2024 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |