Dejan Zukić Explained

Dejan Zukić (Serbian: 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

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vojvodina	2017–18[16]	SuperLiga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018–19[17]		10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
	2019–20[18]		27	4	4	2	—		—		31	6
	2020–21[19]		36	4	3	1	1	0	—		40	5
	2021–22[20]		28	3	4	3	4	0	—		36	6
	2022–23[21]		32	3	4	0	—		—		36	3
	2023–24[22]		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^[23])

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vojvodina veruje u svoju decu. FK Vojvodina official website. 18 August 2017. 19 August 2017. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208211434/https://www.fkvojvodina.rs/vojvodina-veruje-u-svoju-decu/. dead.
2. Web site: Intervju sa (dobrim) razlogom: Mirko Ivanić. fkvojvodina.com. 8 September 2015. 5 August 2017.
3. Web site: Proglašenje najboljih na II "Max sport cup-u". sportskicentarfss.co.rs. 2 September 2014. 8 August 2017.
4. Web site: Zukić, Dejan. mojklub.rs. Serbian. 5 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812071209/http://www.mojklub.rs/fkvojvodina-u12/igrac/4908_Dejan+_Zuki%C4%87/profil. 12 August 2017. dead.
5. Web site: Zukic, Dejan. srbijafudbal.com. Serbian. 8 August 2017.
6. Web site: Licencirani igrači za tekuću sezonu. FK Vojvodina official website. 17 August 2017. 19 August 2017. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208212713/https://www.fkvojvodina.rs/licencirani-igraci-za-tekucu-sezonu/. dead.
7. Web site: Богдан Планић: Немам појма о мом одласку у Румунију. Dnevnik. Serbian. 7 August 2016. 18 September 2017.
8. Web site: Дејан Зукић потписао трогодишњи уговор/. Vojvodina. Serbian. 19 March 2019. 1 April 2019. 1 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401134133/https://www.fkvojvodina.rs/dejan-zukic-potpisao-trogodisnji-ugovor/. dead.
9. Web site: Динамо – Војводина 1:3. Vojvodina. Serbian. 30 March 2019. 1 April 2019. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208200933/https://www.fkvojvodina.rs/dinamo-vojvodina-13/. dead.
10. Web site: Зукић потписао нови уговор са Војводином!. FK Vojvodina official website. Serbian. 7 August 2023.
11. Web site: Mlađe kategorije: Selektivno - trenažno okupljanje. Football Association of Serbia. 27 April 2015. 8 August 2017.
12. Web site: U-15: Provera protiv Mađarske. Football Association of Serbia. 29 October 2015. 8 August 2017.
13. Web site: Razvojni turnir UEFA, trijumf mladjih kadeta protiv Belorusije -2:1(0:0). Football Association of Serbia. 2 April 2017. 8 August 2017.
14. Web site: Trijumf mlađih kadeta na Razvojnom turniru UEFA, savladana i Bugarska – 3:1(1:0). Football Association of Serbia. 4 April 2017. 8 August 2017.
15. Web site: Tri meča i tri pobede za trijumf mlađih kadeta na Razvojnom turniru UEFA u Bugarskoj. Football Association of Serbia. 6 April 2017. 8 August 2017.
16. Web site: Zukić, Dejan 2017–18 season. Serbian SuperLiga official website. Serbian. 8 August 2017.
17. Web site: Zukić, Dejan 2018–19 season. Serbian SuperLiga official website. Serbian. 1 April 2019.
18. Web site: Zukić, Dejan 2019–20 season. Serbian SuperLiga official website. Serbian. 27 July 2019.
19. Web site: Zukić, Dejan 2020–21 season. Serbian SuperLiga official website. Serbian. 6 June 2021.
20. Web site: Zukić, Dejan 2021–22 season. Serbian SuperLiga official website. Serbian. 16 October 2021.
21. Web site: Zukić, Dejan 2022–23 season. Serbian SuperLiga official website. Serbian. 10 January 2023.
22. Web site: Zukić, Dejan 2023–24 season. Serbian SuperLiga official website. Serbian. 27 July 2023.
23. Web site: Najbolji igrač 24. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Dejan Zukić . Serbian SuperLiga. superliga.rs. 4 March 2023. 6 March 2023. sr.