Aleksandar Ignjovski
 Ignjovski at practice with 1860 München in 2009. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Ignjovski | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2008 | OFK Beograd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | OFK Beograd | 23 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | → 1860 München (loan) | 53 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Werder Bremen | 60 | (1) |
| 2014– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Serbia U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2012– | Serbia | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Aleksandar Ignjovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Игњовски; born 27 January 1991) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.
Club career
Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Ignjovski played in his first season as senior in 2008 for the Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Beograd, playing twenty three games and scoring three goals during that season.[1] On 8 July 2009, he was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club TSV 1860 München. At the end of the loan, Ignjovski returned to Belgrade before signing for Werder Bremen.[2] On 3 April 2014 it was officially announced that Ignjovski had signed with Eintracht Frankfurt with effect from the season 2014/15.[3]
International career
Ignjovski was a member of Serbian U-21 team from 2009. Due to his Macedonian background, in March 2010 Macedonia national football team coach Mirsad Jonuz officially stated his desire to have Ignjovski play for Macedonia however this never materialised.[4] Instead, Ignjovski made his debut for the Serbia national football team[5] on 28 February 2012 in Larnaca, Cyprus, in a friendly match against Armenia.[4]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2013–14 season
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | OFK Beograd | SuperLiga | 23 | 3 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 1860 München (loan) | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Total | Serbia | 23 | 3 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Germany | 127 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 4 | ||
International statistics
| Serbian national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Aleksandar Ignjovski verstärkt die Löwen" (in German). tsv1860.de. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ↑ "Wechsel von Alexander Ignjovski zu Werder perfekt" [Alexandar Ignjovski's transfer to Werder complete]. official website (in German). Werder Bremen. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Ignjovski" (in German). eintracht.de. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aleksandar Ignjovski" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ Aleksandar Ignjovski at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Aleksandar Ignjovski at fussballdaten.de (German)
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