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 April 2019, Damnjanovic extended her contract with Bayern Munich until 2022. In June 2022, Damnjanovic extended her contract again, this time until 2025.

International career
Damnjanović took part in the U19 European Championship held in Turkey in July 2012, but was eliminated with her team after the preliminary round. In qualifying for the 2013 U19 European Championship, she was the top scorer with 14 goals.

On 23 February 2010, at the age of 15, she made her debut in the Serbia national team in a friendly match against Hungary. She came on as a substitute in the 57th minute of the game.

Honors

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


 * Bayern Munich
 * Bundesliga: 2020–21, 2022–23

Personal life
The footballer Jelena Čanković is Damnjanović's first cousin.