Veljko Jelenković

Veljko Jelenković (Велко Йеленкович; Вељко Јеленковић; born 5 June 2003) is a Bulgarian footballer of Serbian descent who plays as a defender for Slavia Sofia.

Career
Born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Veljko is the son of former Litex Lovech player Nebojša Jelenković. He started his youth career in FK Vojvodina. At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, he agreed a loan to Bečej. Then, he made his professional debut by playing as loaned player for FK Kabel in the 2021–22 Serbian First League season. In January 2023 he moved to Slavia Sofia. Veljko then made his debut in Bulgaria in a league match against Pirin Blagoevgrad on 13 January 2023.

International career
Jelenkovic holds dual citizenship making him available for both Serbia and Bulgaria. In 2019 he was called up to Serbia U17 for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches. In October 2022 it was reported that Bulgaria's manager, Mladen Krstajić wants Jelenkovic to join Bulgaria national team. On 18 March 2023, he received his first call-up for the Bulgaria U21 for the friendly tournament Antalya Cup between 25 and 28 March 2023.