Aleksa Damjanović

Aleksa Damjanović
Personal information
Full name Aleksa Damjanović
Date of birth (2008-12-04) 4 December 2008
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Red Star Belgrade
Number 19
Youth career
–2025 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Red Star Belgrade 6 (0)
2025–Grafičar (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2025 Serbia U17 18 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Aleksa Damjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Дамјановић; born 4 December 2008) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Red Star Belgrade.[2]

Club career

Damjanović was the top scorer in the Serbian Youth League with 21 goals in the 2024-25 season. That season, he also featured in the UEFA Youth League for Red Star Belgrade U-19.[3] Having trained with the first-team in the pre-season ahead of the 2025-26 season as a 16 year-old, he made his senior debut in the Serbian SuperLiga for Red Star Belgrade against FK TSC on 9 August 2025 in a 1-0 home win for his side.[4][5] He agreed a dual registration deal, making him eligible to play for RFK Grafičar Beograd in the Serbian First League during the 2025-26 season.[6][7] In September 2025, he signed a new three-year contract with Red Star.[8][3]

International career

He is youth international for Serbia, representing Serbia national under-17 football team.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Star Belgrade 2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Grafičar (loan) 2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga 6 0 1 1 7 1
Career total 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 1

Personal life

Born in Belgrade, he is the son of Serbian international footballer Jovan Damjanović.[9][3]

References

  1. ^ "Aleksa Damjanović". crvenazvezdafk.com.
  2. ^ "Aleksa Damjanovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Radonić, Aleksandar (13 September 2025). "ZVEZDA GUARDS ITS TREASURE: The Red and Whites have secured the 16-year-old striker wanted by Brentford and Stuttgart!". Kurir.rs. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  4. ^ Marković, Dušan (10 August 2025). "After his debut at Maracana, the star child had a special message for the fans". Nova.rs. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Crvena zvezda vs. TSC 1-0". Soccerway. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b Kojić, Stefan (24 June 2025). "Crvena zvezda ima novo čudo od deteta: Ima 16 godina, 192 centimetra, prezime koje mu (ne) pomaže i 41 gol za dve godine". Sportal. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  8. ^ Ninkovic, Dušan (13 September 2025). "Zvezda pokazala ko je Šerifov naslednik: Premijer liga neka čeka, Aleksa ostaje do 2028". Mondo.rs. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  9. ^ "MEET ALEKSA DAMJANOVIĆ: CRVENA ZVEZDA'S & SERBIA'S NEXT BIG THING". Attackingfootball.com. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.