Lazar Jovanović (footballer)


Lazar Jovanović is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mladost Lučani.

Club career

Born in Užice, Jovanović went through the youth system at local clubs Jedinstvo and Sloboda, making his senior debut with the latter in March 2012. He subsequently played for Mladost Lučani, before joining Borac Čačak during the 2016 winter transfer window. In the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga, Jovanović was the team's top scorer with eight goals from 34 appearances, helping the side narrowly avoid relegation.

International career

Jovanović made his international debut for Serbia under Slavoljub Muslin, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Srđan Plavšić in a goalless draw against the United States in San Diego on 29 January 2017.