Aleksandar Ignjatović

Aleksandar Ignjatović
Personal information
Date of birth	11 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Niš, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sloboda Tuzla
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2006	Radnički Niš
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Radnički Niš
2008–2012	Borac Čačak
2009	→ Feyenoord (loan)
2012–2016	Honvéd Budapest
2016	Radnički Niš
2017	Bunyodkor
2017	Novi Pazar
2017–2019	Sloboda Tuzla
2019–2022	Laçi
2022–2023	RoundGlass Punjab
2023–2024	Rudar Prijedor
2024–	Sloboda Tuzla
International career
2009	Serbia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024

Aleksandar Ignjatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Игњатовић; born 11 April 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.

Club career

Ignjatović started his career in the youth squads of Radnicki Nis, a club playing in the Serbian First League. In the season 2006–07, he made his first appearance in the club's first team and quickly became a regular starter in the Radnički line-up. After two successful seasons Ignjatović earned a transfer to FK Borac Čačak.

In the summer of 2008, Ignjatović joined Borac Čačak, making his debut on the highest level in Serbia, the Serbian SuperLiga. On 17 July 2008, he made his official European debut in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round match against FC Dacia Chişinău.

On 26 June 2009, the Dutch club Feyenoord announced the arrival of Borac Čačak defender Ignjatović on a season-long loan, with a view to a permanent deal.^[1] However, the towering defender failed to make an impression at the Rotterdam side. Ignjatović didn't play a single match for Feyenoord and returned to Borac Čačak during the winter transfer period.^[2]

RoundGlass Punjab

In September 2022, I-League club RoundGlass Punjab announced the signing of Ignjatović, on a one-year deal.^[3]^[4]

International career

Ignjatović made his international debut for the Serbia U21 squad in a friendly match against Cyprus U21 on 11 February 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Club statistics

Club

As of 16 April 2023^[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Radnički Niš	2006–07	Serbian First League	26	0	0	0	0	0	—		26	0
	2007–08	Serbian First League	31	0	0	0	0	0	—		31	0
	Total		57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	0
Borac Čačak	2008–09	Serbian SuperLiga	29	0	0	0	0	0	6^[a]	0	35	0
	2009–10		7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2010–11		21	1	1^[b]	0	0	0	—		22	1
	2011–12		15	0	2^[b]	0	0	0	—		17	0
	Total		72	1	3	0	0	0	6	0	81	1
Feyenoord (loan)	2009–10	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Budapest Honvéd	2012–13	NB I	29	1	4^[c]	1	3^[d]	0	4^[a]	0	40	2
	2013–14		27	2	2^[c]	0	2^[d]	0	4^[a]	0	35	2
	2014–15		23	2	1^[c]	0	5^[d]	1	—		29	3
	2015–16		14	1	2^[c]	0	0	0	—		16	1
	Total		93	6	9	1	10	1	8	0	120	8
Radnički Niš	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	8	0	1^[b]	0	0	0	—		9	0
Novi Pazar	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	16	2	0	0	0	0	—		16	2
Sloboda Tuzla	2017–18	Premijer Liga	31	2	6^[e]	0	0	0	—		37	2
	2018–19	Premijer Liga	29	0	1^[e]	0	0	0	—		30	0
	Total		60	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	67	2
Laçi	2019–20	Kategoria Superiore	34	2	2^[f]	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	38	2
	2020–21		31	0	3^[f]	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	36	0
	2021–22		22	0	6^[f]	0	0	0	6^[g]	0	34	0
	Total		87	2	11	0	0	0	10	0	108	2
RoundGlass Punjab	2022–23	I-League	19	0	0	0	2^[h]	0	—		21	0
Career total			412	13	31	1	12	1	24	0	479	15