Radovan Pankov (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован Панков; born 5 August 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Legia Warsaw.
 Pankov with Legia Warsaw in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Radovan Pankov | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2014 | Vojvodina | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Vojvodina | 46 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → AEK Larnaca (loan) | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Radnički Niš | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Red Star Belgrade | 80 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Čukarički (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Legia Warsaw | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Serbia U19[2] | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editVojvodina
editAs a youth player, Pankov developed under the supervision of Vojvodina youth coach Milan Kosanović.[3] He was a member of one of the most talented generations in Vojvodina's youth ranks, as his teammates at the time included Sergej Milinković-Savić, Mijat Gaćinović, Srđan Babić, Nebojša Kosović, Emil Rockov, and Milan Spremo.[3] He emphasized that Spremo was "by far the greatest talent of that generation".[3]
Pankov made his professional debut for Vojvodina on 10 May 2014 in 1-0 home loss to Jagodina.[4] In the summer of 2015, Pankov participated in Vojvodina's 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying campaign. On 30 July 2015, he played in a historic 0-4 away win against Sampdoria in the first leg of the third qualifying round for the Europa League.[5] In an interview with Mozzart Sport in August 2019, Pankov claimed that the best striker he ever played against was Luis Muriel from the 2015 Europa League duel with Sampdoria.[3] The first leg win against Sampdoria ultimately helped Vojvodina make the play-off against Viktoria Plzeň, after which Vojvodina was eliminated.
Ural Sverdlovskaya Oblast
editOn 23 May 2016, Pankov signed a long-term contract with Russian side Ural Sverdlovskaya Oblast.[6] He was the second player from Vojvodina to join Ural that spring, after Dominik Dinga.[3] Shortly after joining Ural, he suffered an adductor injury.[3]
On 30 June 2017, Pankov signed a one-season loan deal with Cypriot side AEK Larnaca.[7]
Radnički Niš
editOn 20 June 2018, Pankov signed a three-year contract with Serbian club Radnički Niš.[8] He played as a starter under coach Nenad Lalatović, and Radnički Niš went on to finish second overall in the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga. He was named by Zajednica Super lige among the best eleven players in the entire league that season.[9]
Red Star Belgrade
edit
On 31 May 2019, Pankov signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[10] On 13 August 2019, he played a memorable match in the second leg of the third qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League against Copenhagen. He marked Dame N'Doye throughout the match and scored the winning penalty in a penalty shoot-out after overtime.[3] Second round of the 2022-23 season he spend on loan in FK Čukarički.[11]
Legia Warsaw
editOn 13 June 2023, Pankov signed a three-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.[11] On 5 October 2023, Radovan Pankov was arrested by Dutch police alongside teammate Josué Pesqueira after an altercation with security staff following a match against AZ Alkmaar in the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League.[12] They were released the following day, but Pankov will be judged for his part in the assault.[13] On 29 November, a spokesperson of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security confirmed that Public Prosecution Service would be prosecuting Pankov for (attempted) serious assault of a member of AZ's security staff.[14] On 15 December 2023, UEFA charged AZ with a €40,000 fine for failing to provide security for the Polish side.[15]
International career
editPankov was selected by coach Veljko Paunović to Serbia's squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Serbia ended up winning.
Personal life
editPankov's mother hailed from Herzegovina.[3] His father, Miloš Pankov, was originally from Tovariševo[16] and played as a playmaker for Proleter Zrenjanin in Yugoslavia's third tier.[3] At one point he was a teammate with Darko Kovačević.[3] He was killed in a car accident when Pankov was 11 years old.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of end of 2023-24 season
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vojvodina | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 57 | 0 | |||
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| AEK Larnaca (loan) | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Radnički Niš | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 42 | 5 | |
| Red Star | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | — | 115 | 3 | |||
| Čukarički (loan) | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Career total | 210 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 12 | ||
Honours
editAEK Larnaca
Red Star Belgrade
Serbia U20
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Radovan Pankov". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Only official UEFA matches included
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Darjan Nedeljković (17 August 2019). "INTERVJU – RADOVAN PANKOV: Nikad ne zaboravi ko ti je bio đed!". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "28.Kolo: Vojvodina - Jagodina". superliga.rs (in Serbian). 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "EL: Vojvodina humiliate Samp 4-0". Football Italia. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ «УРАЛ» ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ ДОЛГОСРОЧНЫЙ КОНТРАКТ С РАДОВАНОМ ПАНКОВЫМ Archived 23 May 2016 at archive.today at Ural Sverdlovskaya Oblast official website, 23 May 2016 (in Russian)
- ^ "Συμφωνία για τον δανεισμό του Radovan Pankov". www.aek.com.cy (in Greek). 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Mihajlo Vidojević (20 June 2018). "Zlatni "Orlić" na Čairu!". Sportske.net. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "НАЈБОЉИ У СУПЕР ЛИГИ: Марин најбољи играч, Милојевић поново без премца, квартет дуплирао успех". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Панков прво појачање за нову сезону". Red Star Belgrade (in Serbian). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ a b Ziółkowski, Marcin Szymczyk, Maciej (13 June 2023). "Oficjalnie. Radovan Pankov piłkarzem Legii". legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Legia Warsaw: Poland PM wants 'urgent diplomatic action' after arrest of two players following Conference League tie at AZ Alkmaar". BBC Sport. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Nederlandse openbaar ministerie vervolgt Legia speler Pankov" [Dutch public prosecutor will prosecute legia player Pankov] (in Dutch). VI.
- ^ "Legia-speler Pankov vervolgd vanwege mishandelen AZ-beveiliger in Alkmaar" [Legia player Pankov prosecuted for assaulting AZ security staff member in Alkmaar] (in Dutch). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Kazula, Jakub (15 December 2023). "Liga Konferencji Europy: AZ Alkmaar z karą od UEFA po meczu z Legią" [Europa Conference League: AZ Alkmaar with penalty from UEFA after match against Legia!] (in Polish). TVP Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Mirko Marković (28 June 2019). "'LJUBAV PREMA ZVEZDI BILA JE SAMO PROBLEM': Trnovit put Radovana Pankova do dečijeg sna!". HotSport (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "AEK Larnaca v Apollon Starting XIs, May 16, 2018". goal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
External links
edit- Radovan Pankov Stats at utakmica.rs
- Radovan Pankov – UEFA competition record (archive)