Dejana Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејана Стефановић; born 5 July 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Serbia women's national team.

Dejana Stefanović
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kragujevac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 ASPTT Albi 17 (0)
2018–2019 Avaldsnes 16 (5)
2019–2022 Vålerenga 70 (22)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 8 (0)
International career
2018– Serbia 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023

Career

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Stefanović has been capped for the Serbia national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[2]

In 2023, she signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[3] On 9 August 2024 she signed a contract extension with Brighton.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 May 2024.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ASPTT Albi 2017-18 D1 Féminine 17 0 0 0 17 0
Avaldsnes 2018 Toppserien 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
2019 9 5 0 0 9 5
Total 16 5 0 0 2 0 18 5
Vålerenga 2019 Toppserien 12 2 0 0 12 2
2020 17 7 0 0 3 3 20 10
2021 18 9 0 0 3 0 21 9
2022 23 4 0 0 23 4
Total 70 22 0 0 6 3 76 25
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 WSL 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2023–24 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 111 27 0 0 0 0 8 3 119 30

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 October 2019 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia   North Macedonia 6–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2. 26 October 2021 Stadion Metalac, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia   Turkey 1–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3. 14 July 2023 Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia   Slovenia 3–0 3–0 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ Dejana Stefanović at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Serbia)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Dejana Stefanovic signs for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  4. ^ "Dejana Stefanovic signs new contract". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Dejana Stefanovicplayer profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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