Dejan Zukić

Dejan Zukić
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Bački Jarak, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wolfsberger AC
Number 20
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Vojvodina 170 (23)
2024– Wolfsberger AC 40 (13)
International career‡
2017 Serbia U16 6 (2)
2017–2018 Serbia U17 3 (0)
2018 Serbia U18 3 (0)
2019–2020 Serbia U19 5 (1)
2021 Serbia U21 4 (0)
2025– Serbia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Dejan Zukić (Serbian: Дејан Зукић, born 7 May 2001) is a Serbian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Wolfsberger AC and the Serbia national team.[2]

Club career

Vojvodina

A native of Bački Jarak, Zukić came through the Vojvodina youth academy.[3] At the tournament Max Sport Cup in 2014, Zukić promoted himself as the best scorer in his generation.[4]

Zukić was promoted to the first team in summer 2017 at the age of 16, becoming its youngest member[5] and signing a scholarship contract until summer 2019 previously.[6] He was among the 13 players born in 2001 which were registered for the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season.[7] Zukić was an unused substitution in a match against OFK Bačka in August 2016.[8]

On 19 March 2019, Zukić signed his first, three-year professional with Vojvodina.[9] Eleven days later, Zukić made his first team debut in a 3–1 away victory against Dinamo Vranje, replacing Damjan Gojkov in 88th minute and drawing a penalty kick one minute later.[10] On 7 August 2023, Zukić extended his contract with Vojvodina until June 2026.[11]

Wolfsberger AC

Zukić signed a three-year contract for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC on 9 July 2024, keeping him there until 2027.[12]

International career

Zukić has been a member of the Serbia national football team since the age of 14.[13] He was also called in Serbian under-15 team squad in 2015.[14] Zukić made under-16 debut in a match against Belarus on 2 April 2017.[15] Playing for the team, Zukić made 6 appearances and scored two goals, in matches against Bulgaria[16] and Estonia.[17]

On 11 October 2025, Zukić debuted for the Serbian senior team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Albania.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025[19]
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina 2017–18[20] SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[21] 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
2019–20[22] 27 4 4 2 — 31 6
2020–21[23] 36 4 3 1 1[b] 0 40 5
2021–22[24] 28 3 4 3 4[c] 0 36 6
2022–23[25] 32 3 4 0 — 36 3
2023–24[26] 37 8 5 2 2[c] 2 44 12
Total 170 23 20 8 7 2 197 33
Wolfsberg 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 31 10 5 2 — 36 12
Career total 201 33 25 10 7 2 233 45
  1. ^ Includes Serbian Cup, Austrian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Vojvodina

Wolfsberg

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Janković, Aleksandra (3 October 2025). "Ko je Dejan Zukić, Piksijev kec iz Rukava: Od rođaka do reprezentativca, konačno je dobio poziv". Republika (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Vojvodina veruje u svoju decu". FK Vojvodina official website. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Intervju sa (dobrim) razlogom: Mirko Ivanić". FK Vojvodina (in Serbian). 8 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Proglašenje najboljih na II "Max sport cup-u"". Football Association of Serbia. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Zukić, Dejan". Moj Klub (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Zukic, Dejan". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Licencirani igrači za tekuću sezonu". FK Vojvodina official website. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. ^ Богдан Планић: Немам појма о мом одласку у Румунију. Dnevnik (in Serbian). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  9. ^ Дејан Зукић потписао трогодишњи уговор/. FK Vojvodina (in Serbian). 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. ^ Динамо – Војводина 1:3. Vojvodina (in Serbian). 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ Зукић потписао нови уговор са Војводином!. FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 7 August 2023.
  12. ^ "WAC verpflichtet serbischen Mittelfeldspieler". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Mlađe kategorije: Selektivno - trenažno okupljanje" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  14. ^ "U-15: Provera protiv Mađarske". Football Association of Serbia. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Razvojni turnir UEFA, trijumf mladjih kadeta protiv Belorusije 2–1 (0—0)" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Trijumf mlađih kadeta na Razvojnom turniru UEFA, savladana i Bugarska – 3:1(1:0)" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Tri meča i tri pobede za trijumf mlađih kadeta na Razvojnom turniru UEFA u Bugarskoj" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  18. ^ Krga, Iva (26 October 2025). "Srbijo, Kakve Majstore Imaš! Igrao je protiv Albanije, a Tek Će Blistati za "orlove"!". Republika (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  19. ^ Dejan Zukić at Soccerway
  20. ^ "Zukić, Dejan 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Zukić, Dejan 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  22. ^ "Zukić, Dejan 2019–20 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Zukić, Dejan 2020–21 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Zukić, Dejan 2021–22 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Zukić, Dejan 2022–23 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  26. ^ "Zukić, Dejan 2023–24 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Najbolji igrač 24. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Dejan Zukić". Serbian SuperLiga (in Serbian). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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