Radovan Pankov (Serbian Cyrillic:Радован Панков; born 5 August 1995) is a Serbian professionalfootballer who plays as adefender for Polish clubLegia Warsaw.
 Pankov withLegia Warsaw in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Radovan Pankov | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 40 | (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 8 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editVojvodina
editAs a youth player, Pankov developed under the supervision of Vojvodina youth coachMilan Kosanović.[3] He was a member of one of the most talented generations in Vojvodina's youth ranks, as his teammates at the time includedSergej Milinković-Savić,Mijat Gaćinović,Srđan Babić,Nebojša Kosović,Emil Rockov, andMilan Spremo.[3] He emphasized that Spremo was "by far the greatest talent of that generation".[3]
Pankov made his professional debut forVojvodina on 10 May 2014 in 1-0 home loss toJagodina.[4] In the summer of 2015, Pankov participated in Vojvodina's2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying campaign. On 30 July 2015, he played in a historic 0-4 away win againstSampdoria in the first leg of thethird qualifying round for the Europa League.[5] In an interview withMozzart Sport in August 2019, Pankov claimed that the best striker he ever played against wasLuis Muriel from the 2015 Europa League duel with Sampdoria.[3] The first leg win against Sampdoria ultimately helped Vojvodina make theplay-off againstViktoria Plzeň, after which Vojvodina was eliminated.
Ural Sverdlovskaya Oblast
editOn 23 May 2016, Pankov signed a long-term contract with Russian sideUral Sverdlovskaya Oblast.[6] He was the second player from Vojvodina to join Ural that spring, afterDominik Dinga.[3] Shortly after joining Ural, he suffered anadductor injury.[3]
On 30 June 2017, Pankov signed a one-season loan deal with Cypriot sideAEK Larnaca.[7]
Radnički Niš
editOn 20 June 2018, Pankov signed a three-year contract with Serbian clubRadnički Niš.[8] He played as a starter under coachNenad Lalatović, and Radnički Niš went on to finish second overall in the2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga. He was named byZajednica Super lige among the best eleven players in the entire league that season.[9]
Red Star Belgrade
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On 31 May 2019, Pankov signed a three-year contract withRed Star Belgrade.[10] On 13 August 2019, he played a memorable match in the second leg of thethird qualifying round of the2019–20 UEFA Champions League againstCopenhagen. He markedDame N'Doye throughout the match and scored the winning penalty in apenalty shoot-out afterovertime.[3] Second round of the 2022-23 season he spend on loan inFK Čukarički.[11]
Legia Warsaw
editOn 13 June 2023, Pankov signed a three-year contract with PolishEkstraklasa clubLegia Warsaw.[11] On 5 October 2023, Radovan Pankov was arrested by Dutch police alongside teammateJosué Pesqueira after an altercation with security staff following a match againstAZ Alkmaar in thegroup stage of theUEFA Europa Conference League.[12] They were released the following day.[13] On 29 November, a spokesperson of the DutchMinistry of Justice and Security confirmed thatPublic 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]
On 15 August 2024, he contributed significantly to Legia Warsaw's advancement from thethird qualifying round to theplay-off stage of theUEFA Conference League, as they faced Norwegian clubBrøndby. He equalized with a header to make it1–1, which resulted in an aggregate score of 4–3, thereby ensuring the club's progression in the competition.[16][17]
International career
editPankov was selected by coachVeljko Paunović toSerbia's squad for the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Serbia ended up winning.
Personal life
editPankov's mother hailed fromHerzegovina.[3] His father, Miloš Pankov, was originally fromTovariševo[18] and played as aplaymaker forProleter Zrenjanin in Yugoslavia's third tier.[3] At one point he was a teammate withDarko Kovačević.[3] He was killed in a car accident when Pankov was 11 years old.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 12 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 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[b] | 2 | — | 42 | 5 | |
| Red Star | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[e] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 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[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[f] | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 14 | ||
- ^IncludesSerbian Cup,Russian Cup,Cypriot Cup,Polish Cup
- ^abcdAppearance(s) inUEFA Europa League
- ^Appearances inUEFA Champions League
- ^One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^abAppearances inUEFA Conference League
Honours
editAEK Larnaca
Red Star Belgrade
Legia Warsaw
Serbia U20
Individual
References
edit- ^"Radovan Pankov". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved31 August 2022.
- ^Only officialUEFA matches included
- ^abcdefghijkDarjan Nedeljković (17 August 2019)."INTERVJU – RADOVAN PANKOV: Nikad ne zaboravi ko ti je bio đed!".Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved7 December 2019.
- ^"28.Kolo: Vojvodina - Jagodina".superliga.rs (in Serbian). 10 May 2014.Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved20 May 2014.
- ^"EL: Vojvodina humiliate Samp 4-0".Football Italia. 30 July 2015. Retrieved7 December 2019.
- ^«УРАЛ» ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ ДОЛГОСРОЧНЫЙ КОНТРАКТ С РАДОВАНОМ ПАНКОВЫМArchived 23 May 2016 atarchive.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. Retrieved30 June 2017.
- ^Mihajlo Vidojević (20 June 2018)."Zlatni "Orlić" na Čairu!".Sportske.net. Retrieved7 December 2019.
- ^"НАЈБОЉИ У СУПЕР ЛИГИ: Марин најбољи играч, Милојевић поново без премца, квартет дуплирао успех".Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved7 December 2019.
- ^"Панков прво појачање за нову сезону".Red Star Belgrade (in Serbian). 31 May 2019. Retrieved7 December 2019.
- ^abZiółkowski, Marcin Szymczyk, Maciej (13 June 2023)."Oficjalnie. Radovan Pankov piłkarzem Legii".legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved14 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. Retrieved6 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. Retrieved30 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. Retrieved29 December 2023.
- ^"Legia Warszawa vs Brøndby".UEFA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved6 January 2025.
- ^"Złota głowa Pankova".www.90minut.pl. 15 August 2024. Retrieved6 January 2025.
- ^Mirko Marković (28 June 2019)."'LJUBAV PREMA ZVEZDI BILA JE SAMO PROBLEM': Trnovit put Radovana Pankova do dečijeg sna!".HotSport (in Serbian). Retrieved8 December 2019.
- ^"AEK Larnaca v Apollon Starting XIs, May 16, 2018". goal.com. Retrieved31 May 2022.
- ^Papuga, Wojciech (2 May 2025)."Legia Warszawa zdobywcą Pucharu Polski! W finale wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO]".sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved2 May 2025.
External links
edit- Radovan Pankov Stats at utakmica.rs
- Radovan Pankov –UEFA competition record (archive)
- Radovan Pankov at Soccerway.com
- Radovan Pankov atkicker (in German)
- Radovan Pankov atFBref.com