| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,midfielder,defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Bundoora United | ||
| 2018–2019 | FV Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Perth Glory | 7 | (2) |
| 2022 | Bulleen Lions | 20 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Perth Glory | 18 | (3) |
| 2023 | Bulleen Lions | 16 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Adelaide United | 22 | (1) |
| 2024 | Heidelberg United | 15 | (12) |
| 2024– | Melbourne Victory | 25 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Australia U17 | 12 | (8) |
| 2025 | Australia U23 | 5 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025 | |||
Alana Jančevski (Macedonian:Алана Јанчевски,pronounced[ˈa.la.najanˈt͡ʃɛfski]AH-lah-nah yan-CHEF-skee;[1] born 13 March 2003) is an Australiansoccer player. She plays as aforward forMelbourne Victory in theA-League Women.[2] She has represented Australia with theAustralia U17s andAustralia U23s.
Alana Jančevski was born in Melbourne,[2][3]: 100 and raised with an older sibling by Silvana (primary school teacher) and Tony Jančevski (drafter),[4] and is ofMacedonian descent.[5] Her father barracked forMelbourne Victory FC in the A-League and had played soccer forVictorian State League Division Three team,Pascoe Vale FC.[6][7] She began playing soccer for Bundoora United from the age of five.[4] For secondary education she attendedSt Monica's College,Epping.[8] While at that school Jančevski played forFFV NTC (Football Federation Victoria National Training Centre) Juniors.[4][8]
Her first soccer club was Bundoora United, as a left foot winger, where she played against boys, from the age of five until she was eleven.[3]: 100 [4][6][9] She was awardedFootball Victoria's most valuable junior state team player in 2016.[10] From 2018 to 2019 Jančevski was a member of the FFV NTC team,[3]: 100 FV Academy/Emerging which competes in theNational Premier Leagues Victoria Women (NPLW Victoria), where she played 56 games and provided 19 goals.[11]: 85 [12]
At the2019 AFC Women's Club Championship Jančevski debuted forMelbourne Victory in their 1–1 draw with Chinese teamJiangsu, in South Korea in November.[6][13] In May 2021 she was signed byAlex Epakis toPerth Glory in theA-League Women for the2021–22 season.[6][14][15] The forward appeared seven times providing two goals.[2] During the A-League off-season (middle of 2022) she was loaned toBulleen Lions in the NPLW Victoria before returning to Perth Glory in September.[2] In her second season for that team, she appeared in 18 matches for 3 goals.[2] During 2023 A-League off-season, she was loaned again to Bulleen Lions.[2]
Jančevski joinedAdelaide United during the2023–24 season.[16][17] Over her 22 matches, she provided one goal.[2] For the off-season she returned to the NPLW Victoria, but joinedHeidelberg United, which had escaped relegation in the previous year.[6][18] Over her 15 matches Jančevski kicked 12 goals,[11]: 94 which helped Heidelberg reach the finals and win the grand final to become 2024 Champions.[18][19] By the end of the 2024 season, she had played 116 games in the NPLW Victoria across her time (2017–2024) with Bulleen Lions, FV Emerging and Heidelberg United.[11]: 135
In August 2024 the player was transferred to Melbourne Victory for2024–2025, where she initially took up offensive midfielder duties.[6] After round eight, her coachJeff Hopkins asked her to replace retiring full back,Beattie Goad, as a left back defender.[20] In January 2025 she kicked theA-League Women Goal of the Year in their 2–0 win againstSydney.[3]: 259 [21][22] Melbourne Victory finished second behind Premiers,Melbourne City. Melbourne Victory reached the season'sGrand Final and were drawn (1–1) withCentral Coast Mariners after extra time, but they lost the resultantpenalty shoot out (4–5) with Jančevski uncharacteristically missing herspot kick.[23] In late August 2025, immediately after her international performances (see below), Jančevski was re-signed by Melbourne Victory for the2025–26 season.[24]
Jančevski was named to theAustralia U17 (Junior Matildas) squad, which competed at2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifiers (first round) held inKyrgyzstan from 15 to 23 September 2018.[8] She scored six goals across four matches; her team won all their games against Palestine (11–0),Indonesia (11-0),Kyrgyzstan (10–0, hosts) and Chinese Taipei (7-0). In thesecond round inLaos during March 2019,[25] the Young Matildas won all three matches and qualified for2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship. At the final tournament from 15 to 28 September inThailand,[26] the forward scored two further goals in their win againstthe hosts (6–1), where she was awarded Most Valuable Player.[27] The team reached the semi-finals and finished fourth.[28]
The player was named toAustralia women's national under-20 soccer team (Young Matildas) training camp from 30 May to 3 June 2022 in Blacktown, Sydney ahead of2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup inCosta Rica.[29] However, she was not a member of the final 21-playersquad in August.[30] At the2025 ASEAN Women's Championship inVietnam in August, Jančevski, as a forward, joined theAustralia U23 squad, which competed against senior national teams inGroup B. She scored the winning goal in their match againstPhilippines,[31] and two more in their 9–0 defeat ofTimor Leste to reach the semi-finals.[32] For her performances against both Philippines and Timor-Leste, she was awarded Player of the Match.[33] Australia U23 were crowned champions after defeatingMyanmar 1–0 in thefinal.[34] Jančevski was named Rising Star of the Tournament.[35]
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