Veljko Jelenković
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2021 | Vojvodina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Vojvodina | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Bečej (loan) | ||
| 2022 | → Kabel (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | Slavia Sofia II | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Slavia Sofia | 63 | (0) |
| 2025– | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Serbia U16 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Serbia U17 | ||
| 2023–2024 | Bulgaria U21 | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2025 | |||
Veljko Jelenković (Bulgarian: Велко Йеленкович; Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Јеленковић; born 5 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana.[2] He represented both Serbia and Bulgaria internationally.
Club career
[edit]Born in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro, Jelenković is the son of former Litex Lovech player Nebojša Jelenković.[3] He started his youth career with Vojvodina. At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, Jelenković went on loan to Bečej.[4] Then, he made his professional debut by playing on loan for Kabel in the 2021–22 Serbian First League. In January 2023 he moved to Slavia Sofia.[5] Jelenković made his debut in Bulgaria in a league match against Pirin Blagoevgrad on 13 January 2023.[6]
International career
[edit]Jelenković holds dual citizenship, making him available for both Serbia and Bulgaria. In 2019, he was called up to Serbia U17 for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[7] In October 2022, it was reported that Bulgaria's manager, Mladen Krstajić, wants Jelenković to join Bulgaria national team.[8] On 18 March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Bulgaria U21 team for the Antalya Cup, held between 25 and 28 March.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 21 July 2025[2]
| Club performance | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Kabel (loan) | Serbian First League | 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | Bulgarian First League | 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | |||
| Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 79 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Футболисти - efbet Лига". fpleague.bg. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ a b "V. Jelenkovic - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ^ Синът на Небойша Йеленкович става български национал
- ^ Fudbal: Bečejci rešili golmansko pitanje
- ^ "Славия представи новите си попълнения". pfcslavia.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Славия оскуба "орлетата" от Пирин и влетя в Топ 4
- ^ KVALIFIKACIJE U17 | DEJAN BRANKOVIĆ IZABRAO 22 IGRAČA, RIVALI LETONIJA, BELORUSIJA I MAĐARSKA
- ^ Кръстаич прави сърбин национал на България
- ^ "Състав на България U21 за приятелския турнир Анталия Къп 2023" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 17 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Novi Sad
- People from Lovech
- Footballers from Lovech Province
- Bulgarian people of Serbian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Serbian men's footballers
- Serbia men's youth international footballers
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- FK Vojvodina players
- OFK Bečej 1918 players
- FK Kabel players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players
- Serbian First League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen