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{{short description|Serbian footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Aleksandar Ignjovski
| name = Aleksandar Ignjovski
| image = Aleks Ignjovski 1860 2009.JPG
| image = Aleks Ignjovski 1860 2009.JPG
| caption = Ignjovski at practice with [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] in 2009.
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Ignjovski with [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] in 2009
| fullname = Aleksandar Ignjovski
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|27|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pančevo]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]
| birth_place = [[Pančevo]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
| height = 1.76 m<ref name="kicker">{{cite web |title=Aleksandar Ignjovski {{!}} Spielerprofil |url=https://www.kicker.de/aleksandar-ignjovski/spieler |website=kicker |access-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721103201/https://www.kicker.de/aleksandar-ignjovski/spieler |archive-date=21 July 2022 |language=de-DE |url-status=live}}</ref>
| height = 1.75 m
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right-back]]
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]], [[right-back]]
| currentclub = [[1. FC Magdeburg]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber = 18
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1998–2008
| youthyears1 = 1998–2008
| youthclubs1 = [[OFK Beograd]]
| youthclubs1 = [[OFK Beograd]]
| years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = [[OFK Beograd]] | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 3
| years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = [[OFK Beograd]] | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2009–2011 | clubs2 = → [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] (loan) | caps2 = 53 | goals2 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2011 | clubs2 = → [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] (loan) | caps2 = 53 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2014 | clubs3 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] | caps3 = 60 | goals3 = 1
| years3 = 2011–2014 | clubs3 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] | caps3 = 60 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2014–2016 | clubs4 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2016 | clubs4 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = [[SC Freiburg]] | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = [[SC Freiburg]] | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018– | clubs6 = [[1. FC Magdeburg]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0
| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = [[1. FC Magdeburg]] | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2023 | clubs7 = [[Holstein Kiel]] | caps7 = 45 | goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 255| totalgoals = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011 | nationalteam1 = [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbia U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011 | nationalteam1 = [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbia U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2012– | nationalteam2 = [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2016 | nationalteam2 = [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 13:27, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
| club-update = 5 July 2023
| nationalteam-update = {{date|2016-11-15}}
| nationalteam-update = 13:26, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
}}
}}


'''Aleksandar Ignjovski''' ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Александар Игњовски}}; born 27 January 1991) is a Serbian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] for [[1. FC Magdeburg]].
'''Aleksandar Ignjovski''' ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Александар Игњовски}}; born 27 January 1991) is a Serbian retired [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] or [[right-back]].<ref>{{Soccerway|74587}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==
Born in [[Belgrade]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]], Ignjovski played in his first season as senior in 2008 for the [[Serbian SuperLiga]] club [[OFK Beograd]], playing twenty three games and scoring three goals during that season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/news_2009-07-08_ignjovski.php |title=Aleksandar Ignjovski verstärkt die Löwen |language=German |publisher=tsv1860.de |date=8 July 2009 |accessdate=8 July 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711110346/http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/news_2009-07-08_ignjovski.php |archivedate=11 July 2009 }}</ref> On 8 July 2009, he was loaned to [[2. Bundesliga]] club [[TSV 1860 Munich]].
Born in [[Belgrade]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]], Ignjovski played in his first season as senior in 2008 for the [[Serbian SuperLiga]] club [[OFK Beograd]], playing twenty three games and scoring three goals during that season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/news_2009-07-08_ignjovski.php |title=Aleksandar Ignjovski verstärkt die Löwen |language=German |publisher=tsv1860.de |date=8 July 2009 |accessdate=8 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711110346/http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/news_2009-07-08_ignjovski.php |archivedate=11 July 2009 }}</ref> On 8 July 2009, he was loaned to [[2. Bundesliga]] club [[TSV 1860 Munich]].


At the end of the loan, Ignjovski returned to Belgrade before signing for [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wechsel von Alexander Ignjovski zu Werder perfekt|trans-title=Alexandar Ignjovski's transfer to Werder complete|language=German|date=4 August 2011|accessdate=4 August 2011|publisher=[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]|work=official website|url=http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/34642.php}}</ref> On 1 April 2014, he stated his decision not renew his contract at the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ignjovski liefert die Begründung|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/wm/startseite/602048/artikel_ignjovski-liefert-die-begruendung.html|accessdate=11 June 2017|work=kicker Online|date=1 April 2014|language=German}}</ref> In this time at Werder Bremen, he made 60 league appearances scoring 1 goal.<ref name ="frankfurt">{{cite news|title=Perfekt: Ignjovski kommt nach Frankfurt|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/602201/artikel_perfekt_ignjovski--kommt-nach-frankfurt.html|accessdate=11 June 2017|work=kicker Online|date=3 April 2014|language=German}}</ref>
At the end of the loan, Ignjovski returned to Belgrade before signing for [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wechsel von Alexander Ignjovski zu Werder perfekt|trans-title=Alexandar Ignjovski's transfer to Werder complete|language=German|date=4 August 2011|accessdate=4 August 2011|publisher=[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]|work=official website|url=http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/34642.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406061354/http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/34642.php|archive-date=6 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 1 April 2014, he stated his decision not renew his contract at the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ignjovski liefert die Begründung|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/wm/startseite/602048/artikel_ignjovski-liefert-die-begruendung.html|accessdate=11 June 2017|work=kicker Online|date=1 April 2014|language=German}}</ref> In this time at Werder Bremen, he made 60 league appearances scoring 1 goal.<ref name ="frankfurt">{{cite news|title=Perfekt: Ignjovski kommt nach Frankfurt|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/602201/artikel_perfekt_ignjovski--kommt-nach-frankfurt.html|accessdate=11 June 2017|work=kicker Online|date=3 April 2014|language=German}}</ref>


On 3 April 2014, it was announced that Ignjovski had signed a three-year contract with [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] with effect from the season 2014–15, where he was reunited with his former manager at Werder, [[Thomas Schaaf]].<ref name ="frankfurt"/> He made his debut for Frankfurt 23 August 2014 in a 1–0 win against [[SC Freiburg]].<ref>https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/23/germany/bundesliga/eintracht-frankfurt/sc-freiburg/1713105/</ref>
On 3 April 2014, it was announced that Ignjovski had signed a three-year contract with [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] with effect from the season 2014–15, where he was reunited with his former manager at Werder, [[Thomas Schaaf]].<ref name ="frankfurt"/> He made his debut for Frankfurt 23 August 2014 in a 1–0 win against [[SC Freiburg]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/23/germany/bundesliga/eintracht-frankfurt/sc-freiburg/1713105/ | title=Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Freiburg - 23 August 2014 - Soccerway }}</ref>


In June 2016, Ignjovski signed for [[SC Freiburg]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Viel Bundesligaerfahrung": Freiburg holt Ignjovski|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/653902/artikel_viel-bundesligaerfahrung_freiburg-holt-ignjovski.html|accessdate=1 July 2016|work=kicker Online|date=14 June 2016|language=German}}</ref> He made his league debut for Freiburg on 28 August 2016 in a 2–1 loss to [[Hertha BSC|Hertha Berlin]] being replaced by [[Onur Bulut (footballer, born 1994)|Onur Bulut]] in the 66th minute.<ref>https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/28/germany/bundesliga/hertha-bsc-berlin/sc-freiburg/2254909/</ref>
In June 2016, Ignjovski signed for SC Freiburg.<ref>{{cite news|title="Viel Bundesligaerfahrung": Freiburg holt Ignjovski|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/653902/artikel_viel-bundesligaerfahrung_freiburg-holt-ignjovski.html|accessdate=1 July 2016|work=kicker Online|date=14 June 2016|language=German}}</ref> He made his league debut for Freiburg on 28 August 2016 in a 2–1 loss to [[Hertha BSC|Hertha Berlin]] being replaced by [[Onur Bulut (footballer, born 1994)|Onur Bulut]] in the 66th minute.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/28/germany/bundesliga/hertha-bsc-berlin/sc-freiburg/2254909/ | title=Hertha Berlin vs. Freiburg - 28 August 2016 - Soccerway }}</ref>

On 21 July 2019, Ignjovski joined [[Holstein Kiel]] on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.holstein-kiel.de/news-herren/ksv-verpflichtet-aleksandas-ignjovski/|title=KSV verpflichtet Aleksandar Ignjovski|language=German|publisher=Holstein Kiel|date=21 July 2019|accessdate=21 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kiel verpflichtet "routinierten Zweikämpfer" Ignjovski |url=https://www.kicker.de/753777/artikel/kiel_verpflichtet_routinierten_zweikaempfer_ignjovski |website=kicker Online |accessdate=22 July 2019 |language=German |date=21 July 2019}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Ignjovski was a member of [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbian U-21 team]] from 2009. Due to his [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonian]] background, in March 2010 [[Macedonia national football team]] coach [[Mirsad Jonuz]] officially stated his desire to have him play for Macedonia however this never materialised.<ref name="Reprezentacija">{{cite web | url = http://www.reprezentacija.rs/statistika/reprezentativci/2649 | title = Aleksandar Ignjovski | language = Serbian | publisher = reprezentacija.rs | accessdate = 24 November 2012}}</ref> Instead, he made his debut for the [[Serbia national football team]]<ref>{{NFT player|id=44795|name=Aleksandar Ignjovski|accessdate= }}</ref> on 28 February 2012 in [[Larnaca]], [[Cyprus]], in a friendly match against [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]].<ref name="Reprezentacija"/>
Ignjovski was a member of [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbian U-21 team]] from 2009. Due to his [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonian]] background, in March 2010 [[Macedonia national football team|Macedonia national team]] coach [[Mirsad Jonuz]] officially stated his desire to have him play for Macedonia however this never materialised.<ref name="Reprezentacija">{{cite web | url = http://www.reprezentacija.rs/statistika/reprezentativci/2649 | title = Aleksandar Ignjovski | language = Serbian | publisher = reprezentacija.rs | accessdate = 24 November 2012 | archive-date = 20 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170820115131/http://www.reprezentacija.rs/statistika/reprezentativci/2649 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Instead, he made his debut for the [[Serbia national football team|Serbia national team]]<ref>{{NFT|44795|name=Aleksandar Ignjovski|accessdate= }}</ref> on 28 February 2012 in [[Larnaca]], Cyprus, in a friendly match against [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]].<ref name="Reprezentacija"/> His final international was a November 2016 [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27686|title=Aleksandar Ignjovski, international football player|access-date=10 August 2024|website=EU-football.info}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==


===Club===
===Club===
{{updated|match played 23 August 2018|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ignjovski-ignjovski/74587/ |title=A.Ignjovski|website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref>}}
{{updated|match played 5 July 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ignjovski-ignjovski/74587/ |title=A.Ignjovski|website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=10 October 2022}}</ref>


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!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
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|rowspan="2"|[[OFK Beograd]]
|[[OFK Beograd]]
|[[2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga|2008–09]]
|[[2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga|2008–09]]
|[[Serbian SuperLiga|Superliga Srbije]]
|[[Serbian SuperLiga|Superliga Srbije]]
|23||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||23||3
|23||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||23||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!23!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!23!!3
|-
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|rowspan="3"|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] (loan)
|rowspan="3"|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] (loan)
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|-
|[[2015–16 Eintracht Frankfurt season|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Eintracht Frankfurt season|2015–16]]
|18||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearance in the [[2015–16 Bundesliga#Relegation play-offs|Bundesliga relegation play-offs]]</ref>||0||19||0
|18||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in the [[2015–16 Bundesliga#Relegation play-offs|Bundesliga relegation play-offs]]}}||0||19||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
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|-
|-
|[[2017–18 SC Freiburg season|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 SC Freiburg season|2017–18]]
|0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearance in the [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|0||0||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in the [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
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!19!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!22!!0
|-
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|rowspan="1"|[[1. FC Magdeburg]]
|[[1. FC Magdeburg]]
|[[2018–19 2. Bundesliga|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 2. Bundesliga|2018–19]]
|rowspan="1"|2. Bundesliga
|2. Bundesliga
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|17||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Holstein Kiel]]
|[[2019–20 Holstein Kiel season|2019–20]]
|rowspan="4"|2. Bundesliga
|21||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Holstein Kiel season|2020–21]]
|10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in promotion play-offs}}||0||12||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Holstein Kiel season|2021–22]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
|[[2022–23 Holstein Kiel season|2022–23]]
|9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!45!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!48!!0
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!colspan="3"|Career total
!195!!4!!9!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!206!!4
!255!!4!!11!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!269!!4
|}
|}


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===International===
===International===
{{Updated|29 July 2020}}<ref>{{NFT|44795}}</ref>


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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Serbian national football team|Serbia]]
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|2012||10||0
|-
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|2016||1||0
|2016||1||0
|-
|-
!Total||12||0
!colspan="2"|Total||12||0
|}
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==External links==
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{{1. FC Magdeburg squad}}


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Latest revision as of 20:21, 10 August 2024

Aleksandar Ignjovski
Ignjovski with 1860 Munich in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Pančevo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, right-back
Youth career
1998–2008 OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 OFK Beograd 23 (3)
2009–20111860 Munich (loan) 53 (0)
2011–2014 Werder Bremen 60 (1)
2014–2016 Eintracht Frankfurt 38 (0)
2016–2018 SC Freiburg 19 (0)
2018–2019 1. FC Magdeburg 17 (0)
2019–2023 Holstein Kiel 45 (0)
Total 255 (4)
International career
2009–2011 Serbia U21 10 (1)
2012–2016 Serbia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:26, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Aleksandar Ignjovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Игњовски; born 27 January 1991) is a Serbian retired footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back.[2]

Club career

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Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Ignjovski played in his first season as senior in 2008 for the Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Beograd, playing twenty three games and scoring three goals during that season.[3] On 8 July 2009, he was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club TSV 1860 Munich.

At the end of the loan, Ignjovski returned to Belgrade before signing for Werder Bremen.[4] On 1 April 2014, he stated his decision not renew his contract at the club.[5] In this time at Werder Bremen, he made 60 league appearances scoring 1 goal.[6]

On 3 April 2014, it was announced that Ignjovski had signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt with effect from the season 2014–15, where he was reunited with his former manager at Werder, Thomas Schaaf.[6] He made his debut for Frankfurt 23 August 2014 in a 1–0 win against SC Freiburg.[7]

In June 2016, Ignjovski signed for SC Freiburg.[8] He made his league debut for Freiburg on 28 August 2016 in a 2–1 loss to Hertha Berlin being replaced by Onur Bulut in the 66th minute.[9]

On 21 July 2019, Ignjovski joined Holstein Kiel on a two-year deal.[10][11]

International career

[edit]

Ignjovski was a member of Serbian U-21 team from 2009. Due to his Macedonian background, in March 2010 Macedonia national team coach Mirsad Jonuz officially stated his desire to have him play for Macedonia however this never materialised.[12] Instead, he made his debut for the Serbia national team[13] on 28 February 2012 in Larnaca, Cyprus, in a friendly match against Armenia.[12] His final international was a November 2016 friendly match against Ukraine.[14]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
As of match played 5 July 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OFK Beograd 2008–09 Superliga Srbije 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 3
1860 Munich (loan) 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
2010–11 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Total 53 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 57 0
Werder Bremen 2011–12 Bundesliga 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2012–13 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2013–14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Total 60 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 61 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2014–15 Bundesliga 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2015–16 18 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 19 0
Total 38 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 41 0
Freiburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 19 0 2 0 21 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Total 19 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
1. FC Magdeburg 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 17 0 0 0 17 0
Holstein Kiel 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 21 0 1 0 22 0
2020–21 10 0 1 0 1[c] 0 12 0
2021–22 5 0 0 0 5 0
2022–23 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 45 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 48 0
Career total 255 4 11 0 1 0 2 0 269 4
  1. ^ Appearance in the Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in promotion play-offs

International

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As of 29 July 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2012 10 0
2013 1 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 1 0
Total 12 0

References

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  1. ^ "Aleksandar Ignjovski | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ Aleksandar Ignjovski at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Aleksandar Ignjovski verstärkt die Löwen" (in German). tsv1860.de. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Wechsel von Alexander Ignjovski zu Werder perfekt" [Alexandar Ignjovski's transfer to Werder complete]. official website (in German). Werder Bremen. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Ignjovski liefert die Begründung". kicker Online (in German). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Perfekt: Ignjovski kommt nach Frankfurt". kicker Online (in German). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Freiburg - 23 August 2014 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ ""Viel Bundesligaerfahrung": Freiburg holt Ignjovski". kicker Online (in German). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Hertha Berlin vs. Freiburg - 28 August 2016 - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "KSV verpflichtet Aleksandar Ignjovski" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Kiel verpflichtet "routinierten Zweikämpfer" Ignjovski". kicker Online (in German). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Aleksandar Ignjovski" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  13. ^ Aleksandar Ignjovski at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ "Aleksandar Ignjovski, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  15. ^ "A.Ignjovski". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  16. ^ Aleksandar Ignjovski at National-Football-Teams.com
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