Bojan Jokić
Jokić with Ufa in 2017
Personal information
Full name Bojan Jokić[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986
Place of birth Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Youth career
1994–2002 Kranj
2002–2003 Triglav Kranj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Triglav Kranj 56 (0)
2005–2007 Gorica 65 (1)
2007–2010 Sochaux 42 (0)
2010Chievo (loan) 9 (0)
2010–2013 Chievo 55 (0)
2013–2016 Villarreal 24 (0)
2016Nottingham Forest (loan) 20 (0)
2017–2022 Ufa 122 (3)
Total 393 (4)
International career
2004 Slovenia U18 1 (0)
2005 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
2005–2006 Slovenia U21 8 (0)
2006 Slovenia B 2 (0)
2006–2019 Slovenia 100 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bojan Jokić (born 17 May 1986) is a retired Slovenian professional footballer who played as a centre-back or left-back. Jokić amassed 100 caps with the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2019.

Club career

Jokić made his senior debut in 2003 with local club Triglav Kranj, and moved to Gorica in 2005. He appeared regularly for the side during his two-year spell, also being a part of the squad which was crowned champions in the 2005–06 campaign.

On 5 July 2007, Jokić moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a four-year deal with Ligue 1 club Sochaux.[3] He made his debut in the competition on 11 August, starting in a 3–1 home loss against Le Mans.[4]

On 30 January 2010, Jokić joined Chievo on loan until June.[5] On 22 May, after appearing regularly, he joined the Gialloblu permanently.[6]

On 5 July 2013, Jokić moved to La Liga side Villarreal, signing a four-year deal with the club, after his link with Chievo expired.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 29 September, starting in a 1–0 loss at Real Betis.[8]

On 8 January 2016, Jokić moved to Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[9] He made his debut on 9 January, as a substitute in the FA Cup Third Round victory over Queens Park Rangers.

On 21 January 2017, Jokić signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.[10] On 2 August 2018, he scored a late equalizer that made the score 1–1 against the Slovenian club NK Domžale in an away leg of their UEFA Europa League qualifier. As the first leg ended with a score of 0–0, this goal allowed Ufa to advance on away goals rule. It was also the club's first goal in European competition, as they were making their debut on that level.

International career

Jokić made his international debut with the Slovenia national team on 28 February 2006, in a 1–0 win against Cyprus.[11] He featured regularly for the national side, and scored his first international goal on 3 March 2010, scoring the last of a 4–1 victory over Qatar.[12]

On 1 June 2010, Jokić was named among the 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[13] He appeared in all three matches during the tournament, as Slovenia were knocked out in the group stage.

On 16 November 2019, Jokić played his 100th match for Slovenia against Latvia.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Triglav Kranj 2003–04 Slovenian Second League 28000280
2004–05 28010290
Total 560100000570
Gorica 2005–06 Slovenian PrvaLiga 3114000351
2006–07 340304[lower-alpha 1]0410
Total 651704000761
Sochaux 2007–08 Ligue 1 170201[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0210
2008–09 190101[lower-alpha 4]0210
2009–10 60101[lower-alpha 4]080
Total 420401030500
Chievo 2009–10 Serie A 9090
2010–11 15030180
2011–12 20010210
2012–13 20010210
Total 640500000690
Villarreal 2013–14 La Liga 15040190
2014–15 70000070
2015–16 20104[lower-alpha 5]070
Total 240504000330
Nottingham Forest 2015–16 EFL Championship 20010210
Ufa 2016–17 Russian Premier League 11010120
2017–18 26200262
2018–19 200006[lower-alpha 5]12[lower-alpha 6]0281
2019–20 15000150
2020–21 24130271
2021–22 260102[lower-alpha 6]0290
Total 12235061401374
Career total 3934280151704435
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Trophée des Champions
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in relegation play-offs

International

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jokić goal.
List of international goals scored by Bojan Jokić
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
13 March 2010Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia Qatar4–14–1Friendly

Honours

Gorica

See also

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 Bojan Jokić at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. Bojan Jokic signe quatre ans (Bojan Jokic signs for four years); Sochaux's official website, 5 July 2007 (in French)
  4. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard – Le Mans FC; Ligue 1, 11 August 2007
  5. Football: le Sochalien Bojan Jokic prêté au Chievo Vérone (Football: Sochaux player Bojan Jokic loaned to Chievo Verona) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Reuters, 30 January 2010 (in French)
  6. Bojan Jokic reste au Chievo Vérone (Bojan Jokic remains in Chievo Verona); Sochaux's official profile, 22 May 2010 (in French)
  7. Villarreal Sign Slovenian International Bojan Jokic Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Villarreal's official website, 5 July 2013
  8. El Villarreal pierde el duende en Sevilla (Villarreal loses luck in Sevilla); Marca, 29 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. "Reds complete Jokic signing". Nottingham Forest F.C.
  10. Защитник сборной Словении пополнил состав ФК «Уфа» (in Russian). FC Ufa. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  11. "Bojan Jokić – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si. Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  12. Slovenia 4–1 Qatar: Hosts Continue Hot Streak; Goal.com, 3 March 2010
  13. Slovenia 23-Man, World Cup 2010 Roster Finalized: No Alarms, No Surprises; SB Nation, 1 June 2010
  14. "Kek tesno ugnal Stojanovića: Slovenci so se poslovili z zmago nad Latvijo". delo.si (in Slovenian). 16 November 2019.
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