Jelena Čanković

Jelena Čanković (, ; born 13 August 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Serbia women's national team. She previously played for FC Rosengård of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.

Club career Čanković joined FC Barcelona in August 2013 from Spartak Subotica. In September 2013, Čanković made her debut for the senior Serbia women's national football team. She played for Ferencvárosi TC before she signed for Växjö DFF. In 2016 Čanković was chosen as Player of the year in the Hungarian Jet-Sol Liga. In 2018 she provided the most assists in Damallsvenkan and was named one of three nominees for Best Midfielder, selected from Swedish national team players and Damallsvenskan players.

On 26 August 2022, Chelsea announced that they had sign Čanković on a three-year deal. On 23 August 2024, she signed for fellow WSL club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Personal life The footballer Jovana Damnjanović is Čanković's first cousin.

Career statistics

Brighton & Hove Albion

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 14 June 2021 Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged, Hungary 2–1 3–2 Friendly 2. 23 February 2022 Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey 4–2 5–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 3. 22 September 2023 Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland 1–1 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours Spartak Subotica Serbian Super Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 Serbian Women's Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13 Barcelona 2021 Svenska Cupen: 2021–22Chelsea FA Women's Super League: 2022–23, 2023–24 Women's FA Cup: 2022–23Individual''' Női NB I Player of the year: 2016

Brighton & Hove Albion Goal of the Season: 2024-25