Nevena Damjanović

Nevena Damjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Невена Дамјановић; born 12 April 1993) is a Serbian football defender who plays for Russian Women's Football Championship club CSKA Moscow and the Serbian national team. She has previously played for Serbian Prva Ženska Liga club Spartak Subotica, Danish A-Liga club Fortuna Hjørring, and Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Sporting CP.

Club career Damjanović started playing football at the age of 11, with the club Sušica from Kragujevac, and joined Serbian Prva Ženska Liga club Spartak Subotica 6 years later in 2010. She was vice-captain of the club. With the club she won the Elitedivisionen in 2015–16 and 2017–18 and also won the Danish Women's Cup in 2016. After scoring eight goals in 27 matches in her first season, she took up the option and signed for another year with the club in July 2019. Two months later, she was rewarded for her effort, being selected for the 2018–19 Campeonato Nacional Feminino best eleven. In June 2020, Damjanović said she was happy in Alvalade, loved representing Sporting CP as the captain, and signed a contract extension with the club. In June 2021, Damjanović was released by Sporting CP.

In July 2021, Damjanović joined Russian club CSKA Moscow. Two weeks after signing, she made her debut for the club in a 4–0 victory over Rubin Kazan. Damjanović led the team in games and was appointed captain of CSKA Moscow. In July 2024, after a successful period, scoring 27 goals in 86 matches, captaining the team, and winning the Russian Women's Cup twice, Damjanović signed a contract extension with the club.

International career Damjanović represented Serbia at youth level, captaining the team.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 October 2017 Čukarički Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 2–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 24 November 2017 Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 1–1 1–1 3. 27 October 2020 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia 1–0 2–1 Friendly 4. 26 October 2021 Stadion Metalac, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia 2–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 5. 25 November 2021 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia 2–0 2–0 6. 23 February 2022 Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey 3–0 5–2 7. 7 April 2023 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia 6–0 6–0 Friendly 8. 11 April 2023 3–0 3–2 9. 22 September 2023 Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland 2–1 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 10. 27 October 2025 Domžale Stadium, Radomlje, Slovenia 3–2 4–2 Friendly

Style of play Damjanović is an experienced player who leads the team forward from the centre of defence.

Personal life Damjanović was born in 1993 in the city Kragujevac in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Before playing football, she trained in karate, winning domestic and international medals, including being champion of Serbia and Montenegro and reaching the black belt level.