Veljko Jelenković

Veljko Jelenković (; ; born 5 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana. He represented both Serbia and Bulgaria internationally.

Club career Born in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro, Jelenković is the son of former Litex Lovech player Nebojša Jelenković. He started his youth career with Vojvodina. At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, Jelenković went on loan to Bečej. 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. Jelenković made his debut in Bulgaria in a league match against Pirin Blagoevgrad on 13 January 2023.

International career 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. In October 2022, it was reported that Bulgaria's manager, Mladen Krstajić, wants Jelenković to join Bulgaria national team. 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.

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