Bojan Jokić

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Bojan Jokić
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Personal information
Full name Bojan Jokić[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia
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Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Nottingham Forest
(on loan from Villarreal)
Number 3
Youth career
1994–2002 Kranj
2002–2003 Triglav Kranj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Triglav Kranj 57 (0)
2005–2007 Gorica 65 (1)
2007–2010 Sochaux 43 (0)
2010 Chievo (loan) 9 (0)
2010–2013 Chievo 54 (0)
2013– Villarreal 24 (0)
2016– Nottingham Forest (loan) 20 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Slovenia U21 7 (0)
2006– Slovenia 77 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016

Bojan Jokić (born 17 May 1986) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for English club Nottingham Forest as a left back on loan from Villarreal.

Club career

Jokić made his senior debuts with local Triglav Kranj, aged only 17, and moved to Gorica in the 2005 summer. 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's Sochaux.[2] He made his debut in the competition on 11 August, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Le Mans.[3]

On 30 January 2010 Jokić joined Chievo on loan until June.[4] On 22 May, after appearing regularly, he joined the Gialloblu permanently.[5]

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.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 29 September, starting in a 0–1 loss at Real Betis.[7]

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

International career

Jokić made his international debut with the Slovenia national football team on 28 December 2006, in a 1–0 win against Cyprus. He featured regularly for the national side, and scored his first international goal on 3 March 2010, scoring the last of a 4–1 routing over Qatar.[9]

On 1 June 2010 Jokić was named among the 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[10] He appeared in all three matches during the tournament, as Slovenia were knocked out in the group stage.

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 March 2010 Ljudski vrt, Maribor  Qatar 4–1 4–1 Friendly match

Honours

Gorica

See also

References

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