Luka Damjanović

Luka Damjanović
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003
Place of birth Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AS Trenčín
Number 83
Youth career
2019–2022 Borac Banja Luka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 FK Krupa 34 (0)
2023–2024 FK Zvijezda 09 17 (0)
2024–2025 → AS Trenčín (loan) 0 (0)
2025– AS Trenčín 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luka Damjanović (born 10 September 2003) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slovak First Football League club AS Trenčín.[1] Damjanović has represented the U15, U17, U19 and U21 teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

Damjanović joined Borac's youth academy in 2019. He later left to play for FK Krupa and FK Zvijezda 09, winning the Republika Srpska Cup with the latter team. He signed for Trenčín in July 2024 on a loan deal, permanently joining the club the following season.

Club career

Early career in Bosnia

Damjanović is a product of the youth academy of Borac Banja Luka.[3] Following good performances, he trained with the A-team and be called up for the Bosnian youth national team.[4] He first entered men's football at the age of eighteen, when he transferred to FK Krupa in the summer of 2022.[2][5] He conceded 23 goals in 34 games in the Krupa goal, and manage to keep a clean sheet 16 matches.[6] From there, he transferred to Zvijezd 09,[7] signing a two-year contract with an option for another year.[2] Damjanović helped the club win the Republika Srpska Cup in his first season, saving a shot in the penalty shoot-out against FK Sloga Doboj.[8][9] While winning the trophy, Zvijezd 09 was relegated to the second division.[8]

AS Trenčín

On 1 August 2024, it was announced that Damjanović would be joining Slovak club AS Trenčín on a one-year loan with an option to join permanently.[10][11][12] After not playing a single game in the league, he joined the club permanently the next season.[13][14][15]

International career

In 2024, Damjanović was called up to represent the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team ahead of a European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Cyprus.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Luka Damjanović". Niké liga. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Bivši golman Borca i Krupe braniće u Premijer ligi BIH!". Mondo Bosna. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  3. ^ pravdabl.com (1 August 2024). "Damjanović u Slovačkoj gradi karijeru!". pravdabl.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Tek mu je 16 godina, a već peti put je na pripremama Borca (FOTO)". Mondo Bosna. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  5. ^ "SEZONA AFIRMACIJE Damjanović: Na proljeće želimo još bolje partije". Srpskainfo (in Serbian). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  6. ^ pravdabl.com (2 July 2023). "LUKA DAMJANOVIĆ NOVA JEDINICA ZVIJEZDE 09!". pravdabl.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  7. ^ Šport.sk (1 August 2024). "AS Trenčín vystužil brankársky post. Medzi tri žrde prichádza ďalší mladík". Šport.sk. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b ""Jedinica" Zvijezde 09 Luka Damjanović nakon trofeja u Kupu RS: Da na bolji način završimo sezonu!". Mondo Bosna. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  9. ^ novine, Nezavisne (29 May 2024). "Zvijezda 09 osvojila Kup RS, istorijski trijumf donio Banjalučanin". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  10. ^ "AS Trenčín hlási posilu z Balkánu: Bude hrávať v základnej zostave?". Šport7.sk (in Slovak). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  11. ^ "A-tím | Bosniacky brankár novou tvárou kabíny". AS Trenčín (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Dijete Borca preko Zvijezde 09 stiglo do Slovačke: Banjalučki golman pozajmljen Trenčinu". Mondo Bosna. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  13. ^ "A-tím | Bosniacky brankár sa upísal nášmu klubu". AS Trenčín (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Trenčín začal prípravu pod novým trénerom. Prezradil, aká je jeho filozofia a čo očakáva od hráčov | TVNOVINY.sk". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 18 June 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Bivši golman Borca ostaje u Slovačkoj: Trenčin otkupio ugovor čuvara mreže Zvijezde 09". Mondo Bosna. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Bivši golman Borca očekuje pozitivan rezultat "zmajića" protiv Kipra: Možemo parirati i znatno jačim ekipama". Mondo Bosna. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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