Who is Jovo Lukić, the scorer of the first goal of the ‘dragons’? He was born in Serbia and chose Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the ‘crap’ in Cluj

Riverč is about a 27-year-old attacker born in Šabac, but with roots from Modri. His path filled with proving himself on the pitches of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, led him to the status of the first scorer and the best player of the Romanian championship in the jersey of Universitateae Cluj.

He started in the junior categories of Alfa from Modri, before starting his professional career in Sloga from Doboj. After that, he wore the jersey of Krupa and Zvijezda from Grad, but he experienced complete affirmation in the Premier League in Borac from Banja Luka. He spent four years in the jersey of the Banja Luka giant, played 135 games, scored 38 goals and won two championship titles of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After a period of adjustment in Romania, where he first played for Universitatea Craiova, the move to Cluj turned out to be a complete success. Lukić is in the 2025/26 season. exploded, becoming the true leader of his team. He finished the season as the league’s top scorer with 18 goals scored in 32 games, and in total in all competitions he scored 20 goals with three assists. Such an achievement earned him official recognition for the best player of the championship, as well as a place in the ideal team of the season. Although his team finished in second place, Lukić’s individual games were the main topic of the sports media. Its captain, the experienced Alexandru Chipciu, known for not embellishing things, admitted that he was surprised himself, but that Lukić quickly dissuaded in training.

Barbarez’s appeal

The fantastic games in the club could not go unnoticed by the coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sergej Barbarez, in search of new energy in attack, handed Lukaku a call-up for key World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Italy. Although he did not play due to a hand injury, the invitation itself was a confirmation that he was seriously counted on. He made his senior debut in 2021 in a friendly match against the USA, but the return under Barbarez’s leadership has a special weight. He got the opportunity in a friendly match against North Macedonia in Koševo, where he played from the first minute.

Almost two meters tall, strong in a duel and dangerous in a jump, Lukić is an attack profile that offers the national team a different dimension, especially against tough and withdrawn defenses.

As for his private life, he is married to his longtime girlfriend, Zoran, with whom he has a son, who is his greatest motivation. It is interesting that the football talent in the Luki familyć it’s not news. His father Mitar was also a professional soccer player.