Jovo Lukic
Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder who opened the scoring against Canada in the 2026 World Cup.
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Who is Jovo Lukic and how did he score Bosnia's opener against Canada?
Timeline for Jovo Lukic
scored to give Bosnia-Herzegovina the lead in the first half
2026 FIFA World Cup: Larin's goal: Canada's first WC point- Who scored for Bosnia against Canada at the 2026 World Cup?
- Jovo Lukic, a 27-year-old centre-forward playing in Romania with Universitatea Cluj, headed in from a set piece in the 21st minute to give Bosnia a 1-0 lead. It was his first senior international goal in only his fourth cap.Source: ESPN / FIFA match report
- What club does Jovo Lukic play for?
- Lukic plays for Universitatea Cluj in Romania's Liga I, having previously spent four seasons at Borac Banja Luka in Bosnia where he scored 38 goals in 135 appearances.Source: Transfermarkt / Wikipedia
- Is Jovo Lukic Serbian or Bosnian?
- Lukic was Born in Sabac, Serbia, but represents Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally. This is not uncommon given the shared ethnic and regional ties between the countries.Source: Wikipedia / Transfermarkt
Background
Jovo Lukic was Born on 28 November 1998 in Sabac, in what is now Serbia, and chose to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally. A tall centre-forward standing approximately 1.93 m, he built his career in the Bosnian Premier League at Borac Banja Luka, where he made 135 appearances and scored 38 goals across four seasons (2020-2024), winning two Bosnian championship titles. He moved abroad in 2024, spending time at Universitatea Craiova in Romania before joining Universitatea Cluj, also in Romania's Liga I, in 2025.
Lukic came into the 2026 World Cup squad as a largely unknown figure internationally, appearing in only his fourth senior cap for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The tournament was a significant test for a squad that qualified for the World Cup for only the second time in the country's history, and one that was without injured strikers Edin Dzeko and Haris Tabakovic from the start of the campaign.
Against Canada on 12 June 2026 in Toronto, Lukic announced himself on the World Cup stage with Bosnia's only goal and his first senior international goal: he headed home from a set piece in the 21st minute, nodding in a flick-on from captain SEAD Kolasinac after Ivan Basic's corner. Canada equalised through Cyle Larin in the 78th minute to earn a 1-1 draw.
