Ifet Djakovac

Biography

Ifet Đakovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Ифет Ђаковац; born 5 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian club Akron Tolyatti and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. In early 2016, Đakovac joined Drina Zone League club Zlatibor Čajetina, helping them win promotion to the Serbian League West. He later switched to Tutin in the summer of 2017. In early 2020, Đakovac returned to Zlatibor Čajetina, helping the club win the Serbian First League. In January 2021, Đakovac was transferred to TSC. He scored 10 goals during the 2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga, helping the club to a runners-up finish. Subsequently, Đakovac scored a new career-high 11 league goals in the 2023–24 season. On 15 January 2025, Đakovac signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club Akron Tolyatti. In July 2024, it was reported that Đakovac was in the process of obtaining Bosnian citizenship in order to represent the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He received his first call-up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina squad under manager Sergej Barbarez in August 2024 ahead of UEFA Nations League fixtures the following month against the Netherlands and Hungary, remaining an unused substitute. On 19 November 2024, Đakovac made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina after coming on as an injury-time substitute for Edin Džeko in a 1–1 home draw with the Netherlands.