Ognjen Čančarević

Ognjen Čančarević (Armenian: Օգնյեն Չանչարևիչ; Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Чанчаревић; born 25 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Armenian Premier League club Noah. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Armenia national team.

Ognjen Čančarević

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Noah
Number	22
Youth career
	Sloboda Užice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Sloboda Užice	1	(0)
2006	→ Zlatibor Užice (loan)
2007–2008	Sloga Bajina Bašta	24	(0)
2008–2009	Sevojno	1	(0)
2009	→ Sloboda Užice (loan)	14	(0)
2009–2014	Radnički Kragujevac	122	(0)
2014	Sloboda Užice	15	(0)
2015	OFK Beograd	3	(0)
2016	Mladost Lučani	2	(0)
2016–2018	Radnik Surdulica	57	(0)
2018–2024	Alashkert	159	(0)
2024–	Noah	31	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Armenia	19	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2025

Club career

Čančarević initially played with Sloboda Užice, FK Zlatibor Užice, FK Sloga Bajina Bašta and FK Sevojno.^[1] He joined Radnički in summer 2009 and after playing two seasons in the Serbian First League they won promotion to the SuperLiga in 2011. In 2018, he became an Alashkert player.

On 15 January 2024, Noah announced the signing of Čančarević following his release from Alashkert on 11 January 2024.^[2][3] On 6 August 2024, he scored as a goalkeeper against AEK Athens in the third qualifying round of 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.^[4] On 10 June 2025, Noah announced that they had extended their contract with Čančarević.^[5]

International career

Čančarević was called up to the Serbia national team for a friendly match against the United States on 29 January 2017. He remained on the bench with the match ending 0–0.^[6][7]

After five years of living in Armenia, he received Armenian citizenship. In June 2023 he was called up to join the Armenia national team,^[8] making his debut against Wales on 16 June 2023.^[9][10]

Personal life

His father Milan was also a professional footballer and so is his cousin Luka.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 May 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alashkert	2017–18	Armenian Premier League	13	0	2	0	0[a]	0	0[b]	0	15	0
	2018–19		27	0	3	0	6[c]	0	0[b]	0	36	0
	2019–20		25	0	1	0	4[d]	0	0[b]	0	30	0
	2020–21		18	0	3	0	1[d]	0	—		22	0
	2021–22		25	0	1	0	10[e]	0[b]	0	0	36	0
	2022–23		33	0	1	0	2[f]	0	—		36	0
	2023–24		18	0	0	0	4[f]	0	—		22	0
	Total		159	0	11	0	27	0	0	0	197	0
Noah	2023–24	Armenian Premier League	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2024–25		16	0	3	0	10[f]	1	—		29	1
	Total		31	0	3	0	10	1	0	0	44	1
Career total			190	0	14	0	37	1	0	0	241	1

1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in the Armenian Supercup
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
5. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
6. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 23 March 2025^[9]

Armenia
Year	Apps	Goals
2023	8	0
2024	9	0
2025	2	0
Total	19	0

Honours

Alashkert

• Armenian Premier League: 2017–18, 2020–21
• Armenian Cup: 2018–19
• Armenian Supercup: 2021

Noah

• Armenian Premier League: 2024–25
• Armenian Cup: 2024–25