Adelaide United striker Luka Jovanovic has been rewarded for his excellent recent form, earning the March nomination for Young Footballer of the Year in the Isuzu UTE A-League.
The 20-year-old has scored nine goals and registered three assists so far this season, helping the Reds soar into third position on the Isuzu UTE A-League ladder.
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The Isuzu UTE A-League Young Footballer of the Year award is an annual prize awarded to the competition’s best young player from either Australia or New Zealand aged 23 and under; this season, players born no earlier than January 1, 2002 are eligible for the award.
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Jovanovic was named Young Footballer of the Year March nominee via a panel appointed by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).
The panel features an assortment of media representatives and technical football experts, who vote on a 3-2-1 basis at the conclusion of each nominated monthly period throughout the season.
For the March nomination, panelists assessed individual performances between March 6 and March 22 which covered rounds 20-22 of the Isuzu UTE A-League.
During that period Jovanovic impressed for Adelaide, scoring three goals across the Reds three matches.
In total Jovanovic played 238 minutes during the eligibility period and featured prominently as he scored in the 1-1 draw with Wellington whilst also bagging a brace in the 4-2 defeat of Western Sydney.
Jovanovic is the fifth player nominated for the award so far this season after former Brisbane Roar defender Lucas Herrington scooped the nomination for the October/November period while Jets trio Eli Adams, Lachlan Bayliss and Clayton Taylor then scooped the December, January and February nominations respectively.
Jovanovic and his Adelaide teammates are next in action on Saturday afternoon when they travel to McDonald Jones Stadium to take on ladder leaders Newcastle Jets.
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