Name: Jelena Cankovic
Nationality: Serbia
Date of Birth: August 13, 1995
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Brighton & Hove Albion
Women's Super League clubs played for: Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion

Midfielder Jelena Cankovic plays for Brighton & Hove Albion and has appeared in the vast majority of the team's Women's Super League matches in 2025/2026, making 14 appearances overall and accumulating 1,237 minutes of playing time. She has started in all 14 of these appearances across their 17 fixtures.

Cankovic last appeared in a league game on March 22, playing 90 minutes for Brighton & Hove Albion versus Liverpool in a 0-0 stalemate. In total, she has notched one Women's Super League goal this term. She has been shown two yellow cards.

Her opening goal of the campaign came in the 1-0 victory against Everton on January 23.

Next up in the league for Brighton & Hove Albion is a trip to Leicester City on March 29.

Last season for Brighton & Hove Albion, Cankovic made 15 Women's Super League appearances, scored three goals and provided two assists.

Cankovic switched to Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2024 from Chelsea, for whom she made 23 league appearances in total, scoring four goals and providing four assists.