Career
Early career
Tanković played for IFK Norrköping but he never made his full debut for the Allsvenskan club, only appearing as an unused substitute on a few occasions. While at Norrköping, Tanković went on trial with German side Hamburger SV, with help from his agent, Fabio Alho. He quickly made a name of himself, scoring five goals.
Tanković was also linked with Chelsea, Manchester United and Juventus.
Fulham
In September 2011, he joined Fulham, aged sixteen, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Tanković started his first league match against Manchester United on 9 February 2014 at Old Trafford, and was substituted at half-time for Darren Bent as the game finished 2–2.
Tanković was released by Fulham in May 2014 when his contract expired. Arizona Alkmaar
Tanković signed for Dutch club Arizona on a free transfer in June 2014.
Tanković was called by Sweden after being watched by the head coach, Erik Hamrén, and made his international debut for Sweden on 5 March 2014 against Turkey coming on as a substitute for Jimmy Durmaz in the 67th minute.
Inspired by his idol Zlatan Ibrahimović, Tanković described himself as a "technical player" that he can score and has vision. He also known for "super skills, eye for goal and clever passing". The Independent newspaper described Tanković"s ability as "effective", due to his main forward position, his key attributes – guile, creativity and vision, as well as, his "excellent movement that it make him hard to track as he operates between the lines.".