 He was a member of one of the most talented generations in Vojvodina's youth ranks, as his teammates at the time included Sergej Milinković-Savić, Mijat Gaćinović, Srđan Babić, Nebojša Kosović, Emil Rockov, and Milan Spremo.He emphasized that Spremo was "by far the greatest talent of that generation".Pankov made his professional debut for Vojvodina on 10 May 2014 in 1-0 home loss to Jagodina.