Darko Nikač (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Никач; born 15 May 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a forward for Montenegrin side FK Arsenal Tivat.[1] He debuted for Montenegro's national team in 2013.
.jpg) Nikač with Montenegro in a friendly versus Iran in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darko Nikač | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Arsenal Tivat | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Budućnost | 101 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mladost Podgorica (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Grbalj | 11 | (6) |
| 2015 | Pune | 16 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Budućnost | 16 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | MTK Budapest | 18 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Budućnost | 46 | (12) |
| 2018 | Navbahor Namangan | 11 | (2) |
| 2019 | Iskra Danilovgrad | 17 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Teuta Durrës | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Gjilani | 33 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | FK Sutjeska Nikšić | 27 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | FK Iskra | 33 | (1) |
| 2023– | FK Arsenal Tivat | 10 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Montenegro U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Montenegro | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Budućnost edit
Nikač made his professional debut with Budućnost in the 2009–10 season. In the summer of 2013, he was in negotiations for a transfer to FC Wil 1900.[2] In February 2014, Strømsgodset IF negotiated with Budućnost over Nikač,[3] but Nikač remained at Budućnost.
Pune edit
Nikač signed for Indian I-League side Pune for the 2014-15 I-League.[4] He scored his first goal for the club, in a 9th-minute strike against Bengaluru FC.[5] He then scored against Shillong Lajong in a 5-2 Win. By the end of the season, Nikač scored five goals in 16 games for Pune.[6]
Return to Budućnost edit
On June 26, 2015, it was announced that Nikač returned to Budućnost after one season in India.[6] According to Montenegrin newspaper Vijesti, Nikač's new contract with Budućnost might be as short as six months, but the details were not disclosed as of June 2015.[6]
International career edit
He received his first full international cap on 17 November 2013, coming on in the 78th minute in a friendly against Luxembourg.[7][8]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 30 May 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2009–10[9] | Montenegrin First League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11[9] | Montenegrin First League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12[9] | Montenegrin First League | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13[9] | Montenegrin First League | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14[9] | Montenegrin First League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 101 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 111 | 17 | ||||
| Grbalj | 2014–15[9] | Montenegrin First League | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| Pune | 2014–15[9] | I-League | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 28 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References edit
- ^ Darko Nikač at Soccerway
- ^ [1] Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Reprezentacija.me: Nikač blizu Vila (in Serbian) 21 June 2013
- ^ [2] Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Mitrović, Danilo. Vijesti: Nikač blizu Norveške (in Serbian) 13 February 2014
- ^ "Hero I-League | Pune FC Announce Marquee Player Signing". Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC vs Pune FC". Goal. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Danilo Mitrović (26 June 2015). "Nikač se vratio, blizu potpisa je i Golubović" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ LUXEMBOURG VS. MONTENEGRO 1 - 4, Soccerway, archived from the original on 10 September 2018, retrieved 20 February 2018
- ^ Player's profile Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, eu-football.info
- ^ a b c d e f g "D. Nikač". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
External sources edit
- Darko Nikač at National-Football-Teams.com
- Darko Nikač at FootballDatabase.eu