Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1988)
Nemanja Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Николић, pronounced [němaɲa nǐkolitɕ]; born 1 January 1988) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Kolubara.
 Nikolić with Montenegro in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Valjevo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kolubara | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Budućnost Valjevo | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Red Star Belgrade | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Zlatibor Voda (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | → Grbalj (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Spartak Subotica (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | OFK Beograd | 54 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Dinamo Minsk | 53 | (4) |
| 2015 | BATE Borisov | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | (3) |
| 2017 | Voždovac | 14 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 34 | (0) |
| 2019 | Minsk | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Voždovac | 25 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Tuzla City | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | Grafičar Beograd | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kolubara | 75 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Montenegro U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2016 | Montenegro | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Valjevo,[1][2] Nikolić began playing in the youth teams of Red Star Belgrade. His debut as a senior happened in 2006 when he played on loan with Zlatibor Voda in the Serbian League Vojvodina.[3] In the following season, he moved to Montenegro where he represented Grbalj in the Montenegrin First League.
In the summer of 2008, Nikolić returned and joined the first team of Red Star Belgrade, making his debut in the 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga season. After playing two seasons with Red Star, in the summer of 2010, he was sent a loan to another SuperLiga side, Spartak Subotica. At the end of the season, he left Red Star and joined OFK Beograd.[4]
After OFK Beograd, Nikolić played in the Belarusian Premier League with Dinamo Minsk and BATE Borisov and later on Minsk.[4] He also played for Israeli Premier League clubs Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Ra'anana and Serbian SuperLiga club Voždovac on two occasions.[4]
On 30 July 2020, Nikolić signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City.[5] He made his official debut for the club in a league game against Olimpik on 23 August 2020.[6] Nikolić left Tuzla City in January 2021, after terminating his contract with the club.[7]
International career edit
Nikolić represented the Montenegrin U21 national team,[8] before debuting for the senior team in 2009. He made his senior debut for Montenegro in an August 2009 friendly match against Wales and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals.[9] His final international was an October 2016 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kazakhstan.[10]
Honours edit
Red Star Belgrade[4]
BATE Borisov[4]
References edit
- ^ "Kolubarin upitnik: Nemanja Nikolić".
- ^ Nemanja Nikolić at OFK Beograd official website
- ^ Nemanja Nikolić at Srbijafudbal
- ^ a b c d e "N. Nikolić: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ A. Čaušević (30 July 2020). "Radan dan u Tuzla Cityju: Ozvaničeno još jedno i do sada najzvučnije pojačanje!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ E. Čaušević (23 August 2020). "Barišić povisio prednost Tuzla Cityja protiv Olimpika" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ E. Škorić (16 January 2021). "Nastavljeni brojni odlasci iz FK Tuzla City" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Nemanja Nikolić[permanent dead link] at FSCG.co.me
- ^ "Montenegro - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
External links edit
- Nemanja Nikolić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nemanja Nikolić Stats at Utakmica.rs