Samir Nurković (Serbian Cyrillic: Самир Нурковић, born 13 June 1992) is a Serbian football striker who has played for Pohronie, Slovan Duslo Šaľa, Dunajská Streda ViOn Zlaté Moravce, Kaizer Chiefs, Spartak Vráble as well as for Royal AM F.C.[2][3] He is currently a TS Galaxy Striker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samir Nurković | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tutin,[1] Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TS Galaxy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Tutin | |||
| Partizan Belgrade | |||
| Košice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Košice | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | → ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Dunajská Streda (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Slovan Duslo Šaľa (loan) | 25 | (11) |
| 2016 | Spartak Vráble | ? | (?) |
| 2016 | Pohronie | 18 | (9) |
| 2017 | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | Pohronie | 10 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Komárno | 41 | (35) |
| 2019–2022 | Kaizer Chiefs | 60 | (17) |
| 2023– | TS Galaxy | 9 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 4 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Samir was born in Tutin, Serbia and Montenegro. Nurković finished his football formation in Slovakia with Košice, joining the club at the age of 18. He played mainly for the reserve squad.[citation needed]
MFK Košice edit
On 5 November 2011, Nurković made his Corgoň Liga debut with Košice against ViOn Zlaté Moravce, where he scored the third goal of the match in a 3–2 away loss.[4]
Kaizer Chiefs
Having averaged just under a goal a game for KFC Komarno in the 2018/19 season, Nurković was going to sign for a European club ahead of the following season, but Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp spoke to him and convinced him to sign for Chiefs instead. Nurković went on to score 13 league goals during the 2019/20 season. This was the most by a Chiefs player since Knowledge Musona bagged 15 in the 2010/11 season.[5]
Royal AM edit
Nurković joined Royal AM at the beginning of the 2022 season. His stay at the club was acrimonious, with the club terminating his contract in October 2022, claiming the player had only reported for duty once, before an unofficial game. FIFA ruled that the termination was unlawful, and Royal AM received a transfer ban effective 3 July 2023.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ FC ViOn pred štartom jari: hráčske profily a zaujímavosti 17.02.2017, nasanitra.sme.sk
- ^ Samir Nurković Futbalnet Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine 31.12.2014, futbalnet.sk
- ^ Samir Nurković Eurofotbal 31.12.2014, eurofotbal.cz
- ^ ZLATÉ MORAVCE VS. KOŠICE 3 - 2 05.11.2012, soccerway.com
- ^ "Resilience: The Ernst Middendorp Authorised Biography". www.exclusivebooks.co.za. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Craig (5 October 2022). "BOMBSHELL: Royal Am seek to part ways with Nurkovic - report". The South African. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Royal AM face FIFA ban following Samir Nurkovic request". www.sabcsport.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links edit
- Samir Nurković at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile
- MFK Košice profile
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