Nemanja Maksimović
Nemanja Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Максимовић, pronounced [němaɲa maksǐːmoʋitɕ]; born 26 January 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Getafe CF and the Serbian national team.
 Maksimović with Getafe in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nemanja Maksimović | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Banja Koviljača, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Getafe | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gučevo Banja Koviljača | |||
| 2002–2007 | Omladinac Loznica | ||
| 2007–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 2013 | Hellas Verona | ||
| 2013 | Domžale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Domžale | 27 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Astana | 54 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Valencia | 15 | (0) |
| 2018– | Getafe | 90 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U19 | 16 | (3) |
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Serbia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016– | Serbia | 26 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
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Club career
Early career
Born in Banja Koviljača, Maksimović played for Red Star Belgrade's youth selections up to under-19, but had his contract terminated. After his displays at the 2013 UEFA U19 Championship, he signed with Slovenian side Domžale. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2013 in a 2–2 draw with Zavrč.[1]
Astana
On 7 February 2015, Maksimović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with FC Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League.[2] On 27 August 2015, Maksimović scored the equalizing goal against APOEL in the second leg of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-offs, which qualified Astana to their first ever Champions League group stage campaign.[3]
Valencia
On 2 July 2017, Valencia announced the signing of Maksimović on a contract until 2022.[4] He made his debut for the club on 18 August, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Soler in a 1–0 La Liga home win against UD Las Palmas.[5]
International career
Maksimović played for the Serbia U19 team that won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7] He was named to Serbia's U20 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, scoring the winner with two minutes of extra time remaining in the final, beating Brazil 2–1 for Serbia's first international honour as an independent nation.[8] Maksimović made his debut for Serbia on 23 March 2016, in a 1–0 defeat to Poland.[9] In May 2018 he was named in Serbia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but he wasn't selected for the final squad.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 February 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Domžale | 2013–14 | 1. SNL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Astana | 2015 | Premier League | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
| 2016 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 12 | ||
| Valencia | 2017–18 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Getafe | 2018–19 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 90 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 21 | ||
International
- As of 18 November 2020
| Serbia national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
References
- "Zavrč – Domžale 2:2 – Prva liga Telekom Slovenije". prvaliga.si (in Slovenian). 18 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- В ФК Астана - чемпион Европы-2013 (in Russian). FC Astana official website. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- Petar Lazić (13 May 2017). "Hotsport.rs: HOTSPORT INTERVJU – NEMANJA MAKSIMOVIĆ: San mi se nije ostvario da igram za voljeni klub, a sada ću igrati protiv Mesija i Ronalda" (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Maksimovic, new Valencia CF player until 2022". valenciacf.com. Valencia CF. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Este Valencia pinta bien" [This Valencia look good] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- "El Getafe se hace con Maksimovic" [Getafe signs Maksimovic] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- UEFA: Match Report - France 0-1 Serbia - August 1, 2013
- "Under-20 World Cup: Serbia beat Brazil in Auckland final". BBC Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- Максимович дебютировал за Сербию. sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.KZ. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- Један тим, срцем свим – Младен Крстајић одабрао [One team, with all their hearts – Mladen Krstajić selects]. FSS.rs (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "N. Maksimović". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- "N. MAKSIMOVIĆ". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- "Dodik odlikovao zlatne "orliće" poreklom iz Republike Srpske" [Dodik decorated golden "eagles" from Republika Srpska] (in Serbian). sport.blic.rs. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.