Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1992)
Nemanja Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Николић, pronounced [němaɲa nǐkolitɕ]; born 19 October 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Raed.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nemanja Nikolić | ||
Date of birth | 19 October 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Kraljevo, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Raed | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bubamara Kraljevo | |||
Sloga Kraljevo | |||
Metalac Kraljevo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Grbalj | 37 | (8) |
2013–2016 | Rostov | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Aktobe | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Spartak Subotica | 37 | (12) |
2018–2020 | Partizan | 29 | (7) |
2019 | → Vojvodina (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2020 | → Spartak Subotica (loan) | 16 | (11) |
2020– | Al-Raed | 14 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021 |
Club career
Early years
Born in Kraljevo, Nikolić made his first football steps with local academy Bubamara,[1] after which he moved to Sloga Kraljevo youth academy,[2] and finally Metalac Kraljevo.[3] Later he signed with the Montenegrin First League side Grbalj, where he played between 2011 and 2012.[4]
On 22 February 2013, after he passed a ten-day trial period with a club, Nikolić signed a three-year contract with Rostov.[5] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 20 October 2013 for FC Rostov in a game against FC Krylia Sovetov Samara under coach Miodrag Božović.[4]
On 5 August 2016 Nikolić signed for FC Aktobe on a free transfer.[6] After he end of season in the Kazakhstan Premier League, Nikolić left the club.
Spartak Subotica
In February 2017, Nikolić signed a 2 1⁄2-year deal Spartak Subotica.[7] For the first half-season with the club, Nikolić was mostly used as a back-up for Ognjen Mudrinski, making 7 appearances without goals. At the beginning of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season, Nikolić became the first choice attacker under coach Aleksandar Veselinović, scoring a goal in the opening match of the season against OFK Bačka.[8] After 2 scored goals and 2 assists he made in 4–0 away win against Borac Čačak in the second fixture match of the season, Nikolić was elected for the player of the week.[9] He awarded for the second time in the 7th fixture of the same season, with 2 goals and an assist in 5–0 away victory over Vojvodina at the Karađorđe Stadium.[10] Scoring a goal in 1–1 draw to Partizan, Nikolić was elected for the best on the field in a match played on 26 November 2017.[11] Nikolić awarded as the club's best assistant in the mid season.[12] In May 2018, Nikolić was elected in the best 11 players for the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season, by clubs captains' and managers' choice.[13]
Partizan
On 22 May 2018, Nikolić joined Partizan in a €350,000 transfer from Spartak Subotica.[14] Media reported the deal also includes 20 percent of the future transfer.[15] He was officially promoted on 28 May 2018, penning a three-year deal, when he also chose to wear number 9 jersey.[16] He made his debut for Partizan in the first leg match of the first qualifying round for 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, against Rudar Pljevlja.[17]
Nikolić scored in the 159th Belgrade Eternal Derby, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 August 2019[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grbalj | 2011–12 | Montenegrin First League | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
Total | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 9 | ||||
Rostov | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
Aktobe | 2016 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Spartak Subotica | 2016–17[20] | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2017–18[21] | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||||
Total | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 13 | ||||
Partizan | 2018–19[22] | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |
Vojvodina (loan) | 2019–20[23] | Serbian SuperLiga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||
Career total | 114 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31 |
Honours
Individual
References
- "Nemanja Nikolić-Taki u Rostovu". fkbubamara91.org (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- "Немања Николић: Прија ми интересовање Војводине". Dnevnik. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Спартак одбио 400 хиљада за Николића: Пријатеље никад не остављам!". Sportski žurnal. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "N.Nikolić". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- "Nemanja Nikolić tri godine u Rostovu". Vijesti (in Serbian). 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- "ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О СТАТУСЕ ИГРОКОВ". fc-aktobe.kz. FC Aktobe. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- "Спартак довео играча из загребачког Динама". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- "Fudbaleri Spartaka pobedom započeli novu sezonu". subotica.info. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "Igrač kola: Nezaustavljivi Nemanja Nikolić obeležio drugo ovosezonsko kolo". Serbian SuperLiga official website. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "Igrač kola: Nemanja Nikolić najbolji akter u pobedi golubova u Novom Sadu". Serbian SuperLiga official website. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Погледајте најзанимљивије детаље са меча Партизан – Спартак у Хумској (ВИДЕО)". Sportski žurnal. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Proglašeni najbolji pojedinci u FK Spartak". subotica.info. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "Super liga: Održana manifestacija Prvi tim, priznanja u rukama najboljih". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "Nikolić prešao u Partizan". FK Spartak Subotica official website. 22 May 2018.
- "ПАРТИЗАН ДОВЕО ПРВО ПОЈАЧАЊЕ: За Николића 350.000 евра!". Večernje novosti. 22 May 2018.
- "Partizan promovisao novu "devetku": Preživeo sam fudbalski mrak za četiri godine, sada hoću duplu krunu". mozzartsport.com. 28 May 2018.
- "LE: Partizan već u Nikšiću obezbedio prolaz u drugo kolo" (in Serbian). B92. 12 July 2018.
- "Varnice na terenu, bez pobednika u 159. večitom derbiju". www.rts.rs. 14 July 2019.
- "Стигао и Немања Николић". FK Vojvodina official website. 19 August 2019.
- "Nikolić, Nemanja 2016–17 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- "Nikolić, Nemanja 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Nikolić, Nemanja 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Nikolić, Nemanja 2019–20 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 August 2019.
External links
- Nemanja Nikolić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Nemanja Nikolić at WorldFootball.net
- Nemanja Nikolić at Soccerbase