Nikola Leković

Nikola Leković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лековић; born 19 December 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Mladost Lučani.

Nikola Leković
Personal information
Full name Nikola Leković
Date of birth (1989-12-19) 19 December 1989
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Mladost Lučani
Number TBA
Youth career
1998–2007 Partizan
2007–2008 Bežanija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Bežanija 38 (8)
2010–2013 Rad 81 (2)
2013 Vojvodina 11 (0)
2014–2016 Lechia Gdańsk 35 (1)
2015–2016 → Partizan (loan) 5 (0)
2016 Napredak Kruševac 11 (0)
2017 Dinamo Minsk 23 (1)
2018 Kerkyra 9 (0)
2018 Karabükspor 0 (0)
2018–2019 Mladost Lučani 42 (0)
2020 Tuzla City 3 (0)
2020 Napredak Kruševac 18 (0)
2021– Mladost Lučani 0 (0)
National team
2010 Serbia U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020

Club career

Born in Belgrade, Leković started out at Partizan as a trainee in 1998.[1] He spent nine years in the club's youth setup, before switching to Bežanija in 2007. After initially playing for their youth team, Leković was promoted to the senior squad in May 2008, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut in a 0–1 home loss to Hajduk Kula. He spent two more seasons at the club, as the side competed in the Serbian First League, before securing a transfer to Rad in the summer of 2010. Over the following three seasons at Banjica, Leković made 88 appearances in all competitions.

In July 2013, Leković was transferred to Vojvodina on a two-year contract plus a one-year option.[2] He scored a goal in the 90th minute of a 1–2 away loss against Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round, as Vojvodina were eliminated. In February 2014, Leković moved abroad and signed with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.[3]

On 31 August 2015, Leković joined his parent club Partizan on a season-long loan from Lechia Gdańsk.[4] He was given the number 3 shirt, previously worn by Vladimir Volkov. After becoming a free agent, Leković agreed terms with Napredak Kruševac in July 2016.

In January 2017, Leković moved abroad for the second time and signed with Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk.[5] After Dinamo, he also played for Kerkyra and Karabükspor during 2018, and for Mladost Lučani from 2018 to 2019.

On 30 December 2019, Leković signed a two and a half year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City.[6] He made his official debut for Tuzla City in a 6–2 league loss against Sarajevo on 22 February 2020.[7] On 24 June 2020, Leković decided to terminate his contract and leave Tuzla City.[8]

International career

Leković represented Serbia at under-21 level, making two appearances in the team's unsuccessful qualifiers for the 2011 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 March 2020.[9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bežanija 2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga 20000020
2008–09 Serbian First League 5000—50
2009–10 Serbian First League 31800—318
Total 3880000388
Rad 2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga 27110—281
2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga 2910040331
2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 25020—270
Total 8123040882
Vojvodina 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 1102041171
Lechia Gdańsk 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 15020—170
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 18110—191
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 2000—20
Total 35130—381
Partizan (loan) 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 50102080
Napredak Kruševac 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 11000—110
Dinamo Minsk 2017 Belarusian Premier League 2311060301
Kerkyra 2017–18 Super League Greece 90——90
Karabükspor 2018–19 TFF First League 0000—00
Mladost Lučani 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 23030—260
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 19000—190
Total 42030—450
Tuzla City 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 3010—40
Career total 2581214016128813

Honours

Partizan[9]

References
  1. "NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ:Bio mi je san da zaigram u Partizanu !" (in Serbian). volimpartizan.rs. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ "CRVENO-BELI"" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. "Nikola Leković zawodnikiem Lechii Gdańsk" (in Polish). lechia.pl. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. "Nikola Leković nova akvizicija Partizana" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. "Никола Лекович - футболист минского Динамо" (in Russian). dinamo-minsk.by. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. R. Pašić (30 December 2019). "Nikola Leković novo pojačanje FK Tuzla City" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. E.B. (22 February 2020). "Sarajevo u spektakularnom derbiju razbilo Tuzla City, hat-trick Ahmetovića" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. E. Oštraković (24 June 2020). "Nikola Leković više nije nogometaš Tuzla Cityja" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. "N. Leković: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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