Nikola Maraš

Nikola Maraš (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Мараш, pronounced [nǐkola mǎraʃ]; born 19 December 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Almería.

Nikola Maraš
Personal information
Full name Nikola Maraš
Date of birth (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Almería
Number 18
Youth career
Partizan
2010–2013 Rad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Rad 104 (7)
2017–2020 Chaves 57 (5)
2019–2020 → Almería (loan) 38 (2)
2020– Almería 2 (0)
National team‡
2015 Serbia U20 3 (1)
2016–2017 Serbia U21 5 (2)
2015 Serbia U23 1 (0)
2016– Serbia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2019

Club career

Rad

On 26 May 2013, Maraš made his senior debut for Rad, coming on as a second-half substitute for Uroš Vitas in a 3–1 home league win over Radnički Niš. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 August 2014, giving his side a 2–1 win over Borac Čačak also at the Stadion Kralj Petar I. Over the course of the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, Maraš established himself as a regular member of the team's defensive line, recording the full 90 minutes in all of his 23 appearances. He was subsequently named as the team's captain, being an undisputed starter in the following two seasons (2015–16 and 2016–17). On 5 August 2017, Maraš made his 100th league appearance for Rad in a 1–2 loss to Mladost Lučani.

Chaves

On 31 August 2017, Maraš was officially transferred to Portuguese club Chaves on a four-year deal.[1]

Almería

On 15 August 2019, Maraš joined Spanish club Almería on a one-year loan.[2] On 22 August of the following year, after being a regular starter, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the club.[3]

International career

On 29 September 2016, Maraš played the full 90 minutes in Serbia's 0–3 friendly loss to Qatar. He also appeared in a 0–0 draw against the United States on 29 January 2017, playing the entire match.[4]

Statistics
As of 26 June 2019[5]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rad 2012–13 1000——10
2013–14 5000——50
2014–15 23130——261
2015–16 34400——344
2016–17 34220——362
2017–18 7000——70
Total 104750——1097
Chaves 2017–18 2912000—311
2018–19 2840030—314
Total 5752030—625
Almería (loan) 2019–20 1520000—152
Career total 176147030—18614

References
  1. "Flavienses oficializam Nikola Maras" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Nikola Maras se incorpora a los entrenamientos" (in Spanish). udalmeriasad.com. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. "Nikola Maras, primer fichaje del Almería 2020–21" [Nikola Maras, first signing of Almería 2020–21] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "Watch: USA draws Serbia 0-0 in Arena's return; Nagbe, Pontius come close". si.com. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. Nikola Maraš at Soccerway
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