Nikola Vukčević (footballer, born 1991)

Nikola Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Bукчeвић, pronounced [nǐkola ʋǔktʃeʋitɕ]; born 13 December 1991), also known as Điđo (Ђиђо), is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for La Liga side Levante. Vukčević began his professional career with Budućnost. He debuted for Montenegro's national team in 2014.

For the player born 1984, see Nikola Vukčević (footballer, born 1984).

Nikola Vukčević
Vukčević with Montenegro in 2014
Personal information
Full name Nikola Vukčević
Date of birth (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991
Place of birth Podgorica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Budućnost 65 (4)
2013–2015 Braga B 31 (1)
2014–2018 Braga 76 (4)
2018– Levante 50 (0)
National team‡
2012 Montenegro U21 1 (0)
2014– Montenegro 44 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 October 2020

Club career

Budućnost

From 2010 to 2013, he played for local club Budućnost, where he earned 65 caps and scored four goals. During the 2011–12 season, he emerged as one of the best youngsters in the country, and became Budućnost's captain during their title run. In the following season, Vukčević became the most valuable player in Budućnost squad, starting in 27 out of 33 league matches - the most appearances he made during one season at the time. His good performances earned him a starting spot in Montenegro's U21 selection.

Braga

Vukčević left Budućnost as a free agent due to the expiration of his contract. In September 2013, he signed for Braga,[1][2] and initially made appearances for their reserve team.

He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 win against Vitória S.C., coming on as a 91st-minute substitute for Felipe Pardo in the Minho derby.[3] He became a regular substitute on Braga's first squad and would occasionally start in matches of Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.

Levante

On 9 August 2018, Vukčević was transferred to Spanish club Levante for a €8.9 million fee and signed a four-year contract.[4][5]

International career

In August 2012 he participated in the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2012, where his team lost in the final to Slovakia on penalties and took home silver medals.[6][7]

Vukčević made his debut against Ghana on 5 March 2014 in a friendly 1–0 win. Though he started the match, Nemanja Nikolić substituted him in the 65th minute.[8] As of 19 October 2020, he has earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 1 goal.[9]

International goals
Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2016Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Kazakhstan2–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Budućnost Podgorica

Braga

References
  1. "Vukčević u Bragi". Tv. Archived from the original (via Wayback Machine) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. "Nikola Vukcevic é reforço do Sporting de Braga". JN. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. "Sporting Braga vs Vitoria S.C." Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. "Nikola Vukčević and Levante U.D. unite their destinies for at least the next four seasons". Levante UD. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "Oficial: Nikola Vukcevic, el fichaje más caro de la historia del Levante" [Official: Nikola Vukcevic, most expensive transfer in Levante's history] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. "Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2012". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. "Belarus 1-2 Montenegro". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  8. "Montenegro vs Ghana". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. "Vukčević, Nikola". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  11. "Summary - First League - Montenegro - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  12. "Summary - Cup - Montenegro - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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