Miloš Ninković

Miloš Ninković
Ninković with FC Dynamo Kyiv in 2009
Personal information
Full name Miloš Ninkovic
Date of birth (1984-12-25) 25 December 1984
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Čukarički 46 (6)
2004–2013 Dynamo Kyiv 109 (14)
2013 → Évian (loan) 17 (1)
2013–2014 Red Star Belgrade 27 (5)
2014–2015 Évian 15 (0)
2015– Sydney FC 79 (19)
National team‡
2009–2012 Serbia 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2015

Miloš Ninković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Нинковић; born 25 December 1984) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for A-League club Sydney FC.

Club career

Čukarički

Miloš Ninković’s trajectory was atypical for a Serbian footballer; he is one of the few successful players from Serbia to have never gone through the more notable youth academies of Red Star, Partizan, Vojvodina, or OFK Beograd. At a very young age, Ninković joined FK Čukarički's youth academy and later graduated into the club's first-team. Boasting fine passing and the ability to read the game, his performances attracted several clubs in Serbia as well as in the region. As opposed to choosing one of his homeland's larger clubs, he chose to leave Čukarički as a teenager to accept Dynamo Kyiv's invitation .

Dynamo Kyiv

At the age of 19, he initially struggled for playing time in Dynamo. He gradually became a mainstay of the side, helping them win the Ukrainian Premier League three times and the domestic cup twice. The performances were noticed by Serbia's (now former) national team coach Radomir Antić, and he has since become a regular for the Serbian national team. In the 2010–11 season, Miloš Ninković was considered as one of Dynamo's most crucial and talented players. Some team mates described Ninkovic having an "eye for goal" and being a very optimistic footballer.

Évian

In December 2012 it was announced that the last six months of Ninković's contract, which expires June 2013, was to be spent on loan with French club Évian.[1] Ninković initially was negotiating a transfer to Red Star Belgrade, but was denied the possibility to shorten his contract with Dynamo from June 2013 to January 2013.[2] Over a week after his loan spell to Évian was announced, Ninković told B92 that Red Star remained a fallback option for him, suggesting an eventual transfer to Red Star Belgrade after his contract and loan expire in June 2013.[3]

Red Star Belgrade

On 4 July 2013, Ninković signed a one-year contract with an option for one additional year with Red Star Belgrade.[4] Ninković's scored his first goals for Red Star on 17 August 2013, when he scored a brace against FK Jagodina.[5]

Sydney FC

On 16 July 2015, Ninković signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.[6] Ninković scored the match-winning goal in the 88th minute of the tenth Sydney Derby to win the game for Sydney FC and put them at then the top of the table in round three of the 2015/16 season. On round 13 of the 2015/16 season, Ninković scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Melbourne City.

Ninković enjoyed a good start to the 2016–17 A-League season, scoring 6 times, and with 7 assists within the space of 13 games. The playmaker backed up this form for the rest of the season, winning eleven Man of the Match awards resulting in claiming the Alex Tobin Medal for season's best player from Fox Sports Australia.[7]

Ninković also won the Johnny Warren Medal for the 2016–17 season, becoming the first Sydney FC player to ever do so.[8]He scored the winning penalty in the 2017 A-League Grand Final shoot-out for Sydney FC, securing them a third championship and ensuring him cult status.

On 9 May 2017, Ninković was re-signed by Sydney FC for another year as their new international marquee.[9] Following a premiership winning season, it was announced that Ninkovic had re-signed for a further two-year deal.[10]

International career

Ninković made his maiden appearance for the Serbian national team in 2009 against Sweden. He was a member of Serbia's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. Having been benched in the match against Ghana, he was in Serbia's starting XI against Germany and Australia.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 June 2018
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total
2002–03Čukarički1st League SCG150??00150
2003–042nd League SCG316??00316
Ukraine League Ukrainian Cup Europe Total
2004–05Dynamo KyivUkrainian Premier League40101060
2005–0630200040
2006–0750100060
2007–081725030252
2008–0920520140365
2009–102641060334
2010–111310070201
2011–121610061222
2012–1351004091
France League Coupe de France Europe Total
2012–13Évian (loan)Ligue 11715100222
Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total
2013–14Red Star BelgradeSuper Liga2752040335
France League Coupe de France Europe Total
2014–15ÉvianLigue 11502000170
Australia League FFA Cup Asia Total
2015–16Sydney FCA-League2541071335
2016–17 28 9 4 1 0 0 32 10
2017–18 25 6 5 2 4 1 34 9
League Cup Continental Total
Total Serbia 731120407911
Ukraine 1091412041116215
France 3217100392
Australia 78191031129924
Career total 2924531456337952

International

Serbia national team
YearAppsGoals
200960
201090
201190
201240
Total280

Honours

Club

Dynamo Kyiv
Red Star

Sydney FC

Individual

References

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