Nemanja Maksimović
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nemanja Maksimović | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Banja Koviljača, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Getafe | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Gučevo Banja Koviljača | |||
2002–2007 | Omladinac Loznica | ||
2007–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
2013 | Hellas Verona | ||
2013 | Domžale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Domžale | 27 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Astana | 54 | (9) |
2017–2018 | Valencia | 15 | (0) |
2018– | Getafe | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Serbia U19 | 16 | (3) |
2015 | Serbia U20 | 7 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Serbia U21 | 9 | (0) |
2016– | Serbia | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2018 |
Nemanja Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Максимовић, pronounced [němaɲa maksǐːmoʋitɕ]; born 26 January 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Getafe CF and the Serbian national team.
Club career
Early career
Born in Banja Koviljača, Maksimović played for Red Star Belgrade's youth selections up to U19, but had his contract terminated. After his exceptional displays at the 2013 UEFA U19 Championship, he signed with Slovenian side Domžale. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2013 at the age of 18 in a 2–2 draw with Zavrč.
Astana
On 7 February 2015, Maksimović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with FC Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League.[1] On 27 August 2015, Maksimović scored the equalizing goal against APOEL in the second leg of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-offs, which qualified Astana to their first ever Champions League group stage campaign.[2]
Valencia
On 2 July 2017, Valencia announced the signing of Maksimović on a contract until 2022.[3] He made his debut for the club on 18 August, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Soler in a 1–0 La Liga home win against UD Las Palmas.[4]
Getafe
On 16 July 2018, Maksimović signed with Getafe until 2024.[5]
International career
Maksimović played for the Serbia U19 team that won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6] He was named to Serbia's U20 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, scoring the winner with two minutes of extra time remaining in the final, beating Brazil 2–1 for Serbia's first international honour as an independent nation.[7] Maksimović made his debut for Serbia on 23 March 2016, in a 1–0 defeat to Poland.[8] In May 2018 he was named in Serbia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 May 2018[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Domžale | 2013–14 | 1. SNL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
Astana | 2015 | Premier League | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
2016 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 54 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 12 | ||
Valencia | 2017–18 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||
Career total | 96 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 17 |
International
- As of 14 October 2018
Serbia national team | |||
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Year | Apps | Goals | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Astana[11]
International
- Serbia[11]
Orders
- Medal of Merit (Republika Srpska)[12]
References
- ↑ В ФК Астана - чемпион Европы-2013 (in Russian). FC Astana official website. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Petar Lazić (May 13, 2017). "Hotsport.rs: HOTSPORT INTERVJU – NEMANJA MAKSIMOVIĆ: San mi se nije ostvario da igram za voljeni klub, a sada ću igrati protiv Mesija i Ronalda" (in Serbian). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Maksimovic, new Valencia CF player until 2022". valenciacf.com. Valencia CF. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "Este Valencia pinta bien" [This Valencia look good] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ↑ "El Getafe se hace con Maksimovic" [Getafe signs Maksimovic] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ UEFA: Match Report - France 0-1 Serbia - August 1, 2013
- ↑ "Under-20 World Cup: Serbia beat Brazil in Auckland final". BBC Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Максимович дебютировал за Сербию". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.KZ. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Један тим, срцем свим – Младен Крстајић одабрао" [One team, with all their hearts – Mladen Krstajić selects]. FSS.rs (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "N. Maksimović". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- 1 2 "N. MAKSIMOVIĆ". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "Dodik odlikovao zlatne "orliće" poreklom iz Republike Srpske" [Dodik decorated golden "eagles" from Republika Srpska] (in Serbian). sport.blic.rs. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
External links
- Nemanja Maksimović at Soccerway
- NZS profile (in Slovene)