Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1992)

Nemanja Nikolić
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992
Place of birth Kraljevo, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre forward
Club information
Current team
Partizan
Number 9
Youth career
Bubamara 1991
Sloga Kraljevo
Metalac Trgovački
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Grbalj 37 (8)
2013–2016 Rostov 3 (0)
2016 Aktobe 5 (0)
2017–2018 Spartak Subotica 37 (12)
2018– Partizan 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2018

Nemanja Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Николић, pronounced [němaɲa nǐkolitɕ]; born 19 October 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Partizan.

Club career

Early years

Born in Kraljevo, Nikolić made his first football steps with local academy Bubamara 1991,[1] after which he moved to Sloga Kraljevo youth academy,[2] and finally Metalac Trgovački.[3] Later he signed with the Montenegrin First League side Grbalj, where he played between 2011 and 2012.[4]

On 22 February 2013, after he passed a ten-day trial period with a club, Nikolić signed a three-year contract with Rostov.[5] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 20 October 2013 for FC Rostov in a game against FC Krylia Sovetov Samara under coach Miodrag Božović.[4]

On 5 August 2016 Nikolić signed for FC Aktobe on a free transfer.[6] After he end of season in the Kazakhstan Premier League, Nikolić left the club.

Spartak Subotica

In February 2017, Nikolić signed two-and-a-half year deal Spartak Subotica.[7] For the first half-season with the club, Nikolić was mostly used as a back-up for Ognjen Mudrinski, making 7 appearances without goals. At the beginning of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season, Nikolić became the first choice attacker under coach Aleksandar Veselinović, scoring a goal in the opening match of the season against OFK Bačka.[8] After 2 scored goals and 2 assists he made in 4–0 away win against Borac Čačak in the second fixture match of the season, Nikolić was elected for the player of the week.[9] He awarded for the second time in the 7th fixture of the same season, with 2 goals and an assist in 5–0 away victory over Vojvodina at the Karađorđe Stadium.[10] Scoring a goal in 1–1 draw to Partizan, Nikolić was elected for the best on the field in a match played on 26 November 2017.[11] Nikolić awarded as the club's best assistant in the mid season.[12] In May 2018, Nikolić was elected in the best 11 players for the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season, by clubs captains' and managers' choice.[13]

Partizan

On 22 May 2018, it was announced about Nikolić's moving to Partizan. His former club, Spartak, published an information on the official website he was transferred for a 350k fee.[14] Media reported the deal also includes 20 percent of the future transfer.[15] Nikolić officially promoted in new club on 28 May 2018, penning three-year deal, when he also chose to wear number 9 jersey.[16] Nikolić made his debut for new club in starting line-up in the first leg match of the first qualifying round for 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, against Rudar Pljevlja.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 July 2018[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grbalj 2011–12 First League 21400214
2012–13 16421185
Total 37821399
Rostov 2012–13 Premier League 00000000
2013–14 200020
2014–15 101020
2015–16 001010
Total 30200050
Aktobe 2016 Premier League 50000050
Spartak Subotica 2016–17[18] SuperLiga 7070
2017–18[19] 3012213213
Total 3712213913
Partizan 2018–19 SuperLiga 00001010
Career total 82206210008922

Honours

Club

Rostov

Individual

References

  1. "Nemanja Nikolić-Taki u Rostovu". fkbubamara91.org (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. "Немања Николић: Прија ми интересовање Војводине". Dnevnik. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "Спартак одбио 400 хиљада за Николића: Пријатеље никад не остављам!". Sportski žurnal. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "N.Nikolić". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. "Nemanja Nikolić tri godine u Rostovu". Vijesti (in Serbian). 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. "ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О СТАТУСЕ ИГРОКОВ". fc-aktobe.kz. FC Aktobe. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. "Спартак довео играча из загребачког Динама". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. "Fudbaleri Spartaka pobedom započeli novu sezonu". subotica.info. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  9. "Igrač kola: Nezaustavljivi Nemanja Nikolić obeležio drugo ovosezonsko kolo". Serbian SuperLiga official website. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  10. "Igrač kola: Nemanja Nikolić najbolji akter u pobedi golubova u Novom Sadu". Serbian SuperLiga official website. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. "Погледајте најзанимљивије детаље са меча Партизан – Спартак у Хумској (ВИДЕО)". Sportski žurnal. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  12. "Proglašeni najbolji pojedinci u FK Spartak". subotica.info. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Super liga: Održana manifestacija Prvi tim, priznanja u rukama najboljih". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  14. "Nikolić prešao u Partizan". FK Spartak Subotica official website. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  15. "ПАРТИЗАН ДОВЕО ПРВО ПОЈАЧАЊЕ: За Николића 350.000 евра!". Večernje novosti. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  16. "Partizan promovisao novu "devetku": Preživeo sam fudbalski mrak za četiri godine, sada hoću duplu krunu". mozzartsport.com. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  17. "LE: Partizan već u Nikšiću obezbedio prolaz u drugo kolo" (in Serbian). B92. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  18. "Nikolić, Nemanja 2016–17 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  19. "Nikolić, Nemanja 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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