Nikola Krstović

Nikola Krstović
Personal information
Full name Nikola Krstović
Date of birth (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000
Place of birth FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Zeta
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2017 Zeta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Zeta 59 (20)
National team‡
2016–2017 Montenegro U17[lower-alpha 1] 6 (2)
2017– Montenegro U19[lower-alpha 1] 3 (0)
2017– Montenegro U21[lower-alpha 1] 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2018

Nikola Krstović (Cyrillic: Никола Крстовић; born 5 April 2000) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zeta. He is considered to be one of the most promising young talents in Montenegro.[1]

Club career

On 23 April 2016, Krstović made his competitive debut for Zeta, being assigned the number 13 jersey. He came on as a second-half substitute for Filip Kukuličić in their 1–1 league draw away against Iskra Danilovgrad, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in a 1. CFL game at the age of 16 years and 18 days old.[2] Until the end of the 2015–16 Montenegrin First League, Krstović would go on to play in three more fixtures (all as a substitute) as the club hovered around the middle of the table.

On 5 November 2016, Krstović made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season, entering the field during the second half of a 1–0 home league win over Bokelj. He scored his first senior goals in March of the following year, netting a brace in a 3–0 away victory over Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje,[3] making him the first player born in the 2000s to find the back of the net in the top flight of Montenegrin football.[4] In his first full season at Zeta, Krstović played in 19 games (all in the league) and bagged seven goals.[5]

On 29 June 2017, Krstović appeared as a starter for Zeta wearing the number 9 shirt in a 1–0 away loss to Željezničar Sarajevo in the first leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. He then scored an equalizer in the return tie a week later at home (the game ended in a 2–2 draw).[6] In October of the same year, Krstović netted his first senior hat-trick and led his team to a 4–2 home win over Kom.[7] He tallied 15 goals in 39 matches across all competitions throughout the season.

International career

Krstović was capped for Montenegro at all youth levels from under-17 through to under-21. He made his debuts for the national under-21 team at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament in June 2017, appearing in both of his side's matches and scoring a brace in a 3–2 victory over Slovenia U21 in the third-place game.[8] Later that year, Krstović netted a goal in a UEFA Under-21 Championship 2019 qualifier away to Bulgaria, as Montenegro suffered a 3–1 loss.[9]

Statistics

As of 5 July 2018[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zeta 2015–16 4000—40
2016–17 19700—197
2017–18 361311213915
Career total 592011216222

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Only official UEFA matches included

References

  1. ↑ "Krstović za MONDO: Moji idoli Mitar i Zlatan…" (in Montenegrin). mondo.me. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Novi rekord u 1.CFL: Dobili smo najmlađeg debitanta" (in Montenegrin). cg-fudbal.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "ČUDO OD DETETA Ima 17 godina i 14 prvoligaških golova - Da li je ovo novi Savićević ili Mijatović?" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Vrtić iz Golubovaca hoće u Evropu, a mogao je i do titule" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fudbaler rođen 2000. godine očekuje prolaz protiv Želje" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nikola Krstović – biser crnogorskog fudbala" (in Montenegrin). reprezentacija.me. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ovo su golovi cijele ekipe" (in Montenegrin). dan.co.me. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Krstović nastavio da rešeta: Crna Gora bolja od Slovenije" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kažnjeni za promašaje" (in Montenegrin). fscg.me. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nikola Krstović" (in Montenegrin). fscg.me. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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