Nikola Leković

Nikola Leković
Personal information
Full name Nikola Leković
Date of birth (1989-12-19) 19 December 1989
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Karabükspor
Number 33
Youth career
1998–2007 Partizan
2007–2008 Bežanija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Bežanija 38 (8)
2010–2013 Rad 81 (2)
2013 Vojvodina 11 (0)
2014–2016 Lechia Gdańsk 35 (1)
2015–2016 → Partizan (loan) 5 (0)
2016 Napredak Kruševac 11 (0)
2017 Dinamo Minsk 23 (1)
2018 Kerkyra 9 (0)
2018– Karabükspor 0 (0)
National team
2010 Serbia U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2018

Nikola Leković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лековић; born 19 December 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Karabükspor.

Club career

Leković started out at Partizan as a trainee in 1998.[1] He spent nine years in the club's youth setup, before switching to Bežanija for the final year of his formation in 2007. In May 2008, Leković was promoted to their senior squad, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut in a 0–1 home loss to Hajduk Kula. He played for two more seasons at the club, as they competed in the Serbian First League, before securing a transfer to Rad in the summer of 2010. Afterwards, Leković spent the following three seasons at Banjica, being a first team regular.

In July 2013, Leković was transferred to Vojvodina on a two-year contract plus a one-year option.[2] He scored a goal in the 90th minute of a 1–2 away loss against Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round, as Vojvodina were eliminated. In February 2014, Leković moved abroad and signed with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.[3]

On 31 August 2015, Leković joined his parent club Partizan on a season-long loan from Lechia Gdańsk.[4] He was given the number 3 shirt, previously worn by Vladimir Volkov. After becoming a free agent, Leković agreed terms with Napredak Kruševac in July 2016.

In January 2017, Leković moved abroad for the second time and signed with Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk.[5]

International career

Leković represented his country at under-21 level, making two appearances in the team's unsuccessful qualifiers for the 2011 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

Statistics

As of 1 September 2017
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bežanija 2007–08 20000020
2008–09 5000—50
2009–10 31800—318
Rad 2010–11 27110—281
2011–12 2910040331
2012–13 25020—270
Vojvodina 2013–14 1102041171
Lechia Gdańsk 2013–14 15020—170
2014–15 18110—191
2015–16 2000—20
Partizan (loan) 2015–16 50102080
Napredak Kruševac 2016–17 11000—110
Career total 181119010120012

References

  1. ↑ "NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ:Bio mi je san da zaigram u Partizanu !" (in Serbian). volimpartizan.rs. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ "CRVENO-BELI"" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nikola Leković zawodnikiem Lechii Gdańsk" (in Polish). lechia.pl. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nikola Leković nova akvizicija Partizana" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Никола Лекович - футболист минского Динамо" (in Russian). dinamo-minsk.by. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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