Nemanja Kojić (footballer)

Nemanja Kojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Којић; born 3 February 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Radnički Niš.

Nemanja Kojić
Personal information
Full name Nemanja Kojić
Date of birth (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990
Place of birth Loznica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Radnički Niš
Number 36
Youth career
Rad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Rad 86 (18)
2013–2015 Partizan 55 (18)
2015–2016 Gaziantep BB 45 (12)
2017 Radnički Niš 16 (3)
2017–2018 Istanbulspor 25 (4)
2018 Ordabasy 13 (3)
2019 Tokyo Verdy 10 (2)
2019 Napredak Kruševac 9 (2)
2020– Radnički Niš 3 (0)
National team
2007 Serbia U19[lower-alpha 1] 3 (1)
2010–2012 Serbia U21 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02 March 2020

Career

Club

Rad

Born in Loznica, Kojić joined Rad as a trainee in 2003. He made his senior debuts in the 2006–07 season, recording three appearances in the process. In May 2008, Kojić broke his leg in a match against Sevojno, causing him to miss the entire 2008–09 season. On 2 May 2010, he scored his first senior career goal, finding the back of the net in a 1–0 home win over Jagodina.[1] On 30 June 2011, he scored a goal and provided three assists in a 6–0 home win over Tre Penne in the first leg of Europa League first qualifying round.[2] One week later, he scored twice in the return leg against Tre Penne in a 1–3 away win.[3] On 19 August 2012, Kojić scored twice in a 2–2 away draw against Red Star Belgrade.[4] He scored another brace on 1 September 2012 in a 2–3 away league win over Spartak Subotica.[5]

Partizan

On 3 February 2013, on his 23rd birthday, Kojić was transferred to Partizan, together with Predrag Luka. Both players signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[6] Kojić made his debut for Partizan against Donji Srem on 2 March 2013.[7] Four days later, Kojić scored his first two goals for Partizan in a 0–4 away league win over BSK Borča.[8]

On 26 April 2014, Kojić scored the winning goal in the 90th minute of the Belgrade derby in a 2–1 home win over Red Star Belgrade.[9] On 3 May 2014, Kojić scored a hat-trick in a 0–5 away win over Donji Srem.[10] He finished the season as the club's top scorer with eight goals.

Gaziantep BB

In August 2016, Kojić joined Turkish second tier side Gaziantep BB, signing a three-year contract and was given the number 36 shirt.[11]

Radnički Niš

On 15 February 2017, Kojić returned to his homeland and signed with Radnički Niš until the end of the 2016–17 season.[12]

Tokyo Verdy

On 16 January 2019, Tokyo Verdy announced the signing of Kojić.[13]

International

Kojić was a regular member of the Serbia national under-21 team during the qualifications for the 2013 UEFA European Championship.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rad 2006–07 Serbian First League 3000———30
2007–08 5010———60
2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 0000———00
2009–10 71———71
2010–11 27310———283
2011–12 25400—44—298
2012–13 15531———186
Total 821351--44--9118
Partizan 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 13600—00—136
2013–14 15721—30—208
2014–15 13250—30—212
2015–16 1100—00—11
Total 421671--60--5517
Gaziantep BB 2015–16 TFF First League 29900———299
2016–17 16300———163
Total 451200———4512
Radnički Niš 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 16300—00—163
Istanbulspor 2017–18 TFF First League 25410———264
Ordabasy 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 13300———133
Tokyo Verdy 2019 J2 League 2000———20
Career total 21250132--104--21956

Honours
Partizan

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included

References
  1. "JSL: Kojić u 93. za pobedu Rada" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. "Rad počistio Tre Pene" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. "LE: Rad pobedio i u San Marinu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. "Nemoćna Zvezda remizirala sa igračem više, Rad odneo bod sa Marakane!" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. "Kojić vodio Rad do pobede u Subotici, "junajted forsi" uletali na teren, Voša na vrhu!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. "Predstavljena nova pojačanja iz Rada" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  7. "Luka i Šćepović doneli Partizanu prvu prolećnu pobedu (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). telegraf.rs. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  8. "Bingo Kojić i Brašanac iz kornera za šampionovih plus osam (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  9. "Kojić ne da titulu! (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  10. "Partizanova golgeterska eksplozija! Het-trik Nemanje Kojića (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  11. "НАПАДАЧ ОТПУТОВАО У ТУРСКУ: Немања Којић три године у Гацијантепу" (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  12. "Којић потписао за Раднички" (in Serbian). FK Radnički Niš official website. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  13. "ネマニャ コイッチ選手移籍加入のお知らせ". verdy.co.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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