Nemanja Milunović
Nemanja Milunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Милуновић, pronounced [němaɲa mǐlunoʋitɕ, - milǔː-]; born 31 May 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade and the Serbia national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nemanja Milunović | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Čačak, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Borac Čačak | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Mladost Lučani (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Mladost Lučani (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Mladost Lučani | 96 | (12) |
| 2015–2018 | BATE Borisov | 59 | (6) |
| 2019– | Red Star Belgrade | 32 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Serbia | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Early career
Milunović made his professional debut with hometown club Borac Čačak, but saw little playing time.[1] He was then loaned to Mladost Lučani for the 2010-11 season; at the time the team played in the Serbia's second tier. Mladost Lučani returned to the Serbian SuperLiga the following season, during which Milunović played a total of 30 games and scored a total of six goals.[1] Eventually, Mladost Lučani purchased Milunović's contract from Borac Čačak.[1] At Mladost Lučani, Milunović was coached by Neško Milovanović.[1]
BATE Borisov
In 2015, Milunović joined Belarusian team BATE Borisov in a €300,000 transfer from Mladost Lučani.[1] He played in the team's 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign under coach Alyaksandr Yermakovich. On 16 September 2015, he scored BATE's only goal in their first Champions League match that season, a 4-1 loss against Bayer Leverkusen.[2] Although BATE was last in their group by the end of the 2015 UEFA Champions League group stage, BATE's general secretary Andrei Vashkevich stated that Milunović was one of the team's most consistent players, even suggesting that he had a chance to be named the Vysheyshaya Liga's Player of the Year.[3] Milunović was subsequently named in the ideal team of the Belarus's Vysheyshaya Liga for two consecutive seasons.[1]
Red Star Belgrade
After Milunović decided not to renew his contract with BATE Borisov, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Red Star Belgrade as a free agent in the 2018–19 winter transfer window.[4] He played in Red Star's 2019–20 UEFA Champions League campaign under coach Vladan Milojević.
International career
Milunović made his first appearance for the Serbia national football team under coach Slavoljub Muslin in a 2-1 friendly win over Cyprus in November 2016.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2019[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borac Čačak | 2007–08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Mladost Lučani | 2008–09 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 153 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 13 | |
| BATE | 2015 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 8 | |
| Red Star | 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Career total | 228 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 23 | |
International statistics
| Serbian national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
International goals
Score and Result lists Serbia's goals first[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 May 2016 | Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia | 2 |  | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
- Mladost Lučani
- BATE Borisov
- Belarusian Premier League: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Belarusian Cup: 2014-15
- Belarusian Super Cup: 2015, 2016, 2017
- Red Star Belgrade
References
- Darko Noveski (16 November 2018). "KO JE NEMANJA MILUNOVIĆ: Muslinovo iznenađenje, Zvezdina višegodišnja želja, za Krstajića 'Kasper'". HotSport (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "Bayer Leverkusen beats BATE Borisov 4-1 in Champions League". USA Today. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "VIEW FROM THE OPPOSITION: BATE BORISOV". A.S. Roma. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- Darjan Nedeljković (16 November 2018). "GOTOVO! Milunović u Zvezdi dve i po godine". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "Фудбалски савез Србије - званична веб презентација". Fss.rs. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- "N. Milunović". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
External links
- Nemanja Milunović at Soccerway
- Nemanja Milunović Stats at utakmica.rs