Nemanja Radoja
Nemanja Radoja (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Радоја, pronounced [nêmaɲa rǎdoja]; born 6 February 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
 Radoja in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nemanja Radoja | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vojvodina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Vojvodina | 48 | (1) |
| 2011 | → ČSK (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Cement (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2014–2019 | Celta | 115 | (1) |
| 2019– | Levante | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Serbia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013—2015 | Serbia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016– | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
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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 13 January 2020 | |||
Club career
Vojvodina
Born in Novi Sad, Radoja grew up in neighbouring Veternik, and graduated from FK Vojvodina's youth setup. Following footsteps of his older brother Stefan, he started training football. Radoja was promoted to the main squad in the summer of 2011, but was subsequently loaned to third-tier ČSK Čelarevo. He signed a new five-year professional deal with the Vojvodina on 8 March 2012,[1] being subsequently loaned to fellow third division side FK Cement Beočin.
Radoja played his first match as a professional on 18 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 17 April 2013, netting his side's only in a Serbian Cup semifinal 1–1 draw against OFK Beograd (2–1 on aggregate), thus taking Vojvodina to the finals.[3]
Radoja played regularly for Voša in the 2012–13 campaign, appearing in 22 matches (16 starts, 1553 minutes of action) and helping his side to finish in the third position. He maintained his starting place in the following season, appearing in 25 matches, also being selected in the league's best XI.
Celta
In August 2014. Radoja signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Celta de Vigo.[4] He made his debut for the club on 24 August, playing the last three minutes in a 3–1 home win over Getafe CF.[5]
Radoja made no appearances during the entire 2018–19 season, after he expressed his desire to play in the Premier League and refused a contract renewal from Celta.[6]
Levante
On 21 August 2019, free agent Radoja agreed to a three-year contract with Levante UD, still in the Spanish top tier.[7]
International career
Radoja appeared for under-18 and under-19 squads. He was a member of under-19's at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, appearing regularly.[8]
Radoja got his first call up to the senior Serbia side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Austria in October 2016.[9] He made his debut in a friendly match against Ukraine on 15 November 2016.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 June 2020[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ČSK (loan) | 2011–12 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Cement (loan) | 2011–12 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Vojvodina | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | 69 | 2 | |||
| Celta | 2014–15 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 50 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 115 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 143 | 1 | |||
| Levante | 2019–20 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 203 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 5 | ||
International
| Serbia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- Poletanović i Radoja profesionalci (Poletanović and Radoja turn professional); Vojvodina's official website, 8 March 2012 (in Serbian)
- Spartak ZV–Vojvodina 0:1; Vojvodina's official website, 18 August 2012 (in Serbian)
- Kup Srbije(polufinale): Radoja odveo vojvodinu u finale (Serbian Cup (semifinals): Radoja puts Vojvodina in the finals) Archived 25 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Sportal, 17 April 2013 (in Serbian)
- Nemanja Radoja, nuevo centrocampista del RC Celta, se presenta a las 13:30h en Balaídos (Nemanja Radoja, new central midfielder of RC Celta, will be presented at 13:30h in Balaídos) Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Celta's official website, 12 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- Celta Vigo 3–1 Getafe; ESPN FC, 24 August 2014
- "El incierto futuro deportivo de Radoja" [The unsure sporting future of Radoja] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Levante UD signs Nemanja Radoja for three seasons". Levante UD. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- Nemanja Radoja – UEFA competition record
- "Primera convocatoria con Serbia para Radoja". mundodeportivo.com. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Prvi poraz Muslina, novi za Srbiju od Ukrajine". b92.net. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "N.Radoja". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
External links
- Nemanja Radoja at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at Utakmica.rs (in Serbian)
- Nemanja Radoja – UEFA competition record
- Nemanja Radoja at Soccerway