Nemanja Vučić

Nemanja Vučić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Вучић; born 11 June 1996) is a Serbian footballer, who plays as a defender for Vojvodina.

Nemanja Vučić
Personal information
Full name Nemanja Vučić
Date of birth (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996
Place of birth Kosovska Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Vojvodina
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2012 Trepča
2012–2014 Sloboda Čačak
2014 Borac Čačak
2015 Novi Pazar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Sloboda Čačak 17 (2)
2015 FAP 11 (3)
2016–2019 Zemun 72 (13)
2019– Vojvodina 1 (0)
National team‡
2017 Serbia U20 2 (0)
2017– Serbia U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2018

Club career

Early years

Born in Kosovska Mitrovica, Vučić moved to Čačak, where he made his first senior appearances with the local club Sloboda in the Serbian League West. While with the club, he made 17 appearances and scored 2 goals between 2012 and 2014.[1] In summer 2014, Vučić moved to Borac Čačak, where he usually played as a member of youth team for the rest of calendar year,[2] after which he moved to Novi Pazar for the spring half of the 2014–15 campaign.[3] As he failed to made any appearance in top tier of the Serbian football pyramid, Vučić left the club after overgrown youth selection and moved to FAP in summer 2015. During the first half of the 2015–16 campaign in the Serbian League West, Vučić collected 11 caps and scored 3 goals for team as a bonus player, being elected for a player of the match once time,[1] in a match against Šumadija 1903.[4] In the mid-season, Vučić decided to leave the club.[5]

Zemun

At the beginning of 2016, Vučić joined the Serbian First League side Zemun. He made his debut for the club in 2-0 away defeat against OFK Bačka on 12 March 2016.[6] Later, until the end of season, Vučić collected 8 matches at total, earning double yellow card in 25th fixture match against Proleter Novi Sad.[7] At the beginning of 2015–16 Serbian First League campaign, Vučić was usually used as a back-up choice under coach Dragoljub Bekvalac. He made a single appearance in 0–0 draw to Sloboda Užice in the 3rd fixture, replacing Srđan Ajković in 77th minute of the match.[8] Vučić returned to the field in 9th fixture match against BSK Borča, playing the whole matches for the rest of season under coach Milan Milanović.[9] Vučić also scored 4 goals during the second half-season in matches against Radnički Pirot,[10] OFK Odžaci,[11] Budućnost Dobanovci,[12] and Jagodina,[13] contributing to the club's promotion in the Serbian SuperLiga.[14] Vučić made his SuperLiga in opening match of the 2017–18 campaign against Mladost Lučani on 22 July 2017.[15] For the rest of 2017, Vučić noted 18 league and 1 cup appearance scoring 3 goals, against Radnički Niš,[16] Mačva Šabac,[17] and Rad.[18] On 25 February 2018, Vučić had been elected for a player of the match in 1–1 draw to Partizan, realising a penalty kick, which previously extorted in a duel with Luka Cucin.[19] Vučić suffered an injury later in 2018, after which he missed the rest of season.[20][21]

International career

Vučić was called into the Serbia national under-20 football team squad in 2017, under coach Milan Obradović. He made two appearances for the team in June same year, in games against Israel and Greece, replacing Jovica Blagojević in both of matches.[22][23] Vučić got his first call in Serbian under-21 team by coach Goran Đorović in September 2017,[24] after which he was usually used as a back-up choice for Miroslav Bogosavac in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[9] He made his debut for under-21 level selection in away friendly against Qatar on 17 December 2017, scoring own goal on the match.[25]

Style of play

Standing at 5-foot-11-inches (1.80 m), Vučić is a left-footed footballer who usually operates as a left-back.[26] While in youth categories, he also appeared as a centre-back or defensive midfielder in some occasions, improving sliding tackles and defensive skills.[27] Turning fully professional and coming to the top level of Serbian football, Vučić has been described as a player with more pronounced offensive characteristics, who often breaks through the opponent's middle, but with a slightly worse attitude in defense.[28] Vučić is also an accurate penalty taker. Scoring penalty kicks for Zemun in two successive home victories over Mačva Šabac and Rad in November 2017, Vučić is labelled as a player with strong leadership and influence in the team.[18] Vučić also beat Vladimir Stojković using Panenka style in 1–1 away draw against Partizan.[29]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 August 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sloboda Čačak 2012–13[1] Serbian League West 81———81
2013–14[1] 91———91
Total 172———172
FAP 2015–16[1] Serbian League West 113———113
Zemun 2015–16 Serbian First League 80———80
2016–17 23400——234
2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 23610——246
2018–19 18300——183
Total 721310——7313
Vojvodina 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 1000——10
Career total 1011810——10218

References
  1. "Vucic, Nemanja". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "Omladinci - sezona 2014/15". FK Borac Čačak official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Mladi fudbalski eksperti iz Novog Pazara na Sportifico društvenoj mreži". sportifico.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Fudbal: Grujičić spasao domaćina". sumadijapress.co.rs (in Serbian). 21 September 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Sneg i mraz odložio početak priprema srpskoligaša FAP-a iz Priboja". infoera.rs (in Serbian). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Bačka – Zemun 2:0 (0:0)". OFK Bačka Bačka Palanka official website (in Serbian). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. "PLS 25.kolo – Zemun slavio, Slobodi bod u Bačkoj Palanci". penal.rs (in Serbian). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  8. "Sloboda i Zemun podelili bodove". pasaz.rs (in Serbian). 27 August 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  9. Nemanja Vučić at Soccerway
  10. "Zemun dominantan, ispratio Radnički kući sa četiri komada!". zemunskenovine.rs (in Serbian). 9 April 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  11. "Zemun savladao ekipu Odžaka minimalnim rezultatom". ico.rs (in Serbian). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  12. "Budućnost Dobanovci – Zemun 0-3". penal.rs (in Serbian). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  13. "Vučić za slavlje Zemunaca". noviput.rs (in Serbian). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  14. "Вучић после десет година донео елиту Земунцима голом у 21. минуту". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  15. "Mladost - Zemun 1:1(1:1)". FK Mladost Lučani official website (in Serbian). 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  16. "Раднички победио Земун". FK Radnički Niš official website (in Serbian). 5 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  17. "Zemun slavi Vučića, pobeda posle dva meseca". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 19 November 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  18. "Opet taj Vučić!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  19. "РЕМИ ЦРНО-БЕЛИХ У ХУМСКОЈ: Здјелар донео бод Партизану". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  20. "Lalatović: Samo da na krovu ne izgubimo!". supersport365.com (in Serbian). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  21. "Земунци јачи пред долазак Грађевинара, потписао Живковић". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  22. "Добро издање у Израелу селекције (У-20) која се припрема за наредни циклус квалификација за младе – 0:0". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  23. "Обрадовићеви "орлићи" после ремија у Израелу, победили Грчку у Новом Саду – 3:1(1:1)". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  24. "Ђоровић позвао 23 играча за Македонију и Русију". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  25. "Никад млађа селекција Србије до 21 године славила у Дохи против Катара -2:1(1:1)". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  26. "Nemanja Vučić za BUTASPORT.RS: Za Vardar sam čuo iz medija, nisam upućen". butasport.rs (in Serbian). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  27. "Vucic, Nemanja". YouTube (in Serbian). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  28. "РСБ представљање: Земун". redstarbelgrade.rs (in Serbian). 29 October 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  29. "Partizan nije loš, nego očajan: Vučić majstorski za remi Zemuna (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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