Nikola Vasiljević (footballer, born 1996)

Nikola Vasiljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Васиљевић; born 24 June 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Radnik Surdulica on loan from Red Star Belgrade.

Nikola Vasiljević
Personal information
Full name Nikola Vasiljević
Date of birth (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996
Place of birth Niš, FR Yugoslavia
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Radnik Surdulica
(on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
Youth career
Radnički Niš
Sloboda Užice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Sloboda Užice 0 (0)
2014–2015 Radnički Niš 0 (0)
2015–2019 Radnik Surdulica 53 (0)
2019– Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
2020– → Radnik Surdulica (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2019

Club career

Vasiljević started out at his hometown club Radnički Niš. He later switched to Sloboda Užice, being promoted to their senior squad in early 2013.[1] In late summer 2014, Vasiljević returned to Radnički Niš and remained with the club for one season. He then joined Radnik Surdulica in the summer of 2015, making his senior debut the following spring. In March 2018, Vasiljević extended his contract with the club for three more years,[2] and soon established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper.

International career

In September 2018, Vasiljević was surprisingly called up by Mladen Krstajić to the Serbia national team to replace the injured Aleksandar Jovanović ahead of the team's UEFA Nations League games with Lithuania and Romania.[3] He remained an unused substitute in both matches. Two months later, Vasiljević received his second call-up to the team, this time replacing the injured Marko Dmitrović for Serbia's final two Nations League fixtures versus Montenegro and Lithuania.[4]

Statistics
As of 22 June 2019[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Radnik Surdulica 2015–16 1000—10
2016–17 1010—20
2017–18 16010—170
2018–19 35000—350
Total 53020—550

References
  1. "Novi dresovi za premijeru" (in Serbian). fksloboda.org. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. "Golman iz Niša u Surdulici još 3 godine" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. "Golman Radnika naknadno dobio poziv u reprezentaciju Srbije" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. "Dvojica fudbalera Radnika u nacionalnim selekcijama Srbije i Albanije" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  5. Nikola Vasiljević at Soccerway
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