Đorđe Nikolić Explained

Đorđe Nikolić
Birth Date:13 April 1997
Birth Place:Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height:1.94 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Sivasspor
Clubnumber:13
Youthyears1:2008–2012
Youthclubs1:Red Star Belgrade
Youthyears2:2012–2014
Youthclubs2:Partizan
Years1:2015–2016
Clubs1:Jagodina
Caps1:19
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2022
Clubs2:Basel
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Schaffhausen (loan)
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Thun (loan)
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Aarau (loan)
Caps5:33
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–2024
Clubs6:Újpest
Caps6:29
Goals6:0
Years7:2024–
Clubs7:Sivasspor
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Serbia U16
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013–2014
Nationalteam2:Serbia U17
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014
Nationalteam3:Serbia U18
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2015
Nationalteam4:Serbia U19
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2016–2017
Nationalteam5:Serbia U20
Nationalcaps5:3
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2016–2018
Nationalteam6:Serbia U21
Nationalcaps6:2
Nationalgoals6:0
Nationalyears7:2021
Nationalteam7:Serbia
Nationalcaps7:1
Nationalgoals7:0
Pcupdate:22 June 2024
Ntupdate:07:02, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Đorđe Nikolić (Serbian: Ђорђе Николић; born 13 April 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Sivasspor and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Jagodina

After he left youth team of FK Partizan,[2] Nikolić signed a three-year contract with Jagodina in the winter break off-season 2014–15.[3] He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut for Jagodina in the first fixture of 2015–16 season.[4] Although he started season as a first choice, Nikolić injured during the season and missed the great part of season. He made total 19 matches for club and after Jagodina relegated from the Serbian SuperLiga, Nikolić got an offer from FC Basel.[5]

Basel

Nikolić signed four-year contract with FC Basel in June 2016.[6] He made his debut for the club in 26 fixture match of the 2016–17 Swiss Super League season against FC St. Gallen, played on 1 April 2017.[7] Under trainer Urs Fischer Nikolić won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[8] They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[9] In summer 2017, Nikolić moved on loan to the Swiss Challenge League side Schaffhausen, where he spent the rest of calendar year. Later, at the beginning of 2018, Nikolić moved to Thun on new loan, until summer 2019.

Sivasspor

On 26 January 2024, Nikolić signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Sivasspor in Turkey.[10]

International career

Nikolić has been called in national team selections since 2012.[11] In November 2016, Nikolić started playing with Serbian under-20 level as a first choice goalkeeper,[12] until March 2017. After Boris Radunović's injury, coach Nenad Lalatović invited him to the squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[13]

He made his debut for Serbia national football team on 7 June 2021 in a friendly against Jamaica.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jagodina2014–15SuperLiga000000
2015–1619000190
Total19000190
Basel2016–17Super League10000010
2017–180000
Total10000010
Schaffhausen (loan)2016–17Challenge League17000170
Thun (loan)2016–17Super League6060
2018–19000000
Total600060
Career total4300000430

International

Serbia
YearAppsGoals
202110
Total10

Honours

Basel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nikolic, Djordje. srbijafudbal.net. sr. 30 July 2015.
  2. Web site: http://www.zurnal.rs/fudbal/partizan/11478/omladinac-dobio-spor-s-partizanom-pa-potpisao-za-jagodinu. sr:Омладинац добио спор с Партизаном, па потписао за Јагодину. Sportski žurnal. sr. 27 December 2014. 30 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Dete Partizana potpisalo za Jagodinu. Večernje novosti. sr. 29 December 2014. 30 July 2015.
  4. Web site: 1.Kolo: Jagodina - Mladost. Serbian SuperLiga official website. sr. 18 July 2015. 19 July 2015.
  5. Web site: http://www.zurnal.rs/fudbal/srbi-u-svetu/34724/golman-jagodine-djordje-nikolic-u-bazelu. sr:Голман Јагодине Ђорђе Николић у Базелу!. Sportski žurnal. sr. 27 May 2016. 15 June 2016.
  6. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 2016 . Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Djordje Nikolic . FC Basel 1893 . de . 15 June 2016.
  7. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 2016 . FCB-Goalie Djordje Nikolic: kein Gegentor, dafür eine Bierdusche . badenertagblatt.ch . de . 1 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Casper . Marti . 2017 . Der Saisonabschluss im Zeitraffer . FC Basel 1893 . 2017-06-02.
  9. Web site: Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3-0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game. allaboutgeneva.com. 25 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Sivasspor. Dorde Nikolic EMS Yapı Sivasspor’umuzda. Dorde Nikolic is in our EMS Yapı Sivasspor. 26 January 2024. 7 February 2024. tr.
  11. Web site: Djordje Nikolic (Serbia U18 national team). YouTube. 22 November 2014.
  12. Web site: Mlada reprezentacija poražena od Srbije. reprezentacija.me. sr. 13 November 2016. 21 June 2017.
  13. Web site: U21: Nikolić umesto Radunovića. Sport Klub. sr. 6 June 2017. 21 June 2017.
  14. Web site: Eurosport. Serbia v Jamaica game report. 7 June 2021.