Nemanja Antonov Explained

Nemanja Antonov
Birth Date:6 May 1995
Birth Place:Pančevo, FR Yugoslavia
Position:Left back
Currentclub:MTK Budapest
Clubnumber:3
Youthclubs1:AS Kačarevo
Youthclubs2:OFK Beograd
Years1:2013–2015
Clubs1:OFK Beograd
Caps1:41
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2018
Clubs2:Grasshoppers
Caps2:50
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Partizan (loan)
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Excel Mouscron
Caps4:31
Goals4:3
Years5:2020–2023
Clubs5:Újpest
Caps5:87
Goals5:8
Years6:2023–
Clubs6:MTK Budapest
Caps6:27
Goals6:3
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:Serbia U19[1]
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–2015
Nationalteam2:Serbia U20
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2015–2017
Nationalteam3:Serbia U21
Nationalcaps3:15
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:15 May 2024

Nemanja Antonov (Serbian: Немања Антонов; born 6 May 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club MTK Budapest as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Pančevo, Antonov originating from the local neighbourhood Kačarevo, where he grown up.[2] He started out at OFK Beograd, making his senior debuts in the 2012–13 season. He remained with the club for two more seasons, before transferring to Swiss club Grasshoppers in July 2015.[3]

On 30 August 2017, Antonov was transferred to Partizan on a season-long loan.[4]

On 25 September 2020, he joined Újpest in Hungary.[5]

On 3 June 2023, it was announced that from the upcoming 2023-24 season, Antonov will join newly promoted OTP Bank Liga club MTK Budapest.[6]

International career

Antonov represented Serbia at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by Portugal. He was also a member of the team that won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]

Subsequently, Antonov was a member of the team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OFK Beograd2012–13100010
2013–1416030190
2014–1524020260
Total41050460
Grasshoppers2015–1621020230
2016–172802020320
2017–18100010
Total5004020560
Partizan (loan)2017–181103100141
Mouscron2018–19310090121
2019–201721000182
2020–2120000020
Total223100090323
Újpest2020–2127470344
2021–223215040411
Total59512040755
Career total183825160902239

Honours

Club

Partizan
Újpest

International

Serbia

Notes and References

  1. Only official UEFA matches included
  2. Web site: Немања Антонов: Победимо ли Плзењ, водим све на Сланинијаду у Качарево!. Sportski žurnal. Serbian. 28 January 2018. 28 January 2018.
  3. Web site: NEMANJA ANTONOV ZUM GRASSHOPPER CLUB ZÜRICH . German . gcz.ch . 8 July 2015 . 11 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Nemanja Antonov novo pojačanje . Serbian . partizan.rs . 30 August 2017 . 30 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Újpest. Tovább erősödik a védelem!. 25 September 2020. 16 October 2021. hu.
  6. Web site: ANTONOV IS AZ MTK BUDAPESTET VÁLASZTOTTA!. ANTONOV TOO CHOOSE MTK BUDAPEST!. mtkbudapest.hu. hu. 8 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620212444/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=ecstasy-in-auckland-as-serbia-make-history-2651306.html . dead . June 20, 2015 . fifa.com . 20 June 2015 . 11 May 2016.