Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 2001) explained

Nemanja Nikolić
Birth Date:21 February 2001
Birth Place:Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height:1.80 m
Position:Right-back
Currentclub:Athens Kallithea
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:2016–2018
Youthclubs1:Sarajevo
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Mladost Doboj Kakanj
Caps1:24
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–2023
Clubs2:Olympiacos
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2019
Clubs3:Radnički Niš (loan)
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2020
Clubs4:Mladost Doboj Kakanj (loan)
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Chania (loan)
Caps5:10
Goals5:1
Years6:2021–2023
Clubs6:Olympiacos B
Caps6:41
Goals6:2
Years7:2023–2024
Clubs7:Chania
Caps7:17
Goals7:3
Years8:2024–
Clubs8:Athens Kallithea
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2017–2018
Nationalteam1:Bosnia and Herzegovina U17
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2019
Nationalteam2:Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:16 June 2023
Nationalteam-Update:5 June 2019

Nemanja Nikolić (pronounced as /bs/; born 21 February 2001) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Athens Kallithea.

He started his professional career at Mladost Doboj Kakanj, before joining Olympiacos in 2019, who loaned him to Radnički Niš later that year and to Mladost Doboj Kakanj in 2020.

Club career

Early career

Nikolić came through Sarajevo's youth academy, which he left in June 2018 to join Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[1] He made his professional debut against Radnik Bijeljina on 18 August 2018 at the age of 17.[2]

Olympiacos

In August 2019, Nikolić joined Greek side Olympiacos on a four-year contract, but he was immediately loaned to Serbian team Radnički Niš until the end of the season.[3]

In January 2020, he was sent on a six-month loan to his former club Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[4]

International career

Nikolić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[5]

Career statistics

Club

[6]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mladost Doboj Kakanj2018–19Bosnian Premier League19000190
2019–20Bosnian Premier League500050
Total24000240
Radnički Niš (loan)2019–20Serbian SuperLiga102030
Mladost Doboj Kakanj (loan)2019–20Bosnian Premier League3030
Career total30020300

Notes and References

  1. News: Junior Sarajeva potpisao za Mladost DK. oslobodjenje.ba. 28 June 2018. 30 June 2018. Bosnian.
  2. News: Mladost povela u Bijeljini, ali ipak doživjela novi poraz. sportsport.ba. 18 August 2018. 21 August 2018. Bosnian.
  3. News: Olympiacos posudio Nemanju Nikolića u Radnički iz Niša. reprezentacija.ba. 29 August 2019. 30 August 2019. Bosnian.
  4. News: Nikolić se vraća u Mladost DK na posudbu. sportsport.ba. 1 January 2020. 4 January 2020. Bosnian.
  5. News: Veliki talenat bh. fudbala na pragu transfera u Shakhtar iz Donetska. scsport.ba. 4 February 2019. 6 February 2019. Bosnian.
  6. Web site: N. Nikolić. soccerway.com. 8 March 2020.