Nikola Leković Explained

Nikola Leković
Birth Date:19 December 1989
Birth Place:Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Left-back
Clubnumber:35
Youthyears1:1998–2007
Youthclubs1:Partizan
Youthyears2:2007–2008
Youthclubs2:Bežanija
Years1:2008–2010
Clubs1:Bežanija
Caps1:38
Goals1:8
Years2:2010–2013
Clubs2:Rad
Caps2:81
Goals2:2
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Vojvodina
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2016
Clubs4:Lechia Gdańsk
Caps4:35
Goals4:1
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:Partizan (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2016
Clubs6:Napredak Kruševac
Caps6:11
Goals6:0
Years7:2017
Clubs7:Dinamo Minsk
Caps7:23
Goals7:1
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Kerkyra
Caps8:9
Goals8:0
Years9:2018
Clubs9:Karabükspor
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2018–2019
Clubs10:Mladost Lučani
Caps10:42
Goals10:0
Years11:2020
Clubs11:Tuzla City
Caps11:3
Goals11:0
Years12:2020
Clubs12:Napredak Kruševac
Caps12:18
Goals12:0
Years13:2021–
Clubs13:Mladost Lučani
Caps13:103
Goals13:2
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalteam1:Serbia U21
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:31 May 2024

Nikola Leković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лековић; born 19 December 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Mladost Lučani.

Club career

Born in Belgrade, Leković started out at Partizan as a trainee in 1998.[1] He spent nine years in the club's youth setup, before switching to Bežanija in 2007. After initially playing for their youth team, Leković was promoted to the senior squad in May 2008, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut in a 0–1 home loss to Hajduk Kula. He spent two more seasons at the club, as the side competed in the Serbian First League, before securing a transfer to Rad in the summer of 2010. Over the following three seasons at Banjica, Leković made 88 appearances in all competitions.

In July 2013, Leković was transferred to Vojvodina on a two-year contract plus a one-year option.[2] He scored a goal in the 90th minute of a 1–2 away loss against Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round, as Vojvodina were eliminated. In February 2014, Leković moved abroad and signed with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.[3]

On 31 August 2015, Leković joined his parent club Partizan on a season-long loan from Lechia Gdańsk.[4] He was given the number 3 shirt, previously worn by Vladimir Volkov. After becoming a free agent, Leković agreed terms with Napredak Kruševac in July 2016.

In January 2017, Leković moved abroad for the second time and signed with Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk.[5] After Dinamo, he also played for Kerkyra and Karabükspor during 2018, and for Mladost Lučani from 2018 to 2019.

On 30 December 2019, Leković signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City.[6] He made his official debut for Tuzla City in a 6–2 league loss against Sarajevo on 22 February 2020.[7] On 24 June 2020, Leković decided to terminate his contract and leave Tuzla City.[8]

International career

Leković represented Serbia at under-21 level, making two appearances in the team's unsuccessful qualifiers for the 2011 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

Career statistics

Club

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ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bežanija2007–08Serbian SuperLiga20000020
2008–09Serbian First League500050
2009–10Serbian First League31800318
Total3880000388
Rad2010–11Serbian SuperLiga27110281
2011–12Serbian SuperLiga2910040331
2012–13Serbian SuperLiga25020270
Total8123040882
Vojvodina2013–14Serbian SuperLiga1102041171
Lechia Gdańsk2013–1415020170
2014–15Ekstraklasa18110191
2015–16Ekstraklasa200020
Total35130381
Partizan (loan)2015–16Serbian SuperLiga50102080
Napredak Kruševac2016–17Serbian SuperLiga11000110
Dinamo Minsk2017Belarusian Premier League2311060301
Kerkyra2017–18Super League Greece9090
Karabükspor2018–19TFF First League000000
Mladost Lučani2018–19Serbian SuperLiga23030260
2019–20Serbian SuperLiga19000190
Total42030450
Tuzla City2019–20Bosnian Premier League301040
Career total2581214016128813

Honours

Partizan[9]

2015–16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ:Bio mi je san da zaigram u Partizanu ! . Serbian . volimpartizan.rs . 28 December 2016 . 5 February 2017.
  2. Web site: NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ "CRVENO-BELI" . Serbian . fkvojvodina.rs . 28 July 2013 . 28 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Nikola Leković zawodnikiem Lechii Gdańsk . Polish . lechia.pl . 12 February 2014 . 5 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Nikola Leković nova akvizicija Partizana . Serbian . partizan.rs . 31 August 2015 . 31 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Никола Лекович - футболист минского Динамо. . Russian . dinamo-minsk.by . 12 January 2017 . 5 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Nikola Leković novo pojačanje FK Tuzla City. 30 December 2019. 30 December 2019. Bosnian. R. Pašić. sportsport.ba.
  7. Web site: Sarajevo u spektakularnom derbiju razbilo Tuzla City, hat-trick Ahmetovića. 22 February 2020. 22 February 2020. Bosnian. E.B.. Klix.ba.
  8. Web site: Nikola Leković više nije nogometaš Tuzla Cityja. 24 June 2020. 24 June 2020. Bosnian. E. Oštraković. sportsport.ba.
  9. Web site: N. Leković: Summary. 8 March 2020. English. Soccerway. Perform Group.