Nikola Vujadinović (Montenegrin: Никола Вујадиновић; born 31 July 1986) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a central defender for Serbian club Čukarički.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Čukarički | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2004 | Red Star Belgrade[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Rad | 1 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Zeta | 11 | (1) |
2007 | Radnički Pirot | 14 | (0) |
2007–2008 | CSKA Sofia | 17 | (1) |
2008–2012 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Unirea Alba Iulia (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2012 | → Javor Ivanjica (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Sturm Graz | 69 | (10) |
2014–2015 | Osasuna | 25 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 34 | (2) |
2017 | Osasuna | 10 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Lech Poznań | 37 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Domžale | 14 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Sabah | 8 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Radnički Niš | 28 | (2) |
2022– | Čukarički | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2007 | Montenegro U21[2] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2022 |
Vujadinović also holds a Serbian and Bulgarian passport (and consequently EU citizenship) due to his grandfather being a Bulgarian.[3] On international level, Vujadinović opted to play for Montenegrin national team.
Vujadinović started his career at Red Star Belgrade.[1] He later played for FK Rad, FK Zeta, and FK Radnički Pirot.
In May 2007, Vujadinović moved to CSKA Sofia on a free transfer, agreeing a three-year contract with the Bulgarian Premier League side.[4] He appeared in 24 matches for the club, scoring once.
In August 2008, Udinese announced that they had secured the services of Vujadinović for a reported €1 million.[5] He agreed a five-year contract with the Serie A club.[5][6]
In September 2009, Vujadinović was loaned by Udinese to Unirea Alba Iulia of Romania.[7][8][9] For the 2010–11 season, he was loaned to Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.[5] Mainly a replacement for Richard Foster, he had their initial application for a work permit rejected,[5] which was later granted after an appeal.[10]
On 15 January 2011, Vujadinović's loan was extended until the end of the season.[11] Under managers Mark McGhee and then Craig Brown, he made 18 league appearances and also represented the club in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[12] His loan to Aberdeen expired at the end of the 2010–11 season following being photographed with avid fan Greg Davidson[13]
During the winter break of the 2011–12 season, Vujadinović moved from Italy back to Serbia to play on loan with the SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica.[14]
On 24 June 2012, Vujadinović left Udinese and joined SK Sturm Graz on a two-year contract.[15] He left the club in June 2014 despite appearing regularly.
On 31 October 2014, Vujadinović signed a one-year deal with CA Osasuna in Spanish Segunda División, mainly as a replacement to injured Jordan Lotiès.[16]
On 16 July 2015, Vujadinović transferred to China League One side Beijing Enterprises Group.[17]
On 7 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Polish club Lech Poznań.[18] He debuted on 27 July 2017 during the UEFA Europa League away game against Utrecht.[19]
On 11 October 2019, Slovenian side NK Domžale announced that they signed with Vujadinović until the end of the 2019–20 season.[1]
On 2 August 2020, Vujadinović signed a one-year contract with Sabah FK.[20]
Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Unirea Alba Iulia | 2009–10[21] | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Aberdeen | 2010–11[21] | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Javor Ivanjica | 2011–12[21] | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
Sturm Graz | 2012–13[21] | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | ||
2013–14[21] | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
Total | 69 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 79 | 10 | |||
Osasuna | 2014–15[21] | Segunda División | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
Beijing Enterprises Group | 2015 | China League One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2016 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
Osasuna | 2016–17[21] | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Lech Poznań | 2017–18[23] | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
2018–19[24] | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
Total | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
Career total | 230 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 20 |
1All appearances in Scottish League Cup.
FK Čukarički – current squad | |
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