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Miloš Ninković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Нинковић; born 25 December 1984) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.

Miloš Ninković

Ninković with FC Dynamo Kyiv in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Miloš Ninković
Date of birth	(1984-12-25) 25 December 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder / Attacking midfielder / Left winger
Club information
Current team	Western Sydney Wanderers
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Čukarički	46	(6)
2004–2013	Dynamo Kyiv	109	(14)
2013	→ Évian (loan)	17	(1)
2013–2014	Red Star Belgrade	27	(5)
2014–2015	Évian	15	(0)
2015	→ Évian II (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2022	Sydney FC	181	(35)
2022–	Western Sydney Wanderers	6	(0)
National team‡
2009–2012	Serbia	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2015

Club career

Čukarički

At a young age Ninković joined FK Čukarički's youth academy and later graduated into the club's first-team. He left Čukarički as a teenager to join Dynamo Kyiv.^{[citation needed]}

Dynamo Kyiv

At the age of 19, he initially struggled for playing time in Dynamo. He gradually became a mainstay of the side, helping them win the Ukrainian Premier League three times and the domestic cup twice. The performances were noticed by Serbia's (now former) national team coach Radomir Antić, and he has since become a regular for the Serbian national team. In the 2010–11 season, Ninković was considered one of Dynamo's most crucial and talented players. Some team mates described Ninković having an "eye for goal" and being a very optimistic footballer.

Évian

In December 2012 it was announced that the last six months of Ninković's contract, which expires June 2013, was to be spent on loan with French club Évian.[1] Ninković initially was negotiating a transfer to Red Star Belgrade, but was denied the possibility to shorten his contract with Dynamo from June 2013 to January 2013.[2] Over a week after his loan spell to Évian was announced, Ninković told B92 that Red Star remained a fallback option for him, suggesting an eventual transfer to Red Star Belgrade after his contract and loan expire in June 2013.[3]

Red Star Belgrade

On 4 July 2013, Ninković signed a one-year contract with an option for one additional year with Red Star Belgrade.[4] Ninković's scored his first goals for Red Star on 17 August 2013, when he scored a brace against FK Jagodina.[5]

Sydney FC

On 16 July 2015, Ninković signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.[6] Ninković scored the match-winning goal in the 88th minute of the tenth Sydney Derby to win the game for Sydney FC and put them at then the top of the table in round three of the 2015/16 season. During round 13 of the 2015/16 season, Ninković scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Melbourne City.

Ninković enjoyed a good start to the 2016–17 A-League season, scoring 6 times, and with 7 assists within the space of 13 games. The playmaker backed up this form for the rest of the season, winning eleven Man of the Match awards resulting in claiming the Alex Tobin Medal for season's best player from Fox Sports Australia.[7]

Ninković also won the Johnny Warren Medal for the 2016–17 season, becoming the first Sydney FC player to ever do so.[8] He scored the winning penalty in the 2017 A-League Grand Final shoot-out for Sydney FC, securing them a third championship and ensuring him cult status.

On 9 May 2017, Ninković was re-signed by Sydney FC for another year as their new international marquee.[9] Following a premiership winning season, it was announced that Ninkovic had re-signed for a further two-year deal.[10] On 21 June 2022, it was announced on the club's website that Ninković decided to leave Sydney FC, ending his seven years association with the club.[11]

Western Sydney Wanderers

It was announced on the 3rd of July 2022 that Ninković had joined arch rivals the Western Sydney Wanderers, signing a one year deal, ahead of the upcoming season.[12] The move was met with controversy, with British newspaper The Guardian described him "as a mercenary, who thrown away his connection with the Sky Blues’ faithful, will likely permeate the fanbase", while his former teammate Alex Brosque said the move was a "slap in the face" to both clubs and criticised all those involved in a transfer, saying it should never have happened.[13][14]

International career

Ninković made his maiden appearance for the Serbian national team in 2009 against Sweden. He was a member of Serbia's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. Having been benched in the match against Ghana, he was in Serbia's starting XI against Germany and Australia.

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2021-22 season

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Čukarički	2002–03	First League	15	0	?	?	—		—		15	0
	2003–04		31	6	?	?	—		—		31	6
	Total		46	6	?	?	—		—		46	6
Dynamo Kyiv	2004–05	Ukrainian Premier League	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	2005–06		3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2006–07		5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	2007–08		17	2	5	0	3	0	1	0	26	2
	2008–09		20	5	2	0	14	0	1	0	37	5
	2009–10		26	4	1	0	6	0	0	0	33	4
	2010–11		13	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	20	1
	2011–12		16	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	22	2
	2012–13		5	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	9	1
	Total		109	14	12	0	41	1	3	0	165	15
Évian (loan)	2012–13	Ligue 1	17	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	22	2
Red Star Belgrade	2013–14	SuperLiga	27	5	2	0	4	0	—		33	5
Évian	2014–15	Ligue 1	15	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	18	0
Sydney FC	2015–16	A-League	25	4	1	0	7	1	0	0	33	5
	2016–17		28	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	32	10
	2017–18		25	6	5	2	4	1	0	0	34	9
	2018–19		28	3	5	1	4	0	0	0	37	4
	2019–20		26	6	1	0	3	0	0	0	30	6
	2020–21		27	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	4
	2021–22		22	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	28	3
	Total		181	35	19	4	32	2	0	0	221	41
Career total			395	61	40	5	66	3	4	0	505	69

International

Serbia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	6	0
2010	9	0
2011	9	0
2012	4	0
Total	28	0

Honours

Club

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2006–07, 2008–09
• Ukrainian Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011

Red Star

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2013–14

Sydney FC

• A-League Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
• A-League Championship: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20[15]
• FFA Cup: 2017

Individual

• Johnny Warren Medal: 2016–17, 2020–21
• PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21[16]
• Joe Marston Medal: 2019
• A-Leagues All Star: 2022[17]

References

External links

• Ninković's profile at Dynamo's official website
• Miloš Ninković at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
• FIFA WC Player Profile – Miloš Ninković
• Miloš Ninković at National-Football-Teams.com
• Miloš Ninković at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)

На других языках

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[de] Miloš Ninković

Miloš Ninković (serbisch-kyrillisch Милош Нинковић; * 25. Dezember 1984 in Belgrad) ist ein serbischer Fußballspieler, der zurzeit beim australischen Erstligisten Sydney FC unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Miloš Ninković

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[es] Miloš Ninković

Miloš Ninković (en serbio: Милош Нинковић) (Belgrado, Yugoslavia, 25 de diciembre de 1984) es un futbolista serbio que juega como centrocampista en el Western Sydney Wanderers F. C. de la A-League de Australia.[1]

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[fr] Miloš Ninković

Miloš Ninković (en serbe en écriture cyrillique : Милош Нинковић), né le 25 décembre 1984 à Belgrade en Yougoslavie (Serbie), est un footballeur international serbe, évoluant au poste de milieu gauche au club du Western Sydney Wanderers.

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[it] Miloš Ninković

Miloš Ninković (in serbo: Милош Нинковић?; Belgrado, 25 dicembre 1984) è un calciatore serbo, centrocampista del Western Sydney W..

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[ru] Нинкович, Милош

Ми́лош Ни́нкович (серб. Милош Нинковић / Miloš Ninković; 25 декабря 1984, Белград, СФРЮ) — сербский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Сидней». Выступал в сборной Сербии.

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