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Nemanja Motika (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Мотика; born 20 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. Born in Germany and a former German youth international, he now represents Serbia at youth level.

Nemanja Motika

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Club information
Current team	Red Star Belgrade
Number	17
Youth career
	BFC Preussen
0000–2012	Hertha Zehlendorf
2012–2017	Hertha BSC
2017–2022	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Bayern Munich II	26	(16)
2022–	Red Star Belgrade	10	(1)
National team‡
2018	Germany U16	1	(0)
2021–2022	Serbia U19	12	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022

Club career

Bayern Munich II

Motika made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on 9 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rémy Vita against SpVgg Unterhaching. Four minutes later, he scored his first goal for the club, halving Bayern's deficit to 2–1. The home match finished as a loss with no further goals scored.[2]

Red Star Belgrade

After very good half season at Bayern Munich II, where he scored 15 goals and 8 assists for the Martín Demichelis' team, Motika came into the spotlight of big clubs as well as Bayern Munich senior team, for which he was subsequently called up to Julian Nagelsmann's squad for the first match in 2022 against Borussia Monchengladbach, but ultimately he did not enter the game.

During the winter transfer window, he was the target of both Hamburger SV and Fiorentina among others, but Red Star Belgrade was the most persistent and fastest managing to attract the player's interest. He has been a big fan of the club since he was a child, and his brother Nikola also joined him at the club.

On February 2, 2022 Motika signed a four-year contract with the club and took the number 17 on the advice of fellow German footballer Marko Marin.[3] The transfer fee is potentially worth around €2m, including a future buy-back option clause in favor of Bayern Munich.

International career

Motika played one match for the Germany national under-16 team in September 2018 against Cyprus.[4] In November 2020, he was called up to train with the Serbia national under-19 team.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 May 2022[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	2021–22	Serbian SuperLiga	10	1	2	0	2	0	—		14	1
Career total			10	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	14	1

Honours

Club

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2021–22
• Serbian Cup: 2021–22

Personal life

Motika was born in Berlin, and is of Serbian descent.[7] His father hails from the Nišići plateau near Sarajevo, and his mother hails from Vranje.[8]

References

External links

• Nemanja Motika at DFB (also available in German)
• Nemanja Motika at kicker (in German)
• Nemanja Motika at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Nemanja Motika

Nemanja Motika (serbisch-kyrillisch: Немања Мотика, * 20. März 2003 in Berlin) ist ein serbisch-deutscher Fußballspieler. Der Linksaußen steht seit Februar 2022 bei Roter Stern Belgrad unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Nemanja Motika

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[fr] Nemanja Motika

Nemanja Motika (en serbe : Немања Мотика), né le 20 mars 2003 à Berlin en Allemagne, est un footballeur serbe qui évolue au poste d'ailier gauche à l'Étoile rouge de Belgrade.

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[ru] Мотика, Неманья

Неманья Мотика (серб. Немања Мотика; род. 20 марта 2003, Берлин) — сербский футболист, нападающий клуба «Црвена звезда».

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