Nemanja Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Николић, pronounced [němaɲa nǐkolitɕ]; born 19 October 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vojvodina.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Kraljevo, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vojvodina | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bubamara Kraljevo | |||
| Sloga Kraljevo | |||
| Metalac Kraljevo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Grbalj | 37 | (8) |
| 2013–2016 | Rostov | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Aktobe | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Spartak Subotica | 37 | (12) |
| 2018–2020 | Partizan | 29 | (7) |
| 2019 | → Vojvodina (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Spartak Subotica (loan) | 18 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | Al-Raed | 14 | (3) |
| 2021 | Tobol | 17 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Spartak Subotica | 24 | (11) |
| 2022– | Vojvodina | 17 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 | |||
Born in Kraljevo, Nikolić made his first football steps with local academy Bubamara,[2] after which he moved to Sloga Kraljevo youth academy,[3] and finally Metalac Kraljevo.[4] Later he signed with the Montenegrin First League side Grbalj, where he played between 2011 and 2012.[5]
On 22 February 2013, after he passed a ten-day trial period with a club, Nikolić signed a three-year contract with Rostov.[6] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 20 October 2013 for FC Rostov in a game against FC Krylia Sovetov Samara under coach Miodrag Božović.[5]
On 5 August 2016 Nikolić signed for FC Aktobe on a free transfer.[7] After he end of season in the Kazakhstan Premier League, Nikolić left the club.
In February 2017, Nikolić signed a 2+1⁄2-year deal Spartak Subotica.[8] For the first half-season with the club, Nikolić was mostly used as a back-up for Ognjen Mudrinski, making 7 appearances without goals. At the beginning of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season, Nikolić became the first choice attacker under coach Aleksandar Veselinović, scoring a goal in the opening match of the season against OFK Bačka.[9] After 2 scored goals and 2 assists he made in 4–0 away win against Borac Čačak in the second fixture match of the season, Nikolić was elected for the player of the week.[10] He awarded for the second time in the 7th fixture of the same season, with 2 goals and an assist in 5–0 away victory over Vojvodina at the Karađorđe Stadium.[11] Scoring a goal in 1–1 draw to Partizan, Nikolić was elected for the best on the field in a match played on 26 November 2017.[12] Nikolić awarded as the club's best assistant in the mid season.[13] In May 2018, Nikolić was elected in the best 11 players for the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season, by clubs captains' and managers' choice.[14]
On 22 May 2018, Nikolić joined Partizan in a €350,000 transfer from Spartak Subotica.[15] Media reported the deal also includes 20 percent of the future transfer.[16] He was officially promoted on 28 May 2018, penning a three-year deal, when he also chose to wear number 9 jersey.[17] He made his debut for Partizan in the first leg match of the first qualifying round for 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, against Rudar Pljevlja.[18]
Nikolić scored in the 159th Belgrade Eternal Derby, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[19]
On 19 August 2019, Nikolić signed a one-year-loan, with buyout option after 6 months, for Vojvodina.[20]
On 28 March 2021, Nikolić signed for FC Tobol until the end of the season.[21] On 30 July 2021, Tobol announced the departure of Nikolić after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[22]
On 18 September 2021, he returned to Spartak Subotica.[23] He signed for 1 year.
On 15 June 2022, Nikolic signed with Vojvodina for 2 year.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grbalj | 2011–12 | Montenegrin First League | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 9 | ||||
| Rostov | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Aktobe | 2016 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Spartak Subotica | 2016–17[25] | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[26] | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 13 | ||||
| Partizan | 2018–19[27] | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| Vojvodina (loan) | 2019–20[28] | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Spartak Subotica (loan) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 13 | ||||
| Al Raed | 2020–21 | Saudi Professional League | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Tobol | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| Spartak Subotica | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 11 | ||
| Vojvodina | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 210 | 68 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 72 | ||
FK Spartak Subotica – current squad | |
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2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season | |
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