Nikola Maraš (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Мараш, pronounced [nǐkola mǎraʃ]; born 19 December 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, on loan from Almería.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikola Maraš | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Alavés (on loan from Almería) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| 2010–2013 | Rad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Rad | 104 | (7) |
| 2017–2020 | Chaves | 57 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Almería (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2020– | Almería | 30 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Alavés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2015 | Serbia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2019 | |||
On 26 May 2013, Maraš made his senior debut for Rad, coming on as a second-half substitute for Uroš Vitas in a 3–1 home league win over Radnički Niš. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 August 2014, giving his side a 2–1 win over Borac Čačak also at the Stadion Kralj Petar I. Over the course of the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, Maraš established himself as a regular member of the team's defensive line, recording the full 90 minutes in all of his 23 appearances. He was subsequently named as the team's captain, being an undisputed starter in the following two seasons (2015–16 and 2016–17). On 5 August 2017, Maraš made his 100th league appearance for Rad in a 1–2 loss to Mladost Lučani.
On 31 August 2017, Maraš was officially transferred to Portuguese club Chaves on a four-year deal.[1]
On 15 August 2019, Maraš joined Spanish club Almería on a one-year loan.[2] On 22 August of the following year, after being a regular starter, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the club.[3]
On 31 August 2021, Maraš moved to La Liga side Rayo Vallecano on loan for the 2021–22 season.[4] On 11 August of the following year, he moved to second division side Deportivo Alavés also in a temporary one-year deal.[5]
On 29 September 2016, Maraš played the full 90 minutes in Serbia's 0–3 friendly loss to Qatar. He also appeared in a 0–0 draw against the United States on 29 January 2017, playing the entire match.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rad | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 104 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 109 | 7 | |||
| Chaves | 2017–18 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 62 | 5 | ||
| Almería (loan) | 2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 176 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 186 | 14 | ||
Deportivo Alavés – current squad | |
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