Nikola Šipčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Шипчић; born 17 May 1995) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club CD Tenerife. Born in Serbia, Šipčić plays for the Montenegro national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikola Šipčić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 27)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Priboj, FR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tenerife | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | FAP | ||
| 2014 | OFK Beograd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–2013 | FAP | ||
| 2014 | OFK Beograd | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Žarkovo | 46 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Rad | 61 | (3) |
| 2019– | Tenerife | 85 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Montenegro | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 24 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 24 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Priboj,[2] Šipčić started his career at the local club FAP. Playing as a senior, Šipčić appeared in the Drina Zone League as a bonus player until the end of 2013, when he left the club.[3] At the beginning of 2014, Šipčić joined Serbian SuperLiga side OFK Beograd and passed the winter break off-season with the first team.[4] After the end of 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga season, when he overgrown youth selection, Šipčić left the club without official caps.[2]
In summer 2014, Šipčić joined Rad reserves, Žarkovo. He stayed with the club for two seasons, scoring three goals on 46 matches in the Serbian League Belgrade.[2] In summer 2016, Šipčić promoted in the first team and signed a three-year professional contract with Rad.[5] He made his SuperLiga for Rad in 18 fixture match of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season against Radnički Niš, replacing injured Stevan Bates.[6] Previously, he made an official debut for the club in a Serbian Cup match against Mladost Lučani, played on 26 October 2016.[7] Through the first season in professional football, Šipčić made 4 competitive matches at total.[8] During the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign,[9] Šipčić was also a part of the first squad under coaches Gordan Petrić, Slađan Nikolić and Zoran Milinković, making 25 appearances in both domestic competitions.[8] In summer 2018, Šipčić extended his contract with Rad on a three-year deal until June 2021.[10] Šipčić noted his first goal for Rad in 3rd fixture match of the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga campaign, scoring in 2–1 away victory over Vojvodina on 5 August 2018.[11]
On 30 July 2019, Šipčić moved abroad and signed a three-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side CD Tenerife.[12]
Born in Serbia, Šipčić is of Montenegrin descent.[13] He was called up to represent the Montenegro national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022. On 24 March 2022, he debuted with Montenegro in a 1–0 friendly loss to Armenia on 24 March 2022.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Žarkovo | 2014–15[2] | League Belgrade | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16[2] | 26 | 2 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||||
| Rad | 2016–17[18] | SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[19] | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19[20] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 75 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 81 | 4 | |||
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