Veljko Nikolić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris Limassol | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| OFK Beograd | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Red Star Belgrade | 61 | (9) |
| 2017 | → OFK Beograd (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Grafičar (loan) | 37 | (12) |
| 2023– | Aris Limassol | 38 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U16 | 16 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Serbia U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Serbia U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | Serbia U21 | 2 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 | |||
Veljko Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Николић; born 29 August 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aris Limassol.[2]
Club career
[edit]OFK Beograd
[edit]Veljko started playing football with football school "Arena" and later moved to OFK Beograd, where he passed all youth categories. He was promoted in the first team for the 2016–17 Serbian First League season. Nikolić made his senior debut for OFK Beograd on 27 August 2016, playing match against ČSK Čelarevo in third fixture match of the season. He had started the match on the field and was replaced in the second half by Filip Rajevac.[3] He also played next four First League[4] and a cup match against Sloboda Užice.[5]
Red Star Belgrade
[edit]On 4 October 2016, Nikolić signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade[6] in an €80,000 transfer from OFK Beograd.[7] The transfer initially had a clause which would have given OFK Beograd 20% of the sum of Nikolić's next transfer, but Red Star purchased the last 20% of his contract for €60,000 in February 2017.[7] Nikolić made his debut for Red Star in a friendly match Njegoš Lovćenac on 18 October 2016.[8] On 15 March 2019, he extended his contract with Red Star to the summer of 2023.[9] On 20 November 2019, he made his Serbian Cup debut for Red Star in a 1–0 win against Mačva in the Round of 16.[10]
International career
[edit]Nikolić was a member of Serbia U16[11] and Serbia U17[12] squads between 2014 and 2016. In August 2016, Nikolić was called into Serbia U19 squad for memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against United States.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of end of 2023—24 season[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2016–17 | First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Grafičar Beograd | 2017–18 | Serbian League Belgrade | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 12 | ||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 49 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 61 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 82 | 10 | |||
| Aris Limassol | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| Career total | 131 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 162 | 24 | |||
Honours
[edit]Red Star Belgrade
References
[edit]- ^ "Veljko Nikolić". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Nikolić, Veljko". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "OFK BEOGRAD - ČSK ČELAREVO 0:2 (0:1)". OFK Beograd official website (in Serbian). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ a b Veljko Nikolić at Soccerway
- ^ "FK SLOBODA UŽICE - OFK BEOGRAD 6-1". FK Sloboda Užice official website (in Serbian). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Вељко Николић Звездин!". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Zvezda otkupila ugovor Veljka Nikolića za 60.000 evra". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 22 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Николић - Сваком бих пожелео овај осећај". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "И Вељко Николић продужио уговор до 2023.". Moja Crvena Zvezda (in Serbian). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Aleksandar Obrenović (20 November 2019). "Zabeležio debi u Zvezdi i odmah pokazao potencijal!". Sportske.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Млaђи кaдети на УEФA Рaзвoјнoм турниру". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "FSS: Stolica sopštio spisak za EP kadeta". Sport Klub (in Serbian). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ ""Стевaн Ћеле Вилoтић": Србијa – СAД 2:1 (1:1)". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Veljko Nikolić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Belgrade
- Serbian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
- Serbia men's youth international footballers
- Serbian First League players
- OFK Beograd players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- Aris Limassol FC players
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus