Vedran Nikšić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osijek | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2011 | Osijek | 80 | (22) |
| 2011 | Győri ETO | 3 | (0) |
| 2011-2013 | Zagreb | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Croatia U19 | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vedran Nikšić (born 5 May 1987 in Osijek) is a Croatian football striker.
Club career
Nikšić started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Osijek. He made his debut for the first team against Cibalia on 11 March 2006, in the 22nd round of 2005–06 season.[1] He was sidelined for the most part of the following season due to cruciate ligament injury.[2] He managed to return for the second part of the season, and scored his first goal in Prva HNL in a 2–2 home draw against Cibalia.[3] At the start of 2007–08 season, Nikšić scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory over Međimurje.[4] He scored five more goals that year, before he again sustained cruciate ligament injury during the preparations for the second part of the season. He was out of action for a year and returned in spring 2009, scoring two goals in nine matches.[2] In January 2011, Nikšić didn't agree on terms of his contract extension and joined Győri ETO as a free player, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[5][6] After playing in only three games, his contract was terminated and on the last day of August 2011, Nikšić was signed by NK Zagreb.[7] Nikšić went on to participate in 7 matches, scoring a single goal, before fading out for good from the first team. His 4-season contract was annulled in the summer of 2013, with reports of the club owing him a substantial amount of money, and has remained a free agent since (as of October 2014).[8]
Career stats
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 |  Osijek |
Prva HNL | 9 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Osijek |
Prva HNL | 8 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Osijek |
Prva HNL | 18 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | Osijek |
Prva HNL | 9 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Osijek |
Prva HNL | 25 | 8 |
| 2010–11 | Osijek |
Prva HNL | 11 | 3 |
| 2010–11 |  Győri ETO |
Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 3 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | NK Zagreb |
Prva HNL | 7 | 1 |
Last updated on 13 January 2012
References
- ↑ Stilin, Vedran (11 March 2006). "Osijek - Cibalia: Osijek dobio bod, Cibalia izgubila dva". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keler, Dalibor (29 June 2009). "Želim napokon - samo igrati!". glas-slavonije.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ Stilin, Vedran (28 April 2007). "Osijek - Cibalia: Nema gazde u Slavoniji". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ Plevnik, Petar (29 September 2007). "Osijek - Međimurje: Vedran Nikšić show". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "Braća Plum u Dinamu, Nikšić u Gyoru". SiB.hr. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ↑ Plavčić, Mario (21 February 2011). "Gornji dom dohvatljiv". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ Bradovski, Mihaela (1 September 2011). "Nakon stopera Zagreb doveo i napadača". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ↑ ĆIRO ODLAZI, BANDIĆ NOVI GOSPODAR MEDIĆEVE SUDBINE Budućnost Zagreba nakon ispadanja at Jutarnji List
External links
- Vedran Nikšić at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)