Darko Nikač
.jpg) Nikač with Montenegro in a friendly versus Iran in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darko Nikač | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Titograd, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | MTK Budapest | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2014 | Budućnost | 101 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mladost Podgorica (loan) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Grbalj | 11 | (6) |
| 2015 | Pune | 16 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Budućnost | 16 | (10) |
| 2016– | MTK Budapest | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Montenegro U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Montenegro | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2016. | |||
Darko Nikač (born 15 May 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a striker for Nemzeti Bajnokság I team MTK Budapest. He debuted for Montenegro's national team in 2013.
Club career
Budućnost
Nikač made his professional debut with Budućnost in the 2009-10 season. In the summer of 2013, he was in negotiations for a transfer to FC Wil 1900.[1] In February 2014, Strømsgodset IF negotiated with Budućnost over Nikač,[2] but Nikač remained at Budućnost.
Pune
Nikač signed for Indian I-League side Pune for the 2014-15 I-League.[3] He scored his first goal for the club, in a 9th-minute strike against Bengaluru FC.[4] He then scored against Shillong Lajong in a 5-2 Win. By the end of the season, Nikač scored five goals in 16 games for Pune.[5]
Return to Budućnost
On June 26, 2015, it was announced that Nikač returned to Budućnost after one season in India.[5] According to Montenegrin newspaper Vijesti, Nikač's new contract with Budućnost might be as short as six months, but the details were not disclosed as of June 2015.[5]
International career
He received his first full international cap on 17 November 2013, coming on in the 78th minute in a friendly against Luxembourg.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 May 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2009–10[8] | Montenegrin First League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11[8] | Montenegrin First League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12[8] | Montenegrin First League | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13[8] | Montenegrin First League | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14[8] | Montenegrin First League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 101 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 111 | 17 | ||||
| Grbalj | 2014–15[8] | Montenegrin First League | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| Pune | 2014–15[8] | I-League | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 28 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ Reprezentacija.me: Nikač blizu Vila (Serbian) 21 June 2013
- ↑ Mitrović, Danilo. Vijesti: Nikač blizu Norveške (Serbian) 13 February 2014
- ↑ http://i-league.org/pune-fc-announce-marquee-player-signing/
- ↑ "Bengaluru FC vs Pune FC". Goal. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 Danilo Mitrović (June 26, 2015). "Nikač se vratio, blizu potpisa je i Golubović" (in Serbian).
- ↑ LUXEMBOURG VS. MONTENEGRO 1 - 4, Soccerway
- ↑ Player's profile, eu-football.info
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "D. Nikač". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
External sources
- Darko Nikač profile at Soccerway
- Darko Nikač at Footballdatabase