Nikola Drinčić
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Drinčić playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikola Drinčić | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Teleoptik | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Partizan | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Spartak Subotica (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Budućnost Banatski Dvor (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2006 | Gaziantepspor | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Amkar Perm | 81 | (4) |
| 2010 | Spartak Moscow | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Krasnodar | 57 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Partizan | 36 | (5) |
| 2015– | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | FR Yugoslavia U16[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | FR Yugoslavia U19[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Serbia U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2014 | Montenegro | 33 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2015. | |||
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Nikola Drinčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Дринчић; born 7 September 1984) is a professional footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa, as a central or defensive midfielder. In the course of his career he played for two national selections; after playing for Serbia's national under-21 team, Drinčić represented Montenegro at senior level.
Club career
After spending his development years in Partizan's youth academy, Drinčić joined their affiliated side Teleoptik. He signed a professional contract with Partizan in March 2004, making four league appearances until the end of the 2003–04 season. In the following two seasons, Drinčić played on loan at Spartak Subotica and Budućnost Banatski Dvor, having a very successful stint with the latter, scoring nine goals in 28 league appearances in the 2005–06 season.
In the summer of 2006, Drinčić was sold to Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor. He left the country after only six months, transferring to Russian club Amkar Perm. Drinčić made 81 league appearances and scored four goals during his three-year tenure with the club.
In January 2010, Drinčić joined Spartak Moscow on a free transfer.[2] However, just two weeks after joining the club, he broke his shine-bone in a friendly and had to take a half-year break from football.[3] Drinčić never was able to break into the starting eleven and only amassed four league appearances for the club, before being transferred to Krasnodar for a sum of €500.000.
In February 2011, Drinčić signed a contract with Krasnodar,[4] making 57 league appearances and scoring three goals in the following two and a half years. He was released from his contract on 2 September 2013.[5]
On 20 December 2013, Drinčić joined his former club Partizan on a free transfer, penning a three-year contract. He made 13 league appearances and scored three goals during the second part of the 2013–14 season.
International career
Drinčić was a regular member of the Serbian national under-21 team, making his debut in August 2006. He also participated at the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands, winning the silver medal after losing to the hosts in the final.
Despite representing Serbia at youth level, Drinčić eventually chose to play for Montenegro on the senior level, believing he would get more playing time.[6] He made his debut for the Montenegrin national team in a friendly match with Sweden in September 2007.
Honours
Club
- Partizan
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 2013–14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 5 | |
International
| Montenegro national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2008 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica |  Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 25 May 2012 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 September 2012 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica |  Poland | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
References
- 1 2 Only official UEFA matches included
- ↑ "Nikola Drinčić u Spartaku iz Moskve" (in Serbian). b92.net. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Blow for Spartak as new boy Drincic breaks leg". espnfc.com. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Nikola Drinčić u Krasnodaru" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ Никола Дринчич покидает "Краснодар" (in Russian). fckrasnodar.ru. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Drinčić otkrio zašto je odabrao Crnu Goru" (in Serbian). sportal.rs. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikola Drinčić. |
- Nikola Drinčić – UEFA competition record
- Nikola Drinčić at National-Football-Teams.com
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