Đorđe Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Николић; born 13 April 1997) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian club Újpest and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Jagodina

After he left youth team of

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, Nikolić signed a three-year contract with Jagodina in the winter break off-season 2014–15. He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut for Jagodina in the first fixture of 2015–16 season. Although he started season as a first choice, Nikolić injured during the season and missed the great part of season. He made total 19 matches for club and after Jagodina relegated from the Serbian SuperLiga, Nikolić got an offer from

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Basel

Nikolić signed four-year contract with

in June 2016. He made his debut for the club in 26 fixture match of the

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season against

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, played on 1 April 2017. Under trainer Urs Fischer Nikolić won the

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championship at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total. They also won the

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for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history. In summer 2017, Nikolić moved on loan to the

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side Schaffhausen, where he spent the rest of

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. Later, at the beginning of 2018, Nikolić moved to

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on new loan, until summer 2019.

International career

Nikolić has been called in national team selections since 2012. In November 2016, Nikolić started playing with Serbian under-20 level as a first choice goalkeeper, until March 2017. After Boris Radunović's injury, coach

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invited him to the squad for the

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. He made his debut for

Serbia national football team The Serbia national football team ( sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Србије, Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in men's international football competition. It is controlled by the Football Association of ...

on 7 June 2021 in a friendly against Jamaica.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Basel *

: 2016–17 *

winner: 2016–17

References

External links

Đorđe Nikolić stats
at utakmica.rs * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolic, Djordje 1997 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football goalkeepers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers FK Jagodina players FC Basel players FC Schaffhausen players FC Thun players Újpest FC players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Super League players Serbian SuperLiga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary