Darko Nikač ( sr-cyr, Дарко Никач; born 15 May 1990) is a Montenegrin

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who plays as a forward for Montenegrin side

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. 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

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. In February 2014,

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negotiated with Budućnost over Nikač, but Nikač remained at Budućnost.

Pune

Nikač signed for

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side

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for the 2014-15 I-League. He scored his first goal for the club, in a 9th-minute strike against

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. 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.

Return to Budućnost

On June 26, 2015, it was announced that Nikač returned to Budućnost after one season in India. According to Montenegrin newspaper ''

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'', Nikač's new contract with Budućnost might be as short as six months, but the details were not disclosed as of June 2015.

International career

He received his first full international cap on 17 November 2013, coming on in the 78th minute in a friendly against

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