Nemanja Kojić (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Немања Којић; born 3 February 1990) is a Serbian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
First League of the Republika Srpska
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The league champion is promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
club
Zvijezda 09.
Career
Club
Rad
Born in
Loznica
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, Kojić joined
Rad
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as a trainee in 2003. He made his senior debuts in the
2006–07 season, recording three appearances in the process. In May 2008, Kojić broke his leg in a match against
Sevojno
Sevojno ( sr-cyr, Севојно) is a town in western Serbia, a suburb of Užice. Administratively, it is one of two city municipalities which constitute the City of Užice. As of 2011, the town has 7,101 inhabitants.
History
City municipality ...
, causing him to miss the entire
2008–09 season. On 2 May 2010, he scored his first senior career goal, finding the back of the net in a 1–0 home win over
Jagodina )
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. On 30 June 2011, he scored a goal and provided three assists in a 6–0 home win over
Tre Penne in the first leg of
Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
first qualifying round. One week later, he scored twice in the return leg against Tre Penne in a 1–3 away win. On 19 August 2012, Kojić scored twice in a 2–2 away draw against
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
. He scored another brace on 1 September 2012 in a 2–3 away league win over
Spartak Subotica.
Partizan
On 3 February 2013, on his 23rd birthday, Kojić was transferred to
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
, together with
Predrag Luka. Both players signed a three-and-a-half-year contract. Kojić made his debut for Partizan against
Donji Srem on 2 March 2013. Four days later, Kojić scored his first two goals for Partizan in a 0–4 away league win over
BSK Borča BSK is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:
Sports
* OFK Beograd, Serbian football club
* FK BSK Borča, Serbian football club
* FK BSK Batajnica, Serbian football club
* FK BSK Banja Luka, Bosnian-Herzegovinian football club
* FK BSK Led ...
.
On 26 April 2014, Kojić scored the winning goal in the 90th minute of the
Belgrade derby in a 2–1 home win over
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
. On 3 May 2014, Kojić scored a
hat-trick
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Origin
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in a 0–5 away win over
Donji Srem. He finished
the season as the club's top scorer with eight goals.
Gaziantep BB
In August 2016, Kojić joined Turkish second tier side
Gaziantep BB, signing a three-year contract and was given the number 36 shirt.
Radnički Niš
On 15 February 2017, Kojić returned to his homeland and signed with
Radnički Niš until the end of the
2016–17 season.
Tokyo Verdy
On 16 January 2019,
Tokyo Verdy
is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country.
Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...
announced the signing of Kojić.
International
Kojić was a regular member of the
Serbia national under-21 team during the
qualifications
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for the
2013 UEFA European Championship.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
;Partizan
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Serbian SuperLiga
The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...
:
2012–13,
2014–15
Notes
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Serbian footballers
Association football forwards
FK Rad players
FK Partizan players
Gaziantep F.K. footballers
FK Radnički Niš players
İstanbulspor footballers
FC Ordabasy players
Tokyo Verdy players
FK Napredak Kruševac players
KF Bylis Ballsh players
FK Dečić players
PSS Sleman players
Serbian First League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
TFF First League players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
J2 League players
Kategoria e Parë players
Montenegrin First League players
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
Sportspeople from Loznica
Serbia under-21 international footballers
Serbia youth international footballers
Serbian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Expatriate footballers in Japan
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Expatriate footballers in Albania
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Expatriate footballers in Montenegro
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
1990 births
Living people