Nikola Aksentijević (; born 9 March 1993) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a defender for Radnički Niš.

Club career

Aksentijević started playing football with hometown club Radnički Kragujevac. He later joined the youth academy of

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in 2006. In October 2010, due to absence of numerous national team players, Aksentijević was one of five juniors who were invited to the first team for a rescheduled

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match against Mladost Apatin. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in that match, on 6 October 2010, which Partizan won 6–0. In the 2011 winter transfer window, Aksentijević was loaned to Teleoptik. He made 10 league appearances until the end of the 2010–11 season. Originally a defensive midfielder, Aksentijević was converted into a

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by Teleoptik manager

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during this period. On 6 July 2011, Aksentijević signed his first professional contract with Partizan, on a five-year deal. He scored a long-range goal on his league debut against

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on 21 August 2011. However, Partizan lost the match 2–1. On 31 August 2012, Aksentijević was officially transferred to Dutch side Vitesse. He failed to make his competitive debut for the club, playing exclusively for Vitesse's U21 team during the 2012–13 season. On 20 June 2013, Aksentijević returned to Partizan on a

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-long loan. He subsequently spent one season at

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and one season at Mouscron-Péruwelz. On 8 September 2016, Aksentijević was officially presented at Vojvodina.

International career

Aksentijević represented Serbia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. He made his full international debut for

on 14 November 2017, coming on as an injury-time substitute for

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in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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in Ulsan.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Partizan * Serbian SuperLiga: 2011–12

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aksentijevic, Nikola Association football defenders Belgian First Division A players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Partizan players FK Radnički Niš players FK Teleoptik players FK Vojvodina players OFK Beograd players Royal Excel Mouscron players SBV Vitesse players Serbia international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Serbian First League players Serbian footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Sportspeople from Kragujevac 1993 births Living people