Nikola Stevanović ( sr-cyr, Никола Стевановић; born 13 September 1998) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Radnički Niš

Born in

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, Stevanović started training football with Naša krila Belotinac and later spent some period in the "Filip Filipović" youth school. He joined youth categories of Radnički Niš at the age of 11. As a member of youth squad, Stevanović joined the first team under coach

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for the spring half of 2015–16 season. He noted his senior debut in the

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match against

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, played on 2 March 2016. Later, he also made SuperLiga in 29 fixture match against Vojvodina. Stevanović signed his first three-year professional contract with Radnički Niš on 19 July 2016. In summer 2018, Stevanović moved on a six-month loan to Dinamo Vranje.

FC Ingolstadt

On 10 January 2022, Stevanović moved to

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in German

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. On 27 July 2023, his contract with Ingolstadt was terminated by mutual consent.

Napredak Kruševac

On 6 September 2023, Stevanović signed with

International career

Stevanović was invited in Serbia under-18 national team squad in March 2016 under coach

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. He noted 4 appearances for the team. He had also been called in Serbian under-19 level in October same year.

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at utakmica.rs * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevanovic, Nikola 1998 births Living people Footballers from Niš Serbian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's international footballers FK Radnički Niš players FK Dinamo Vranje players FC Ingolstadt 04 players FK Napredak Kruševac players Serbian SuperLiga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Oberliga (football) players Bayernliga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany