Nikola Stojanović (Никола Стојановић; born 17 February 1995) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Gokulam Kerala.

Playing career

Mohammedan Sporting

In June 2021, Stojanović moved to India and signed with Mohammedan Sporting that competes in the

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. On 18 August, he debuted for the club in

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, with a 3–0 win against

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. He scored a goal in that match. He was part of the team's 2021 Durand Cup campaign, in which he captained all their matches, and reached to the final, defeating

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4–2. On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side

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. He also appeared in the

league, in which Mohammedan reached to the final, defeating

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1–0. On 18 November, Mohammedan clinched their 12th

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title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0 under his captaincy. Under Stojanović's captaincy, Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Gokulam Kerala at the end. After leaving the club in earlier the season, Stojanović rejoined Mohammedan on 6 November 2022.

Gokulam Kerala

Nikola Stojanovic returns to India to join the Malabarians.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Mohammedan Sporting *

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Durand Cup The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...

runner-up:

runner-up: 2021–22

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* 1995 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serbian expatriate men's footballers FK Partizan players Ergotelis F.C. players FK Sinđelić Beograd players OFK Beograd players FK Sloboda Užice players FC Minsk players A.E. Sparta P.A.E. players OFK Bačka players OFK Petrovac players FK Dečić players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Gokulam Kerala FC players Super League Greece players Serbian First League players Belarusian Premier League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in India Calcutta Football League players {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub