Nikola Đurković ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Ђурковић; born 3 January 1994) is a Montenegrin

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who plays for

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club

Serbian White Eagles FC Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

Career

Montenegro

He started in his hometown club

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. In 2014, he arrived in

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, where he stayed for one season, usually playing as a

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. He then moved to Dečić which marked his return to the Montenegrin top tier. In his debut season with the

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-based club, he appeared in five matches. Following a season with Dečić he returned to the country's

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to sign with his hometown club

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where he stayed for four years. In his debut season with Kom, he helped the club secure promotion to the first division by winning the league title. The 2017–18 season marked his third stint in the top flight where he appeared in 27 matches and recorded 2 goals. The club was relegated the following season but Đurković remained with the club and assisted in securing promotion back to the first division during the 2018–19 season. In his final season with Kom, he made 24 appearances and registered 1 goal. In 2020, he signed with league rivals Jezero. Đurković would make 31 appearances for the club in his debut season. He re-signed with Jezero for the following season where he featured in 28 matches with 3 goals.

Canada

Đurković began to play abroad by joining the

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in the

before the 2022 season. He recorded his first goal for the Serbs in his debut match against

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on May 29, 2022. Several weeks after he recorded a hattrick against BGHC FC on June 19, 2022. He helped the western Toronto side secure the regular season title which automatically clinched a playoff berth for the club. However, the Serbs were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs by the Continentals. He re-signed with the Serbs for the 2023 season where he participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where Toronto Falcons defeated the White Eagles in a penalty shootout. The Serbs would finish the 2023 campaign as runners-up to

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in the regular season. The 2024 season marked his third year with the club and helped the Serbs win the Royal CSL Cup against Scarborough.

Honors

FK Kom *

Montenegrin Second League The Montenegrin Second League ( Montenegrin: ''Druga crnogorska fudbalska liga'' – ''Druga CFL'' – ''2. CFL'') is the second-top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. Second Montenegrin Leagu ...

: 2016–17 Serbian White Eagles *

Regular Season:

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References

External links

Nikola Đurković
at livesport.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durkovic, Nikola 1994 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Men's association football midfielders Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Montenegrin First League players Montenegrin Second League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbian White Eagles FC players FK Budućnost Podgorica players FK Zabjelo players FK Dečić players FK Kom players FK Jezero players