Njegoš Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Његош Петровић; born 18 July 1999) is a
Serbia
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n professional
football
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er who plays as a
defensive midfielder for
La Liga
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club
Granada
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.
Club career
Rad
Born in
Krupanj
Krupanj ( sr-cyr, Крупањ, ) is a town and municipality located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. The municipality has a total population of 17,295 inhabitants, while the town has a population of 4,429 inhabitants (2011 census).
Ge ...
, he started playing football with local club
Rađevac and later moved to
FK Rad, where he passed youth categories and signed a scholarship contract with club in 2014. Petrović was licensed with senior squad for the
2015–16 season, but he officially joined the first team in summer 2016, when he signed a four-year professional contract with Rad. Previously, he made his
Serbian SuperLiga debut in fourth fixture match of the
2016–17 season on 10 August 2016 against
Radnik Surdulica.
After seven league matches which he started from the bench and the whole
cup
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match against
Dinamo Vranje, Petrović started his first league match on the field and played the whole game against
Borac Čačak
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** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club
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in 13th fixture of the
2016–17 season.
Red Star Belgrade
In August 2019, Petrović signed a four-year contract with
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 ...
in a
€
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400,000 transfer from Rad.
Red Star's sports director
Mitar Mrkela
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commented that "Petrović is the best player in
isposition in Serbia".
He made his debut for Red Star on 9 August 2019 in a 2–0 win against
Mladost Lučani under coach
Vladan Milojević
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Playing career
Born in Aranđelovac, Milojević joined the youth system of R ...
.
Granada
In January 2022, Petrović signed a four-and-a-half-years contract with
Granada
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in a
€
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1,500,000 transfer from Red Star.
International career
Petrović was a member of
Serbia U16 and
Serbia U17 squads between 2014 and 2016. In August 2016, Petrović was called into
Serbia U19 squad for memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić – Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against
United States
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. Petrović suffered an
anterior cruciate ligament injury
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during the match against
Sweden
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, played on 14 November 2016.
Personal life
On 22 June 2020 he tested positive for
COVID-19
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.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Red Star Belgrade
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Serbian SuperLiga:
2019–20,
2020–21
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Serbian Cup
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From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...
:
2020–21
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Granada
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Segunda División
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:
2022–23
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References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
People from Krupanj
Serbian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Serbia men's youth international footballers
Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
Serbian SuperLiga players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
FK Rad players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Granada CF footballers
Serbian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain