Nemanja Kojić (

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: Немања Којић; born 3 February 1990) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Zvijezda 09.

Career

Club

Rad

Born in

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, Kojić joined

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as a trainee in 2003. He made his senior debuts in the 2006–07 season, recording three appearances in the process. In May 2008, Kojić broke his leg in a match against

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, causing him to miss the entire 2008–09 season. On 2 May 2010, he scored his first senior career goal, finding the back of the net in a 1–0 home win over

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. On 30 June 2011, he scored a goal and provided three assists in a 6–0 home win over Tre Penne in the first leg of

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first qualifying round. One week later, he scored twice in the return leg against Tre Penne in a 1–3 away win. On 19 August 2012, Kojić scored twice in a 2–2 away draw against

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 ...

. He scored another brace on 1 September 2012 in a 2–3 away league win over Spartak Subotica.

Partizan

On 3 February 2013, on his 23rd birthday, Kojić was transferred to

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, together with Predrag Luka. Both players signed a three-and-a-half-year contract. Kojić made his debut for Partizan against Donji Srem on 2 March 2013. Four days later, Kojić scored his first two goals for Partizan in a 0–4 away league win over

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. On 26 April 2014, Kojić scored the winning goal in the 90th minute of the Belgrade derby in a 2–1 home win over

. On 3 May 2014, Kojić scored a

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in a 0–5 away win over Donji Srem. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with eight goals.

Gaziantep BB

In August 2016, Kojić joined Turkish second tier side Gaziantep BB, signing a three-year contract and was given the number 36 shirt.

Radnički Niš

On 15 February 2017, Kojić returned to his homeland and signed with Radnički Niš until the end of the 2016–17 season.

Tokyo Verdy

On 16 January 2019,

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announced the signing of Kojić.

International

Kojić was a regular member of the Serbia national under-21 team during the

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for the 2013 UEFA European Championship.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Partizan *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

: 2012–13, 2014–15

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