Nenad Lukić (; born 2 September 1992) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a forward for Hungarian club

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Club career

Born in Sremska Mitrovica, Lukić came through the youth system of

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

, together with

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and

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, among others. He made his senior debut with their affiliated side Teleoptik in 2010. In the 2011 winter transfer window, Lukić moved to Bulgarian club

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. He returned to his homeland and signed with Rad in the summer of 2012. After failing to make an appearance with the Belgrade side, Lukić switched to Donji Srem in the 2013 winter transfer window. In the summer of 2014, Lukić signed with Spartak Subotica. He subsequently joined

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in the summer of 2015. After becoming the

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top scorer in 2015–16, Lukić secured a move to

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 ...

side Radnik Surdulica. He was later loaned to

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during the same transfer window, before signing with the club on a permanent basis in February 2017. In the summer of 2017, Lukić returned to Rad, but would move to

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in the 2018 winter transfer window. He subsequently joined

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in the summer of 2018. In the 2019 winter transfer window, Lukić was acquired by ambitious

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. He scored nine goals in 15 games until the end of the season, helping the club win the

and gain promotion to the

for the first time in history. In the club's debut appearance in the top flight, Lukić became the league's joint top scorer with 16 goals, helping his team to a fourth-place finish to secure a spot in the

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next season. In July 2021, Lukić moved abroad for the second time and signed with Hungarian club

International career

At international level, Lukić represented

at the

2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the tenth edition of UEFA's European Under-19 Championship since it was renamed from the original under-18 event, in 2001. The tournament took place in Romania from 20 July to 1 August 2011. France ...

, as the team was eliminated in the semi-finals. He was previously the team's top scorer during the qualification campaign for the final tournament with six goals in five games. In January 2021, Lukić was capped twice for

at full level, appearing in two friendlies.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;TSC Bačka Topola *

: 2018–19

Individual

Top Scorer: 2019–20

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukic, Nenad 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Sremska Mitrovica Serbian footballers Association football forwards Serbia youth international footballers Serbia international footballers FK Teleoptik players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FK Rad players FK Donji Srem players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Bežanija players FK Radnik Surdulica players FK Zemun players FK Borac Čačak players FK Inđija players FK TSC Bačka Topola players Budapest Honvéd FC players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary