Pavle Ninkov (

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: Павле Нинков, born 20 April 1985) is a Serbian football

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. His former clubs include Radnički Beograd, Rad, Čukarički, and Ligue 1 side Toulouse FC. In international competition, Ninkov has represented

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Club career

Red Star Belgrade

In January 2008, he joined

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 ...

from

FK Čukarički Fudbalski klub Čukarički () is a Serbian professional football club from Belgrade, more precisely from the Čukarica municipality, that currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of Serbian football. Founded in 1926, the club sp ...

. Ninkov was given the number 24 shirt for Red Star Belgrade and became an integral member of the squad. During the 2010–11 season he was promoted to team captain.

Toulouse

On 21 June 2011, he joined Toulouse FC, signing a four-year contract with the club. Ninkov began the 2013–14 season playing 13 league matches, starting eight times. In December 2013, Toulouse announced he would be out of action for three weeks due to a foot injury. He was released by the club at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Zemun

In February 2018, Ninkov signed for

FK Zemun Fudbalski klub Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Земун) is a Serbian professional football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, that competes in the Serbian League Belgrade. History Immediately after the end of the Second ...

International career

Ninkov made his debut for the

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on 6 February 2008 during a friendly match against Macedonia. Ninkov was then called up by coach

Miroslav Đukić Miroslav Đukić ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Ђукић, ; born 19 February 1966) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a sweeper, and a manager. He spent 14 years of his professional career in Spain, notably at the service of Deportivo ...

to represent Serbia's Olympic football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not participate. On 11 November 2011, in a friendly match against Mexico, Mexican TV referred to Ninkov as "Pablo Ninkon".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ninkov, Pavle 1985 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football defenders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's international footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers FK Radnički Beograd players FK Rad players FK Čukarički players Red Star Belgrade footballers Toulouse FC players FK Zemun players Serbian SuperLiga players Ligue 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France