Staniša Mandić ( sr-cyr, Станиша Мандић; born 27 January 1995) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a striker for Serbian club Metalac Gornji Milanovac. He used to represent

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at Under-19 and Under-20 level, but at full international level, Mandić represented

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in 2015, making 4 appearances.

Club career

Mandić made his first team debut with Čukarički in a 1–0 home league win over

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on 6 April 2014. He scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 1–4 away loss 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 ...

on 12 April 2014. That was his only goal in four league appearances in the 2013–14 season. Mandić also won the 2014–15 Serbian Cup, the first major trophy in the club's history. In a match against Ordabasy, played on 7 July 2016, Mandić noted 2 goals and an assist after 382 days without a goal. In the summer of 2017, Mandić moved on a one-year loan to

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. In June 2018 it had been announced Sogndal purchased the contract with Mandić. In the summer of 2018 Mandić moved permanently to

on a three-years contract. On 20 February 2019, Mandić moved on a one-year loan to

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar HŠK Zrinjski Mostar ( hr, Hrvatski športski klub Zrinjski Mostar, lit=Croat Sports Club Zrinjski Mostar) is a professional football club, based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...

in the

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. He made his debut for Zrinjski in a 0–1 home loss to

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in the 2018–19 Bosnian Cup. Mandić scored his first goal for Zrinjski in a 0–1 away win against

in the 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League season.

International career

Mandić represented

at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship. He scored the winning goal in the 90th minute against

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, taking the team to the semi-finals of the tournament, as well as securing them a spot at the

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. After returning from the U20 World Cup in

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, Serbia U21 coach

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made his squad for the 2017 UEFA Euro U21 qualifiers, which did not include Mandić.

Vladimir Matijašević Vladimir Matijašević ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Матијашевић, ; born 10 May 1978) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Matijašević started his playing career at Mladost Lučani in 1995. He then sp ...

, Čukarički's sports director, wrote a letter to Sivić which garnered national publicity when he suggested that Sivić was selecting players for the U21 team based on their agents and not their qualities as players. On August 31, 2015, Mandić announced that he accepted an invitation from the Football Association of Montenegro to play for the Montenegrin national team. He made his senior debut for them in a September 2015 European Championship qualification match against

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and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 2015

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against Macedonia.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Čukarički *

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: 2014–15 Mura *

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: 2019–20 Serbia *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandic, Stanisa 1995 births Living people People from Herceg Novi Serbs of Montenegro Association football forwards Serbian footballers Serbia youth international footballers Montenegrin footballers Montenegro international footballers Montenegro under-21 international footballers FK Čukarički players Sogndal Fotball players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players NŠ Mura players FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players Serbian SuperLiga players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Montenegrin expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia