Veljko Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Вељко Николић; born 29 August 1999) is a

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n professional

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er who plays as a

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for

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Club career

OFK Beograd

Veljko started playing football with football school "Arena" and later moved to

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, where he passed all youth categories. He was promoted in the first team for the

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season. Nikolić made his senior debut for

on 27 August 2016, playing match against ČSK Čelarevo in 3rd fixture match of the season. He had started the match on the field and was replaced in the second half by

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. He also played next 4 First League and a

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match against

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Red Star Belgrade

On 4 October 2016, Nikolić signed a three-year contract with

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in an

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80,000 transfer from OFK Beograd. The transfer initially had a clause which would have given OFK Beograd 20% of the sum of Nikolić's next transfer, but Red Star purchased the last 20% of his contract for €60,000 in February 2017. Nikolić made his debut for Red Star in a friendly match Njegoš Lovćenac on 18 October 2016. On 15 March 2019, he extended his contract with Red Star to the summer of 2023. On 20 November 2019, he made his

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debut for Red Star in a 1-0 win against Mačva in the Round of 16.

International career

Nikolić was a member of Serbia U16 and Serbia U17 squads between 2014 and 2016. In August 2016, Nikolić was called into Serbia U19 squad for memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Red Star Belgrade * Serbian SuperLiga (4): 2019–20,

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, 2021–22,

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(3):

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolic, Veljko 1999 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders OFK Beograd players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbian First League players Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers