Darko Nikač ( sr-Cyrl, Дарко Никач; born 15 May 1990) is a
Montenegrin footballer
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who lastly played as a
forward for Montenegrin side
FK Arsenal Tivat
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History 1914–1940
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. He debuted for
Montenegro's national team in 2013.
Club career
Budućnost
Nikač made his professional debut with
Budućnost in the 2009–10 season. In the summer of 2013, he was in negotiations for a transfer to
FC Wil 1900
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. In February 2014,
Strømsgodset IF
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negotiated with Budućnost over Nikač, but Nikač remained at Budućnost.
Pune
Nikač signed for
India
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n
I-League
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side
Pune
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for the
2014-15 I-League.
He scored his first goal for the club, in a 9th-minute strike against
Bengaluru FC
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. He then scored against
Shillong Lajong in a 5-2 Win. By the end of the season, Nikač scored five goals in 16 games for Pune.
Return to Budućnost
On June 26, 2015, it was announced that Nikač returned to Budućnost after one season in India.
According to Montenegrin newspaper ''
Vijesti
''Nezavisni dnevnik Vijesti'' (; English translation: ''News'') is a Montenegrin daily newspaper.
The paper is published and managed by an entity called Daily Press d.o.o. - a limited liability company based in Podgorica. The company's ownershi ...
'', Nikač's new contract with Budućnost might be as short as six months, but the details were not disclosed as of June 2015.
International career
He received his first full international cap on 17 November 2013, coming on in the 78th minute in a friendly against
Luxembourg
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.
[Player's profile]
, eu-football.info
Career statistics
Club
References
External sources
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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Podgorica
Men's association football forwards
Montenegrin men's footballers
Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers
Montenegro men's international footballers
FK Budućnost Podgorica players
OFK Titograd players
OFK Grbalj players
Pune FC players
MTK Budapest FC players
PFC Navbahor Namangan players
FK Iskra Danilovgrad players
KF Teuta players
SC Gjilani players
Montenegrin First League players
Montenegrin Second League players
I-League players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Uzbekistan Super League players
Kategoria Superiore players
Football Superleague of Kosovo players
Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in India
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan
Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo