Nemanja Maksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Максимовић, ; born 26 January 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club Panathinaikos and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Banja Koviljača, Maksimović played for Red Star Belgrade's youth selection teams up until the under-19 level, but eventually had his contract terminated. After his display at the 2013 UEFA U19 Championship, he signed with Slovenian side Domžale. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2013 in a 2–2 draw with Zavrč.

Astana

On 7 February 2015, Maksimović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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of the

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. On 27 August 2015, Maksimović scored the equalizing goal against APOEL in the second leg of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-offs, which qualified Astana to their first ever Champions League group stage campaign.

Valencia

On 2 July 2017,

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announced the signing of Maksimović on a contract until 2022. He made his debut for the club on 18 August, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Soler in a 1–0

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home win against Las Palmas.

Getafe

On 16 July 2018, Maksimović signed with Getafe until 2024.

International career

Maksimović played for the Serbia U19 team that won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He was named to Serbia's U20 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, scoring the winner with two minutes of extra-time remaining in the final, beating

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2–1 for Serbia's first international honour as an independent nation. Maksimović made his debut for

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on 23 March 2016, in a 1–0 defeat to

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. In May 2018 he was named in Serbia's preliminary squad for the

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in Russia, but he wasn't selected for the final squad. In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the

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in Qatar. He played in all three group stage matches, against

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, and

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. Serbia finished fourth in the group. Maksimović was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maksimović goal.''

Honours

Astana *

: 2015, 2016 * Kazakhstan Cup: 2016 * Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2015 Serbia * UEFA European U-19 Championship:

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* FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2015 Orders * Medal of Merit (

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)

References

External links

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NZS profile
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