Nemanja Milunović ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Милуновић, ; born 31 May 1989) is a

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professional

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er who plays as a

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for Železničar Pančevo.

Club career

Early career

Milunović made his professional debut with hometown club Borac Čačak, but saw little playing time. He was then loaned to Mladost Lučani for the 2010–11 season; at the time the team played in the Serbia's second tier. Mladost Lučani returned to the

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the following season, during which Milunović played a total of 30 games and scored a total of six goals. Eventually, Mladost Lučani purchased Milunović's contract from Borac Čačak. At Mladost Lučani, Milunović was coached by Neško Milovanović.

BATE Borisov

In 2015, Milunović joined Belarusian team BATE Borisov in a

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300,000 transfer from Mladost Lučani. He played in the team's 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign under coach Alyaksandr Yermakovich. On 16 September 2015, he scored BATE's only goal in their first Champions League match that season, a 4–1 loss against

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. Although BATE was last in their group by the end of the 2015 UEFA Champions League group stage, BATE's general secretary Andrei Vashkevich stated that Milunović was one of the team's most consistent players, even suggesting that he had a chance to be named the Vysheyshaya Liga's Player of the Year. Milunović was subsequently named in the ideal team of the Belarus's Vysheyshaya Liga for two consecutive seasons.

Red Star Belgrade

After Milunović decided not to renew his contract with BATE Borisov, he signed a 2.5-year contract with

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as a

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in the 2018–19 winter transfer window. He played in Red Star's 2019–20 UEFA Champions League campaign under coach

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Alanyaspor

In June 2021, after his contract with Red Star expired, Milunović signed 2-year contract with Turkish side

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International career

Milunović made his first appearance for the

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under coach

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in a 2-1 friendly win over

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in November 2016. His fourth and final international was an October 2019

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against

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Career statistics

Club

International statistics

International goals

Score and Result lists Serbia's goals first

Honours

;Mladost Lučani *

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: 2013–14 ;BATE Borisov *

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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: 2014-15 *

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;Red Star Belgrade *

(5): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 *

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(3): 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24

References

External links

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Nemanja Milunović Stats
at utakmica.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Milunovic, Nemanja 1989 births Living people Footballers from Čačak Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's international footballers FK Borac Čačak players FK Mladost Lučani players FC BATE Borisov players Red Star Belgrade footballers Alanyaspor footballers FK Železničar Pančevo players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Belarusian Premier League players Süper Lig players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey