Nikola Aksentijević (; born 9 March 1993) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a defender for Javor Ivanjica.

Club career

Aksentijević started playing football with hometown club Radnički Kragujevac. He later joined the youth academy of Partizan in 2006. In October 2010, due to absence of numerous national team players, Aksentijević was one of five juniors who were invited to the first team for a rescheduled

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match against Mladost Apatin. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in that match, on 6 October 2010, which Partizan won 6–0. In the 2011 winter transfer window, Aksentijević was loaned to Teleoptik. He made 10 league appearances until the end of the 2010–11 season. Originally a

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, Aksentijević was converted into a

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by Teleoptik manager

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during this period. On 6 July 2011, Aksentijević signed his first professional contract with Partizan, on a five-year deal. He scored a long-range goal on his league debut against Sloboda Užice on 21 August 2011. However, Partizan lost the match 2–1. On 31 August 2012, Aksentijević was officially transferred to Dutch side Vitesse. He failed to make his competitive debut for the club, playing exclusively for Vitesse's U21 team during the 2012–13 season. On 20 June 2013, Aksentijević returned to Partizan on a

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-long loan. He subsequently spent one season at

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and one season at Mouscron-Péruwelz. On 8 September 2016, Aksentijević was officially presented at

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International career

Aksentijević represented Serbia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. He made his full international debut for

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on 14 November 2017, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Antonio Rukavina in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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in Ulsan.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Partizan *

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: 2011–12

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aksentijevic, Nikola 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kragujevac Men's association football fullbacks Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers FK Partizan players FK Teleoptik players SBV Vitesse players OFK Beograd players Royal Excel Mouscron players FK Vojvodina players FK Radnički Niš players FK Napredak Kruševac players Ethnikos Achna FC players FK Javor Ivanjica players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Belgian Pro League players Cypriot First Division players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus