Nikola Petrić ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Петрић; born 11 May 1991) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Borac Čačak

Born in

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population ...

, where he passed youth categories with local club

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, Nikola made his first senior appearances with Mladost Lučani in the

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as a loaned player, during the first half of the

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season. After returning to Borac, Petrić was usually used as a backup option, without appearances until the last two matches of the

2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga The 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Jelen SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Serbian SuperLiga, the top football league of Serbia. The defending champions were Partizan, after having won their fourth Serbia ...

season. Later, after the club got relegated to the

, Petrić became the first choice. Petrić became a captain and continued keeping until the end of 2014, when he refused an offer to sign new deal with club. He spent the spring half of

2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga The 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Jelen SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Serbian SuperLiga, the top football league of Serbia. Teams The league contains 16 teams. 14 teams from the 2013–14 Serbian S ...

season without of team, and after the end of contract, he left the club in summer 2015.

Čukarički

In summer 2015, Petrić joined Čukarički as a free agent, and took jersey number 1, after

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left the club. He spent the whole 2015–16 season as a reserve for Nemanja Stevanović and later he started next season at the same position, but after Stevanović left to Partizan, Petrić made his debut for club in second fixture of the

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season. He collected 34 appearances in both domestic competitions until the end of same season.

IF Brommapojkarna

Petrić signed with

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in January 2018. He left the club again at the end of the year.

Al-Bukiryah

On 27 June 2023, Petrić joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Bukiryah.

Career statistics

Personal life

Petrić married Tamara Pavlović, a football referee in the Serbian women Super Liga.

Honours

Individual *

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Player of the Week: 2021–22 (Round 16)

References

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Nikola Petrić stats
at utakmica.rs * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petric, Nikola 1991 births Living people Footballers from Čačak Men's association football goalkeepers Serbian men's footballers FK Borac Čačak players FK Mladost Lučani players FK Čukarički players IF Brommapojkarna players Panachaiki F.C. players FK Proleter Novi Sad players FC Ararat-Armenia players FK Napredak Kruševac players Al-Bukiryah FC players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Allsvenskan players Football League (Greece) players Armenian Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Serbian sportsmen