Nikola Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Станковић; born 24 April 2003) is a Serbian

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who plays as a

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for Čukarički.

Career statistics

Club

Club career

Stanković grew up in the youth academy of

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. In October 2020, he was loaned for two months to Grafičar Beograd where he made his professional football debut on 12 October 2020 in a 0–0 draw against

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in the

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. He scored his first goal nine days later in

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against

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. The loan was renewed again in February and later also for the first half of the following season. He returned to

in January 2022, on 12 February he made his debut for the red and white club in the 3-0

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victory against Čukarički and on 11 May he scored a brace in the convincing 8-0 victory over

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in the

. At the end of the season he extended his contract until 2025. In January 2023 he was loaned to

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to play more consistently. However, in the following summer transfer window he was purchased outright by Čukarički.

International career

In 2022, Stanković, as part of the Serbia U19 team, took part in the

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. At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Israel U19, England U19 and Austria U19.

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

: 2021–22 *

: 2021–22

References

2003 births Living people People from Vrnjačka Banja Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Serbian First League players Red Star Belgrade footballers RFK Grafičar Beograd players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Čukarički players Serbian SuperLiga players {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub