Nikola Stojiljković ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Стојиљковић, ; born 17 August 1992) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Kholood.

Club career

Rad

Born in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...

, Stojiljković spent his formatting years at Partizan and Rad. He made his

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debut with Rad on 30 May 2009, coming on as a substitute and providing a vital injury time assist in a 2–2 home draw with

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

. During his tenure at

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, Stojiljković scored five goals in 26 league appearances, all of them in the 2011–12 season.

Čukarički

In the 2013 winter transfer window, Stojiljković moved to

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club Čukarički, scoring seven goals in 15 league appearances until the end of the 2012–13 season, thus helping them win promotion back to the top flight. With seven goals in the

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, Stojiljković was one of the most deserving for the team's success, finishing in fifth place in the competition, eventually securing them a spot in the

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. He scored two goals in the qualifying phase, including the winning goal against

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. Stojiljković finished the season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals in all competitions, helping them win the

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, the club's first ever major title.

Braga

On 8 August 2015, Stojiljković was transferred to Portuguese club

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, on a five-year deal. He made his debut for the club eight days later, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Rodrigo Pinho in a 2–1 home win over

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in the first game of the

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. Stojiljković scored his first goals as an ''Arsenalista'' on 21 September, a brace in a 5–1 win over Marítimo also at the

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. In September 2017, Stojiljković moved on loan to the Turkish side

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. After the end of 2017–18 campaign, he returned to Serbia in June 2018, joining

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on a one-year loan deal. Stojiljković signed on loan for Spanish

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club

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in late January 2019. He made only four substitute appearances as they won promotion, having a two-month injury lay-off with muscular injury. On 12 August 2019, Stojiljković was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga club

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for the season.

Farense

On 24 August 2020, Stojiljković transferred to Primeira Liga newcomers

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, who purchased 50% of his economic rights.

Piast Gliwice

On 20 August 2021, Stojiljković was transferred to Polish

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team

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, on a two-year contract.

Al-Riyadh

On 20 August 2022, Stojiljković joined Saudi Arabian club

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Dibba Al Fujairah

On 13 July 2023, Stojiljković joined

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side Dibba Al Fujairah.

Al-Kholood

On 19 January 2024, Stojiljković joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood.

International career

Stojiljković represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. He missed out on the

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due to an injury. In March 2016, Stojiljković received his first call-up for the senior team for friendlies against

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and

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. He made his debut in the former on the 23rd, starting in a 1–0 defeat at the Stadion Miejski in

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and being substituted for

Filip Đuričić Filip Đuričić ( sr-Cyrl, Филип Ђуричић; born 30 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Serbia national team. Club career Early ...

after 56 minutes.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Čukarički *

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: 2014–15 Braga *

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: 2015–16 Individual *

Team of the Season: 2014–15

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