Nikola Vujadinović (; born 31 July 1986) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a

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for Serbian club

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

. Vujadinović also holds a Serbian and Bulgarian passport (and consequently EU citizenship) due to his grandfather being a Bulgarian. On the international level, Vujadinović played for the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Vujadinović started his career at

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 ...

. He later played for

FK Rad FK Rad () is a football club based in Banjica, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. Founded in 1958, the club spent a total of 30 seasons in the top flight between 1987 and 2 ...

FK Zeta FK Zeta is a professional football club from Golubovci, seat of the Zeta Municipality of Montenegro. It plays in the Montenegrin Second League. The club was the inaugural champion of the Montenegrin First League in 2006–07 season. History ...

, and

FK Radnički Pirot FK Radnički Pirot () is a football club based in Pirot, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League East, the third tier of the national league system. History The club was founded immediately after World War II in 1945. They made their Yugoslav ...

. In May 2007, Vujadinović moved to

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...

on a free transfer, agreeing to a three-year contract with the

Bulgarian Premier League The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...

side. He appeared in 24 matches for the club, scoring once. In August 2008,

Udinese Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sport ...

announced that they had secured the services of Vujadinović for a reported €1 million. He agreed to a five-year contract with the

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club. In September 2009, Vujadinović was loaned by Udinese to

Unirea Alba Iulia Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III. Among the greatest achievements ...

of Romania. For the 2010–11 season, he was loaned to

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club

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. Mainly a replacement for Richard Foster, he had their initial application for a work permit rejected, which was later granted after an appeal. On 15 January 2011, Vujadinović's loan was extended until the end of the season. Under managers

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and then Craig Brown, he made 18 league appearances and also represented the club in the semi-finals of the

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. His loan to Aberdeen expired at the end of the 2010–11 season following being photographed with avid fan Greg Davidson During the winter break of the 2011–12 season, Vujadinović moved from Italy back to Serbia to play on loan with the

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side

FK Javor Ivanjica FK Javor Ivanjica () is a professional football club based in Ivanjica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system. History In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football ...

. On 24 June 2012, Vujadinović left Udinese and joined

SK Sturm Graz Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian professional association football club, based in Graz, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white. In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austr ...

on a two-year contract. He left the club in June 2014 despite appearing regularly. On 31 October 2014, Vujadinović signed a one-year deal with

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

in Spanish

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, mainly as a replacement to injured

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. On 16 July 2015, Vujadinović transferred to

China League One The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (), is the second level of professional football in China, under the Chinese Super League. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association ...

side

Beijing Enterprises Group Beijing Sport University Football Club (), commonly known as BSU (), was a Chinese professional football club that participated in the China League One division under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Beij ...

. On 7 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Polish club

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

. He debuted on 27 July 2017 during the

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away game against

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. On 11 October 2019, Slovenian side

NK Domžale Nogometni klub Domžale (), commonly referred to as NK Domžale or simply Domžale, is a Slovenian professional Association football, football club based in the town of Domžale that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian ...

announced that they signed with Vujadinović until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 2 August 2020, Vujadinović signed a one-year contract with

Sabah FK Sabah Football Club () is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Masazır. The team plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top tier of Azerbaijani football. History Sabah were formed on 8 September 2017, joining the Azerbai ...

Career statistics

Honours

CSKA Sofia * Bulgarian League: 2007–08 Lech Poznań II * III liga, gr. II: 2018–19

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