Nikola Đurđić (

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: Никола Ђурђић; born 1 April 1986) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a striker or as an

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Club career

Early years

Đurđić started out at his hometown club Radnički Pirot, making his senior debut in

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. He subsequently moved to

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in the summer of 2006. In his debut season with the ''Zmajevi'', Đurđić was the club's top scorer with 10 league goals, as they suffered relegation from the top flight of Serbian football. He spent another year and a half at the club, before moving abroad in the 2009 winter transfer window.

Haugesund

In March 2009, Đurđić joined Norwegian side

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on a three-year deal. He scored 10 league goals in his first season at the club, as they gained promotion to the

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. In the following three seasons, Đurđić scored 36 league goals (12 each season). He scored a total of 57 goals during his tenure at Haugesund (including 11 cup goals).

Loan to Helsingborg

In August 2012, Đurđić was loaned to Swedish club

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. He joined them ahead of their

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qualifying tie against

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. The original contract was to last until 15 January 2013 and included an option to purchase if desired. As well as signing this loan contract, Đurđić also extended his contract with Haugesund lasting until the end of 2014. Until the end of the 2012 season, Đurđić scored 10 league goals from 11 appearances for Helsingborg. He also netted four goals in Group L of the

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, as the club finished in third place. On 4 October 2012, Đurđić scored a brace in a 2–2 home draw with

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. He subsequently scored his side's first goal in a 2–3 away loss against

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. On 6 December 2012, Đurđić netted the opener in his team's 3–1 away win over Twente.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

On 1 January 2013, Đurđić officially moved to

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on a three-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 26 January 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 0–3 home league loss to

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. On 2 February 2013, in his second

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game, Đurđić provided an assist to Felix Klaus and also scored an injury time winner away at

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. He netted a total of five league goals until the end of the 2012–13 season, as the club finished bottom of the table and suffered relegation to the 2. Bundesliga. After scoring a goal in the team's opener of the 2013–14 campaign, Đurđić torn his ACL in the league's third round, causing him to miss the majority of the season. He made his return on 2 March 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 home league win over

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Augsburg

On 3 July 2014, it was announced that Đurđić joined

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on a three-year deal. He made his first official appearance for the club in 0–1

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away loss to

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on 17 August 2014. Six days later, Đurđić made his league debut for Augsburg in a 0–2 away loss against 1899 Hoffenheim. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away league win over

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on 6 December 2014.

Loan to Malmö FF

On 17 July 2015, Đurđić went on a six-month loan to

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. He made his debut for the club on 25 July 2015, scoring a 2nd-minute goal in a 3–0 home league win over

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. On 1 August 2015, Đurđić netted both of his team's goals in a 2–2 away league draw against

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. He then scored the opening goal of a 3–0 victory over Red Bull Salzburg in the second leg of the

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third qualifying round. The club eventually reached the group stage of the competition. On 15 September 2015, Đurđić made his

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debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 away loss to

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. He also failed to convert a penalty in a 1–0 home win over

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on 21 October 2015.

Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 1 February 2016, Đurđić was loaned to

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until the end of the 2015–16 season. He scored two goals from 12 appearances in the process, as the club avoided relegation from the 2. Bundesliga.

Partizan

On 21 June 2016, Đurđić was transferred to Serbian club Partizan. He signed a two-year deal and was given the number 40 shirt.

Randers

In January 2017, Đurđić moved to Danish club

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on 18 April.

Hammarby

2018

On 15 March 2018, Đurđić joined

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, the third Swedish club in his career. He signed a one-year contract (with an option for two further) with the Allsvenskan side. Đurđić had a flying start to his stint at the club, scoring 6 goals in 10 games as Hammarby was placed first in the league mid-season. He subsequently signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with the side on 2 July. Hammarby eventually fell of in the table, and finished 4th in the league, with Đurđić scoring 13 goals in 27 games.

2019

On 27 July 2019, he scored his first hat-trick with Hammarby in a 6–1 away win against

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. Hammarby finished 3rd in the table, as Đurđić scored 13 goals in 27 games and got voted as

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forward of the year.

Chengdu

On 24 January 2020, Đurđić was sold to Chengdu Better City in the

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. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 5 million Swedish kronor.

Degerfors IF

On 19 August 2021, Đurđić joined newly promoted Allsvenskan club

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on a free transfer, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.

International career

On 15 May 2007, Đurđić made his debut for Serbia at under-21 level, coming on as a substitute in a 6–2 home friendly win over the Cyprus U21s. He was also a member of the team at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament in August of that year. On 8 September 2007, Đurđić scored his first goal for the Under-21 side in a 3–1 European Championship qualifier win over

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. On 6 February 2013, Đurđić made his senior debut for Serbia under

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, playing the first half in a 3–1 away friendly win against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

Honours

Haugesund *

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Individual *

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Forward of the Year:

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Forward of the Year:

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References

External links

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