Nikola Šipčić (; born 17 May 1995) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

, on loan from

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, and the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Šipčić started his career at the local club FAP. Playing as a senior, Šipčić appeared in the

Drina Zone League Drina Zone League (Serbian: Зонска лига Дрина / Zonska liga Drina) was one of the Serbian Zone League divisions, the fourth tier of the Serbian football league system. It was run by the Football Association of West Serbia. Founded ...

as a bonus player until the end of 2013, when he left the club. At the beginning of 2014, Šipčić joined

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side

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 ...

and passed the winter break off-season with the first team. After the end of

2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga The 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Jelen SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Serbian SuperLiga the top tier of league football in Serbia. The title was won by Red Star Belgrade. Teams A total of 16 teams con ...

season, when he overgrown youth selection, Šipčić left the club without official caps.

Rad

In summer 2014, Šipčić joined Rad reserves,

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. He stayed with the club for two seasons, scoring three goals on 46 matches in the

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Se ...

. In summer 2016, Šipčić promoted in the first team and signed a three-year professional contract with Rad. He made his

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for Rad in 18 fixture match of the

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season against Radnički Niš, replacing injured Stevan Bates. Previously, he made an official debut for the club in a

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match against Mladost Lučani, played on 26 October 2016. Through the first season in professional football, Šipčić made 4 competitive matches at total. During the

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campaign, Šipčić was also a part of the first squad under coaches

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and Zoran Milinković, making 25 appearances in both domestic competitions. In summer 2018, Šipčić extended his contract with Rad on a three-year deal until June 2021. Šipčić noted his first goal for Rad in 3rd fixture match of the

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campaign, scoring in 2–1 away victory over

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on 5 August 2018.

Tenerife

On 30 July 2019, Šipčić moved abroad and signed a three-year deal with Spanish

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side

. On 21 July 2023, he renewed his contract until 2027, On 7 July 2024, Šipčić was loaned to fellow second division side

, for one year.

International career

Born in

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, Šipčić is of Montenegrin descent. He was called up to represent the Montenegro national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022. On 24 March 2022, he debuted with Montenegro in a 1–0 friendly loss to

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on 24 March 2022.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sipcic, Nikola 1995 births Living people Footballers from Priboj Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's international footballers Serbia and Montenegro sportsmen Men's association football defenders FK FAP players OFK Beograd players FK Rad players Serbian SuperLiga players CD Tenerife players FC Cartagena footballers Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain OFK Žarkovo players