Njegoš Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Његош Петровић; born 18 July 1999) is a Serbian professional

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er who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Rad

Born in

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, he started playing football with local club Rađevac and later moved to

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 ...

, where he passed youth categories and signed a scholarship contract with club in 2014. Petrović was licensed with senior squad for the 2015–16 season, but he officially joined the first team in summer 2016, when he signed a four-year professional contract with Rad. Previously, he made his

debut in fourth fixture match of the 2016–17 season on 10 August 2016 against Radnik Surdulica. After seven league matches which he started from the bench and the whole

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match against Dinamo Vranje, Petrović started his first league match on the field and played the whole game against Borac Čačak in 13th fixture of the 2016–17 season.

Red Star Belgrade

In August 2019, Petrović signed a four-year contract with

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 a

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400,000 transfer from Rad. Red Star's sports director Mitar Mrkela commented that "Petrović is the best player in isposition in Serbia". He made his debut for Red Star on 9 August 2019 in a 2–0 win against Mladost Lučani under coach

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Granada

In January 2022, Petrović signed a -year contract with

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in a

1,500,000 transfer from Red Star.

Loan to Vojvodina

On 15 January 2024, Petrović was loaned to Serbian club

until the end of the season, with the option to buy.

Vojvodina

On 19 April 2024, Vojvodina made the loan transfer of Petrović permanent, for a reported transfer fee of

800,000. Petrović signed a three-year contract with the club. The move became official on 29 May 2024.

International career

Petrović was a member of Serbia U16 and Serbia U17 squads between 2014 and 2016. In August 2016, Petrović was called into Serbia U19 squad for memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić – Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against

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. Petrović suffered an

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during the match against

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, played on 14 November 2016.

Personal life

On 22 June 2020 he tested positive for

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

: 2019–20, 2020–21 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...

: 2020–21 Granada *

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: 2022–23 ;Individual *

Player of the Week: 2024–25 (Round 25)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Njegos 1999 births Living people People from Krupanj Sportspeople from Mačva District Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbian SuperLiga players La Liga players Segunda División players FK Rad players Red Star Belgrade footballers Granada CF footballers FK Vojvodina players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain